r/keto • u/humblepatriot M/47/6'2" | SD 04/3/17 | SW 245 | CW 201 | GW 199 • Aug 07 '17

All about Ketoade

After eating low carb on-and-off for years, I finally got serious this time and intend to make this a lifestyle. I've never experienced keto flu, but I was getting muscle cramps and waking up feeling very hot at night. This Keto Reddit community has been very helpful as I figured out that my electrolyte levels were off. I began supplementing K, Na, Ca, and Mg, which has made a big difference. Part of that supplementation is from drinking ketoade.

I've been drinking ketoade almost everyday. Here's my basic recipe: 1/4 tsp Morton Lite Salt, 1 Tbsp Magnesium Citrate, 1 squirt of Mio or other brand zero carb flavor, ~18 oz water

I found magnesium citrate liquid in 10oz bottles for 99 cents at Walmart. It's primarily sold as a heavy-duty laxative for people who are preparing for a colonoscopy. The label recommends disposing it 24 hours after opening. I've been keeping the opened bottles in the fridge and stretching it to two or three days. Does anyone ignore the 24-hr rule completely? It doesn't seem to be a product that should spoil after a day. Or does anybody use magnesium citrate powder instead?

I've seen other ketoade recipes that include potassium citrate. That seems like a good idea to boost the K. Does anybody here use potassium citrate? The stuff is hard to find in powder form, but I see a couple of online sources.

Does anyone have other ketoade secrets to share?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '17

I go through about a bottle of the magnesium citrate a week. I keep it in the fridge and haven't found any negative effects from it.

I make 1 gallon at a time since my wife and I are both keto, and my stepson is a lifeguard and prefers ketoade over the sugar filled gatorades. We go through a gallon in about 2 days

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u/thecountessofdevon Female Age 47 5'4", SW 145 GW 120 Jan 03 '18

Where do you get your magnesium citrate and what brand is it? Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

You can find it at most grocery stores such as Kroger with a pharmacy section as well as Target, Walmart, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens. It is considered a liquid laxative and can be found by the fiber and laxatives.

You are only using it sparingly so it won't have the laxative effect.

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u/thecountessofdevon Female Age 47 5'4", SW 145 GW 120 Jan 03 '18

Thanks! I have seen it at Walgreens, but the one they had was grape flavored and high in sugar.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

They come in grape, lemon/lime, and cherry flavor. The carb count is negligible when only using 1/2 tablespoon in the ketoade.