Yesterday I tried something new. I made our own electrolyte powder drink mix to replace the expensive LMNT packets we were buying every month. My husband and I drink a serving of electrolytes on a fairly regular basis because we find it really does help with brain fog and helps replenish after a sauna. I had stopped my regular Subscribe and Save on Amazon because I was paying about $40 for 30 servings of LMNT. However, I didn’t have a plan to replace them and my husband was the first to feel the consequences. One day he said to me “I’m feeling sluggish and miss the benefits of regular electrolytes do you think you could make us some?”. And honestly I stared at him blankly because the thought to make my own electrolyte drink mix had never even crossed my mind. I thought, “is that really something I could do?”. So began the search and research and guess what? Our favorite brand (LMNT) has a recipe for their mix on their very website! How generous! So here is where you can find that recipe. Here is the recipe with links to the products I personally used and the flavor amounts I found to be the best for me:
LMNT Electrolyte Powder Recipe (30 Servings)
- 75 grams Sodium Chloride
- 11.5 grams Potassium Chloride
- 11.7 grams Magnesium Malate
- Scale I used to weigh ingredients
The LMNT website says to add 3.3 grams of the Electrolyte Powder mix to 16 oz of water. I know my family and we aren’t going to weigh out the mix each time we make this so I wanted a rough scoop measurement and I found a generous 1/2 tsp to be roughly 3.3 grams. But you are certainly welcome to weigh out your serving!
Flavor Powder Recipe (30 servings)
- 60 scoops Organic Lemon Powder
- 60 scoops Monk Fruit Powder
I found 1/2 Tbsp of the Flavor Powder to one serving of Electrolyte Powder Mix is the perfect amount of flavor for me, but experiment to find your perfect combo. You could also try some of these flavors as well if Lemon isn’t your jam: Raspberry, Blueberry, Lime, Mango. ****I mixed each recipe (Electrolyte Powder and Flavor Powder) in separate containers so people can add flavor to their liking. ****
Thoughts
A few things about this recipe: I chose monk fruit over stevia only because I just am not a fan of the flavor of Stevia. You may substitute stevia for the monk fruit and I think it would be a similar measurement. I chose Himalayan Pink salt for the Sodium Chloride because my family likes the taste and upon research I found that Sea Salt and Himalayan Pink Salt are similar in their benefits and sodium levels. Only difference (with some brands) Himalayan Pink salt is usually less contaminated with things like micro plastics. But you can absolutely swap sea salt for the Himalayan Pink Salt. I personally liked the homemade version better than the premade, I liked the flavor better and thought it mixed better into the water. My husband wasn’t quite as raving about it as I was, he thought it wasn’t salty enough but he did also say he didn’t love LMNT the first time he tried that either. I think it comes down to personal preference, but we both agree this is worth trying! We will continue to make and use this recipe.
Cost Analysis/Savings
Here is my cost analysis of this drink mix purchasing the linked products:
Homemade Mix (Electrolyte Powder + Flavor Powder Mix): $0.38/serving
LMNT premade drink packets (based on a 30 count container): $1.33/serving
The Vigilant Homemaker 
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