From Food to Sports Drink

You can easily get all the electrolytes you need from the food you eat. What would you need to eat to match the electrolytes found in a sports drink? We are going to approach this problem from a few different angles. Question 1. What is in my Sweat? Photo by Fabio Pelegrino on Pexels.com Sweat, … Continue reading From Food to Sports Drink

From Water to Sports Drink

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Let’s start with some water. So far, the evidence supports the idea that living organisms need water. You do too! We’ve all heard from some source, at some point, that humans are 70% water. That is not true for all parts of our body, but it is a valid approximation. … Continue reading From Water to Sports Drink

From Serving Size to Total Calories!

By Terry L Johnson Serving size seems like a very straightforward concept. But the waters become a bit murky when exploring how serving sizes are determined and how companies implement the idea. One might assume a serving size is a guide for how much of the food product you should eat in one sitting. Sorry, … Continue reading From Serving Size to Total Calories!

From Potato to Potato Chips

By Terry L Johnson Potato chips. Is there a more iconic American snack?  Here in the US, we consume a lot of potato chips. On average, we chow down on more than 6 pounds of potato chips individually each year. Altogether, those chip bags are filled with some 2 billion pounds of potato chips each … Continue reading From Potato to Potato Chips