How to . . . ?get rid of cloying sweetness

[gardenmom5]

How too . . I bought some electrolyte powder.  I like the electrolytes - but it is *cloyingly* sweet . . It uses stevia as a sweetener.  I don't know if that's related or not.

 

Is there *anyway* to adjust the sweetness to get rid of that?  It wasn't cheap, and either I'm going to have to choke it down (I bought it for dudeling) - or throw it out and it was $36 so that doesn't exactly please me . . 

[Tap]

Can you mix it with extra water and just drink throughout the day? Or add a touch of lemon juice and water to cut the sweet a bit?

[gardenmom5]

2 hours ago, Tap said:

Can you mix it with extra water and just drink throughout the day? Or add a touch of lemon juice and water to cut the sweet a bit?

I thought about reducing the amount of powder to water.

I really like the idea of adding lemon juice.  😄 I'll see if that helps.

[Ausmumof3]

It’s probably the stevia. I find the sweetness quite unpleasant. The only thing I can think is do half and half with a less sweet brand 

[jen3kids]

I cannot use stevia either; it is way too sweet, and using twice the water makes it more palatable for me, but barely.  I have never thought of adding lemon.  Please let us know if it helps.

 

I have discovered that I cannot drink/eat anything sweetened with stevia or fake sugars, or even monk fruit - the flavour of them just hits me wrong and it's all I can taste in the product.  So, I read labels and only buy food/drinks made with cane or beet sugar, honey, or maple syrup, (dates are tolerable, but I don't really like dates!).   

[Indigo Blue]

What brand is it? 

I just add more water than what it says to. 
 

 

[gardenmom5]

4 hours ago, Indigo Blue said:

What brand is it? 

I just add more water than what it says to. 
 

 

Dr. Berg.  It has a good rating, and I do like th electrolytes.
I may try the liquid IV - which isn't' sweet at all  - and do 1/2 1/2.
cherry - -pomegranate.  because almost everything cherry adds pomegranate.

[wintermom]

I was going to suggest adding a little lemon juice concentrate, especially if you like sourness.

What does cloying mean? 

[gardenmom5]

1 hour ago, wintermom said:

I was going to suggest adding a little lemon juice concentrate, especially if you like sourness.

What does cloying mean? 

excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree:

[Emba]

12 hours ago, jen3kids said:

I cannot use stevia either; it is way too sweet, and using twice the water makes it more palatable for me, but barely.  I have never thought of adding lemon.  Please let us know if it helps.

 

I have discovered that I cannot drink/eat anything sweetened with stevia or fake sugars, or even monk fruit - the flavour of them just hits me wrong and it's all I can taste in the product.  So, I read labels and only buy food/drinks made with cane or beet sugar, honey, or maple syrup, (dates are tolerable, but I don't really like dates!).   

All of the low calorie sweeteners taste awful to me too.  If everyone tasted them like I do, they would definitely not be in as many things as they are.

Edited June 15 by Emba

[wintermom]

4 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:

excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree:

You mean sweet tea? 🤢  running away.... heehee

[KungFuPanda]

I use the Propel water packets for electrolytes. I can’t stand the bitter aftertaste of stevia or aspartame so this brand works for me.  They’re less sweet than Gatorade but I still dilute them a little more than the package recommendations. I like the recommendation to add a little lemon to cut the sweetness. 
 

Does Dudeling like milk? It has more electrolytes and potassium than sports drinks and could end up costing you less if your electrolyte powder it that expensive. 

[PeterPan]

20 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:

cherry - -pomegranate.  because almost everything cherry adds pomegranate.

I was going to suggest cutting it with a bit of cranberry juice. Walmart sells it in the bottled juice section. They also have a pomegranate juice. I just use a small amount (¼ c) and dilute with a full glass of water.  Cherry would taste better but it would have to be sweet, not tart cherries. Sometimes the juice in the glass bottles is tart cherry, oy.

[gardenmom5]

15 hours ago, KungFuPanda said:

I use the Propel water packets for electrolytes. I can’t stand the bitter aftertaste of stevia or aspartame so this brand works for me.  They’re less sweet than Gatorade but I still dilute them a little more than the package recommendations. I like the recommendation to add a little lemon to cut the sweetness. 
 

Does Dudeling like milk? It has more electrolytes and potassium than sports drinks and could end up costing you less if your electrolyte powder it that expensive. 

I like cranberry - so that would be good.  If I could get one that doens't have HFCS added . . (they're out there.)
stevia doesn't have a bitter aftertaste to me - just a cloying sweet that won't go away.

this tub has 50 servings - so it's actually cheaper (overall) than many electrolyte powders.
He doesn't drink milk.  The best I've ever felt was coconut water  - he won't drink that either.   The biggest reason for him to drink it is aikido.  he works up quite a sweat.

[KungFuPanda]

31 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:

I like cranberry - so that would be good.  If I could get one that doens't have HFCS added . . (they're out there.)
stevia doesn't have a bitter aftertaste to me - just a cloying sweet that won't go away.

this tub has 50 servings - so it's actually cheaper (overall) than many electrolyte powders.
He doesn't drink milk.  The best I've ever felt was coconut water  - he won't drink that either.   The biggest reason for him to drink it is aikido.  he works up quite a sweat.

I married a sweaty Aikido guy 🤣 He likes aloe waters. Do you have an international market nearby? Would he even try those? Dh has a black belt if you need some propaganda to sell the idea 😬

[gardenmom5]

2 hours ago, KungFuPanda said:

I married a sweaty Aikido guy 🤣 He likes aloe waters. Do you have an international market nearby? Would he even try those? Dh has a black belt if you need some propaganda to sell the idea 😬

we have quite the variety of international markets - asian, hispanic, indian, middle eastern, eastern european (there's even an english one) . . take your pick.  I assume an asian one?  I doubt I'd be able to even get him to try it.

 

mention of the english one makes me want nanaimo bars (they sell them) - which aren't even english.  they're canadian.  and Nanaimo (Vancouver Island) can't agree on the recipe. . . . 1dd was there, and stopped at four different bakeries and bought four different versions . .