@@Revelymeyou don't need to fam, ginger root on its own combats nausea, ginger ale helps, ginger beer helps, you can even buy capsules full of ginger root for nausea, I have all of the above because I'm a male, so I'm afraid of nothing but mom's wrath and tummy aches 😂
The whole point of gatorade is that it replaces the sodium and potassium lost from dehydration and sweat, along with some carbs. Not really sure you'd get much of any electrolytes from this drink, despite the fact it indeed sounds refreshing and delicious. Honestly, if you want a better replacement for gatorade, use liquid IV or Pedialyte. And if you want "nature's gatorade", mix coconut water with fruit.
I was wondering why she was calling this "nature's gatorade" when the MAIN THING about Gatorade is the electrolytes the drink provides, especially when you are sicker than a dog [I remember being sick for 2 weeks and miserable but Gatorade helpped keep my strength going and always has helpped during my sick days.] Of course it's more than just "electrolytes" but I couldn't put it into words about the difference between "just a drink" and Gatorade. So thank you for this.
That’s what I was wondering. What electrolytes would this have, despite looking delicious and refreshing. I like to mix a bulk potassium chloride powder that I ordered online with water. And I only ever use a super tiny amount because if you eat too much potassium, you will die and it doesn’t take much. And I take a magnesium supplement and eat my typical high sodium diet lol. Drink lots of water and problem solved.
I've always found that when using ginger for drinks, grate it, with a parmesan grater, you get way more ginger flavour out, with way less ginger, you'll literally have juice on your fingers doing it. I love ginger lime and honey tea.
@@ayeshajacobs4374 I'd give it a go, but I try to avoid sugar, I don't think you can get jaggery in the UK , is that what's on chickees , I know it's a sort of unrefined or only partly refined sugar
I would say nature’s gatorade is coconut water😅. But this recipe does sound delicious! Edit: Damn, had no idea my lil comment would blow up like this. For all those who think coconut water is gross, I don't think you've ever tried fresh coconut water from a young coconut. It is sweet and the flesh is just as amazing. Coconut water in a can/box cannot compare!
Remove the syrup and add honey, heat it up and add a little mint leaf and some cinnamon, and you have a nice warm drink when sick that is good for you. Add a pinch cayenne pepper if you have clogged sinuses and boom! Home remedy for being sick.
@@drdiabetes7469WHAT??? 😂 Are you joking??? How many different things is cooked into to make savory or sweet foods dude?! “No, honey does not become toxic when heated. In fact, honey is often pasteurized by heating it to a high temperature for a short time to kill dangerous microbes. However, heating honey can change its composition and weaken or destroy enzymes, vitamins, and minerals. For example, heating honey to around 95 degrees can leave the health benefits intact, but prolonged exposure to high temperatures can degrade the beneficial enzymes and the taste of the honey.”
For those who don’t know this is actually just called ginger root tea guys. It’s been around for several years and served hot. It’s commonly used to treat nausea as well as colds and flu.
Just like warm “Maple” Syrup water.. you need energy it’s as simple as Syrup. the ginger doesn’t add energy as far as I’m concerned, it’s more for “gut” health
There is ginger root tea, but this actually is called switchel since it has a few more ingredients in it to separate it from a tea. There's variations I've seen over the years, but it's a fairly well known beverage that's been around for ages, we're talking 17th century. Tasting History did a video on it a while back going into the origins, worth checking out.
Half of your comment is explaining what she already said and the rest is plain wrong, as others have already replied. You clearly see her as stupid, so ask yourself: would you comment the same thing if the video was made by a man?
1 cup ginger, chopped ½ cup maple syrup (add more if need it to be sweeter; you also can substitute molasses for a very old-fashioned taste!) ½ cup apple cider vinegar ⅔ cup lemon juice 6 cups water INSTRUCTIONS Fill a 2-quart saucepan 2/3 with water and add ginger. Bring water to a boil and allow ginger to boil for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let ginger steep for 20 minutes. In a 2-quart pitcher, add maple syrup, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. Strain ginger as you are pouring into pitcher. Stir and mix all ingredients well. Can be served warm or on ice. *Add more water to dilute if needed.
