Sodium Hack for Australians
Vegemite has 165mg of sodium per 5g serve, meaning 10g of Vegemite has more sodium than most sports drinks (Gatorade, Powerade etc)!
On days I’m struggling to get in enough sodium or having worse symptoms I eat 10-15g of Vegemite and then chug about 600ml of water.
Also works great at the gym as I don’t particularly like sports drinks but compete/train as a powerlifter so need to keep my salt up (I keep a squeeze bottle of Vegemite in my gym bag).
Pros:
- Tastes better than plain salt water (to me at least)
- cheaper than electrolytes (which I also use)
- no potassium (I already get so much and have been told to watch it)
- portable (squeeze bottle or these single serve packs)
- guaranteed to confuse anyone who sees it happening!
Not recommended for non-aussies or aussies who weren’t raised by parents who caked Vegemite heavy on their toast!
(Tagged as funny cause it is, but this is a real thing I actually do and has been an awesome help in keeping my sodium up)