Homemade Electrolyte Limeade
A tart, lightly salted limeade for hot days and workouts. It's made from nothing more than lime, salt, a keto sweetener and water, with no powders or packets.
Nutrition per serving
1 cup- Net carbs
- 2.4g
- Calories
- 13kcal
- Protein
- 0.1g
- Fat
- 0g
- Total carbs
- 15 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for each ingredient (optional ingredients excluded). Brands vary — check your labels if you track closely.
Ingredients
Lemon-ginger: Lemon juice instead of lime, plus fresh ginger steeped in the warm salted syrup, gives you a zingy sipper with the same light saltiness.
- Simmer the ginger in the 1 cup of water for 5 minutes, then stir in the salt and sweetener and steep 10 minutes off the heat. Strain before mixing with the lemon juice and cold water.
Raspberry limeade: Muddled raspberries make it fruity and ruby-colored, which helps if you find a plain salted drink hard to love.
- Mash the raspberries in the bottom of the pitcher with the warm salted syrup, then add the lime juice and cold water. Strain through a sieve if you want it seed-free.
- Nice to have (optional)
- Also add
- Nice to have (optional)
- Also add
- Nice to have (optional)
Estimated cost $2.17 for 4 servings ($0.54 each) · how we estimate
Instructions
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Warm 1 cup of the water in a small saucepan or the microwave and stir in the salt and sweetener until fully dissolved.
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Zest one lime, then juice enough limes to make ½ cup and strain out the seeds.
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Pour the salted syrup, lime juice, zest and the remaining 2½ cups of cold water into a pitcher or 1½-quart (1.5 L) jar and stir well.
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Taste it. It should be bright and tart with just a hint of salt in the background, never briny. Adjust the sweetener or water to your liking.
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Chill and serve over ice, garnished with lime wheels or mint.
Tips for success
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Each cup has about 290 mg of sodium, and the fresh lime juice adds a little natural potassium. Many keto eaters like a lightly salted drink on hot days or after exercise. - Fine sea salt and table salt measure about the same. Flaky salt is lighter by volume, so use a little more and dissolve it fully.
- For a fizzy version, use chilled sparkling water for the cold portion. For a sweeter, unsalted sipper, make the sugar-free lemonade instead.
Storage & meal prepMeal-prep friendly
- Keeps 5 days in the fridge
- Doesn’t freeze well
Reheat: Serve cold over ice; shake before pouring.
Refrigerate in a covered jar up to 5 days. Shake before pouring.
Variations
2 variations, each with its own ingredients and macrosLemon-ginger
FlavorLemon juice instead of lime, plus fresh ginger steeped in the warm salted syrup, gives you a zingy sipper with the same light saltiness.
- fresh lime juice → fresh lemon juice
- lime zest → lemon zest
- + 1 piece fresh ginger
2.6 g net · 15 kcal · 0.2 g protein · 0.1 g fat · ≈$0.58 per serving (+0.2 g net carbs vs the original)
Raspberry limeade
FlavorMuddled raspberries make it fruity and ruby-colored, which helps if you find a plain salted drink hard to love.
- + ½ cup raspberries
3.3 g net · 21 kcal · 0.3 g protein · 0.1 g fat · ≈$0.84 per serving (+0.9 g net carbs vs the original)
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