Went to the recipe on plant you… To save everyone else the trouble: Ingredients 1 cup ginger with skin, roughly chopped 6 cups water ¼ cup maple syrup ½ cup apple cider vinegar 3 lemons juiced Instructions Roughly chop the ginger, leaving the skin on. Add it to a pot, with approximately 6 cups of water. Bring the water to a boil, and allow to boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, and allow the ginger to steep for approximately 20 minutes. In a large jar, add the maple syrup, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Strain the ginger liquid into the jar, and mix well. Taste, adding more water as needed to dilute. Enjoy!
Lost me with the vinegar. I’ve tried this before with honey, less lemons, and HATED it! It would be nice if “Nature’s Gatorade” didn’t taste like an expired salad dressing.
This is amazing! I was so sick for a couple days and my neighbor Jill made this for me. Within 2 days of drinking a healthy portion I started feeling better. It’s a game changer, fr!!!
As a New Englander, it's in my job description to say make sure you use only 100% pure maple syrup. It HAS to say maple syrup, otherwise it is artificial crap. Pure Vermont and Pure New Hampshire are unquestionably the best to buy
Because I only ever use pure maple syrup, it hadn't crossed my mind that people would think to use the other stuff in a beverage… Turned my stomach LOL!
@@WillowMurdock I agree and my entire family uses "cane syrup" and I never liked it, growing up in North Florida (and south, actually all over the state) until I was a teenager, and moved to New England and Washington DC (until very recently, bc of health concerns, I moved back to Florida). But I will never give up my genuine maple 🍁 syrup. Hell, I even built my kitchen cabinets from maple, from scratch. Which, after I left the law, induced me to become a woodworker and learn how to build and work with maple. Got some syrup in the cabinet right now, because Aldi's is a great find for real maple syrup for us transplanted northeners.
@@user-bz3dg7nx3pI think one of my first "adult decisions" (outside of the more boring mundane one's like "pay bills" or "go to work on time")I made for myself early on in adulthood was that I will never go cheap on maple syrup, and only get the REAL stuff. It's so much better. I have no clue how the other stuff can have the word ANYWHERE on their packaging with how drastic the difference is. That "decision" falls under my condiments policy, in that I'm ALWAYS making sure that my fridge at least has it's condiments. The second rule(which should probably surpass the other in all honesty) is that I'll never go cheap on toilet paper, paper towels, or garbage bags(garbage bags take the most important spot for me. Nothing worse than having a full bag rip when you're trying to take it out)
In my culture, ginger is always a must in households, especially amongst old-country folks. I am grateful that my grandparents (just as their own parents did) taught me and my mom the benefits of consuming ginger. Great anti-inflammatory properties. It also knocks you right out when you drink it as a nice hot/warm tea at night. You can also make some ginger milk: boil some milk of your choice with some ginger root, then add a bit of sweetener of your choice, and have a great relaxing tea that'll help you sleep at night like a baby. This is the one my mom used to introduce to ginger when I was a kid. I usually don't like spicy foods, but ginger is my solo exception. 👍
Please be careful with boiling milk with ginger . The milk splits at times. Always try with a small amount first . Alternatively , after boiling milk , turn off the stove , add crushed/ grated ginger to it and let it steep for 5 minutes. Strain and add sweetener of choice and have it hot or warm , as you prefer.
@@brivvy Its really weird right? Words have to be exclusionary by definition to hold any meaning, if it means everything then it means nothing. But this generation is intent on breaking down existing language I guess.
I would personally skip the vinegar. One acidic ingredient is plenty. It’s not good for your teeth to drink acidic drinks & people that get heartburn might want to reduce the acid as well. Otherwise sounds tasty with the ginger & lemon.
imagine adding a chopped ginger to water and calling it ginger water. You need to either slice them very thin, grate them, or mash them into the water to actually get anything out of the ginger. Dipping ginger in water does nothing but rise the ginger in your water.
