little late posting this....
The only use I have for gatoraid anymore is for "wake-wake juice"- pout a packet of Emer'gen'c into a nalgene bottle, then a 12oz can of Mt Dew, and a 20oz bottle of orange gatorade. You are painfully awake in about 20 minutes, but if you use it to wash down a couple asprin, the hangover starts to go away.
Good heavens! If I drank that I'd have to double my intake of Toprol (blood pressure/angina med) to get my heart rate back to normal.

It does remind me of my college days when I kept a stash of snickers bars and Jolt Cola for the late nite study sessions.