I came across article called "Make your own sports drink" on BBC Sport Academy.

"I came across article called "Make your own sports drink" on BBC Sport Academy."

Where are you going to find squash concentrates here in the U.S.? If you know, please post, as I would like to know.

Sue

Just to be argumentative Art...

Frontiersmen didn't run half-marathons, Iron-Mans, or 100-mile bike rides. They usually had a horse or some other beast of burden doing their heavy carrying. They also lived hard and died (relatively) young. Though I'm sure they had some great stories to tell, and lives much more outgoing than the typical American worker!

Check out the natural/organic aisles in your grocery store, Boatman, or join your local co-op if you have one. I don't like the taste of artificial sweeteners and am trying to avoid high fructose corn syrup whenever possible, so when we buy juice or soft drinks we look for stuff made from cane juice or raw sugar.

As far as "energy bars" go, easy recipes can be found on the internet (I make protein bars for my husband), or look for Clif bars, Luna bars, or Larabars. They can be kind of pricey but are super tasty.

The HFCS economics and health implications are astounding. The subsidy since the mid 1990s to HFSC produces has been estimated at $40 Billion. (nearly 10 million metric tonnes of HFCS produced anually)

A $40 Billion subsidy would provide enough micro-generation solar PV electricity to supply over 8 million households (5-6 large cities the size of Los Angeles) at a typical $5000 installation for a 1 kW system (around 1800 kW hr/year for each household, enough to cover energy efficient lighting, refrigeration, cooking etc with the end users not having to pay another electricity bill for the next 30 years.

Considering the health implications where the average citizen may typically be consuming 32kg of HFSC per year (more than a lb a week) its almost as if the HFCS subsidy is a boon for the agrochemical/pharmaceutical industry with the same corporate executives on the boards of the HFSC producers, the food manufacturers, the media communications and the pharmaceutical corporate industries. Anyone would think it was a coordinated government corporate conspiracy to get everyone fat at the expense of the environment.

Sorry Sue, I have no idea. I don´t live in U.S.
What exactly is fruit squash? Is it just a juice squeezed from a fruit? Or does it contain flesh of the fruit?