Well here from Indonesia we have "Jamu" consists by: ginger, turmeric, tamarind and lime. That's traditional health drink over generations since thousand years ago😊 it's safe to consume regularly every day for health and you may add raw egg too for fabulous immune especially for man, whilst for woman it's healthy for auto immune woman's and for children too😊
Romans drank sour wine, which is literally vinegar, mixed with water and honey for the health benefits. Switchel is the early colonial name but this drink is a certified antique.
@@josephv7899 I've lived on this drink, my whole family has as well, I know many people who also drink this a great deal. and not one of us have ever had a need for a straw to help with the acidity.
We drank this in South Africa for celebratory gatherings. It's affordable and can serve many. Also good after a meal that's been standing too long in the sun
There’s also another healthy alternative for Gatorade own by a man named Santa Cruz Paleo. It excludes all those unhealthy ingredients Gatorade has and keeps the sodium, potassium, carbs within it. You can find it by typing his name on Google or on his RU-vid channel(his website and channel are both spelled with his name).
I sorta make this every morning and it's so good! I blend together 1 thumb of fresh ginger, 1 apple, the juice of 1 lemon, and 2 cups of water. And then strain the pulp. I then split the mixture into two cups, and add an additional 2 cups of water to each cup, 1tbsp apple cider Vinegar, 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/8 tsp tumeric, and à few cranks of pink himalayen sea salt. It's honestly super tasty and very refreshing/hydrating and hps with inflammation as well! Oh and ofc ice to each drink because I love cold water 😂
Just a little note: Turmeric is anti-inflammatory if activated by black pepper.... That's something I found out... research Even my peach, ginger, Turmeric herbal tea I buy has a little black pepper in it...They're companions. Anyway, that's what I found...hope it helps someone 😊
@@Mitters I have always seen and been told black pepper in my research of it but look into it and see... I'd just hate for you to miss the anti-inflammatory aspect...My best to you. 👍😁
We used to make this but we boil the ginger instead to reduce some water. Add some sweet stuff I.e. sugar...sometimes brandy. Great medicine for when you feel sick, stomach hurts, sore throat, or just to help when you don’t feel well but still have to sing your heart out coz people paid money to see you 😊. I gave this to one our male singers once and he said his voice actually went up a tone afterwards...go figure 😮
In India where i live Its called GOLI SODA. Coz its usually sold in a thick glass bottle which has a marble (goli) and u have to popnthe marble in to drink
I came across that a few months ago. I thought at the time I couldn't imagine a modern person drinking it. So cool you resurrected one of those recipes.
I literally thought this was something majority of people drank? This isn’t popular? Sn- I never knew it went by any of these names. I only knew it by ginger tea. And this is exactly how it’s made minus the vinegar (for me 😂)
@@khadijahburnett2119 Switchel always has vinegar as far as I know. I'm pretty sure that for anyone who didn't grow up with someone like a grandparent who drank this, they've never heard of it. I don't even think the majority of people have ever purchased fresh ginger. I've been at the grocery store and had to tell new cashiers the names of half my produce because they've never seen it before. I had someone over to my house one time who kept staring at my fruit bowl, she finally asked , what's that? It was a kiwi. Then she point to an orange an asked me why it looked strange, I told her it was a tangerine, she said oh. And my favorite part, she said what are those things and pointed to some bulbs of ginger. I said it's garlic. She made a face and asked me, "like the kind people use for vampires?" This was an adult woman btw. I said I know your mom cooked for you growing up, and I' sure she used garlic. She said yes but only the powder kind. There is NO way she would have known what ginger was. Too many people don't cook make drinks from scratch. Or they say they do but really their tea is the powder kind you add water to, their "homemade" pie is crust from a can with pie filling from a can, baked in the oven. My family will make a crock pot meal, which is already easy, but won't purchase ingredients, just a frozen crock pot meal you dump in.
