Last week I shared different ways that help me have enough energy each day without coffee or energy drinks. In that article, I included salt drinks and noted how drinking plain water throughout the day dilutes the different nutrients our mind and body need.
Salt drinks, like Raw’s Replenish electrolyte powder, prevents this by both hydrating and replacing the vitamins our brain and body need for optimum performance.
And in my opinion, if you’re wanting to try salt drinks for the first time, Raw’s solution is a great first step.
Sweet & Salty
Personally, I was shocked by how sweet Raw’s Lemon Lime Replenish powder was the first time I tried. However, I’m a daily user of LMNT, which isn’t nearly as sweet.
So, I asked my wife and other family members to try it, and each of them had a different reaction. One of them, who hasn’t had any experience with salt drinks, thinks it’s really salty. My wife, who drinks things like this occasionally, likes the stronger sweetness and how it overpowers the saltiness.
Although, another family member who doesn’t use electrolyte drinks or anything besides water, thought it was a really nice balance between salt and sweet.
With this single experience, like all salt drinks, your preference will vary.
Slap Yo Face
I have to say, I don’t know how Raw or any other salt drink company determines their recommended amounts. But I do know one thing.
They all recommend the “slap yo face” strength!
They hit differently too. Raw’s blend has this intense flavor punch, almost sour, that’s quickly followed by a sweet kiss of sugar. As you swallow you get this salty afterburn blended with waves of artificial-like sweetener.
Due to this, just like LMNT, I don’t use the whole sachet. For LMNT, I use 50-75% of a packet (depending on how much water I have in my 40 oz Stanely).
For how sweet Raw’s Replenish is, I put in 70-90% of it.
Unique to the lemon lime flavor though, if it’s watered down, it seriously tastes like flat Sprite. (Personally, not a fan of any flat soda, especially Sprite.)
Because of this, I really hope Raw creates more flavors in the future. (Even better would be if they made a version with less intense sweetness too.)
Results
Just like the taste, your results will vary.
To keep it simple, Raw’s Replenish mix does the one thing I need it to: all-day mental attentiveness.
I say attentiveness, and not energy, because I don’t get a spike of adrenaline or dopamine from it. I wouldn’t reach for a salt drink on a late night road trip, that would be a Monster or Red Bull.
Instead, I have sustained mental clarity. Even during a long workday.
The Recap
If I was trying salt drinks for the first time again, I would start with Raw Replenish.
It’s so much sweeter than other options like LMNT. Making it easier to stomach and adjust to. If anything, it’ll taste like a more intense version of Gatorade, Body Armor, etc.
And assuming you don’t put in the whole packet, it’s not as big of an adjustment as LMNT.