In 1700 ginger came from China, maple syrup from North America, lemons form South, and vinegar wasn’t in Grocery Stores either. So to make Switchel you have had to travel the Globe in a BIG Ship just to make a batch.
People made their own vinegar and I believe that's the main component to the beverage, other flavors may have been added as available, you could get sugar, honey or Maple syrup depending on where you lived..berries or other fruit may have been used foe extra flavor.
The original switchel recipe I learned is apple cider vinegar and honey diluted in water, which makes a lot more sense. Those two things were readily available to most people or could easily be obtained from nature. The mineral content of both items (from fruit and from flower) is what makes it so effective. However, I am sure if you use filtered, pasteurized ACV and pasteurized honey from bees that are fed sugar water instead of nectar from flowers, the health benefits probably aren't what they used to be, either.
You didn't need to travel to get different food in 1700s. By that time all trade routes were already established and European bought ginger from China and sold it to europeans. Yeah it wasn't cheap, but it was as expensive as any spice back then and many rich ladies used ginger. You know, they teach that stuff in school, it would be stupid to think there was no trade between different countries, it was the age of trading and exploration, not medieval
@brendarewan7441 nope! Plastic bottle and all. I also have some fruit punch Gatorades growing back there but they're only the little 12oz mini ones right now.
I have the switchel recipe from the farmer my grandfather worked for when he was a kid. We have been too scared to make it because when my husband and I tried some from a store once we had one sip and neither of us could sleep 12+ hours later 😂
Ginger is used heavily in Asia, you are suppose to use a few drops of the ginger per drink max. Like please read what excessive ginger can do before making this
Coconut water and fruit blended up will suffice too. Coconut water hydrates you very well & has electrolytes. You can also drink green tea & you’d be great less hassle🙂
My everyday, anytime go-to drink is lemon ginger tea. Just grate up some ginger in a cup, let it sit in the boiled water for ten minutes, add a squeeze of lemon juice. Good for waking up if you're avoiding caffeine and good too as an after dinner digestive aid! Now, if I was dehydrated then I probably would also add salt and honey. Vinegar seems a bit overkill with the lemon but having the "mother" included would help restore the gut.
@@DDVVJJRRI’m sure the commenter said this because people always jump in the comments claiming that everyone did so and so back then so it’s not just (Enter comentors race) people who do so and so. How about you go to those comments and tell them to stay saying dumb ish like that like there obviously an exception to every rule. Thanks after you clean up those comments then you can come back.
Oh, I'm used to making this at home. This is what we call Salabat or "ginger tea" and is known to be good especially when you have sore throat. We put calamansi instead of lemon and sugar instead of honey, and mint can also sometimes be added. But wow, this version is soooo much healthier.
Something about how large those ginger chunks are makes me think it's wasteful. Unless cooked for a long time, it seems like a lot of ginger flavor would be left inside the chunks? Unless you do it on purpose so you can use the chunks for something else.
Grate the ginger for that extra flavour and kick adding chunks hardly gives any benifits, it doesn't mix well in water. You can boil the same n drink hot without maple syrup with a dash of lemon 😅
I saw a video like this but they were talking about braga, I think it’s so cool these old drinks that did what they were supposed to with no additives like today.
My grandparents are beekeepers and growing up my nan would always mix us a drink made of water, lemon juice and honey. It's so refreshing and energy boosting, and the honey really takes it to a whole other level if you compare it to a regular lemonade
My dad passed this recipe down to me, but hot and for helping with a sore throat. But if it doesn't have sodium chloride it ain't doing jack to replace electrolytes the way Gatorade does 😅
Also lemon with Celtic or Himalayan salt the natural minerals push the h20 into your cells so it doesn't "pass through" you almost immediately (🚽)... If it passes through you it is because the natural electrolytes were stripped out of it during the filtering process.
Grandma’s and farmers’ wives were making this for their families, doctors probably didn’t have the good sense to recommend it. It’s known today to be full of beneficial probiotics.
