A Simple Homemade Pedialyte Recipe

In my opinion, every mama should know how to make homemade pedialyte. It can be made quickly from ingredients that you already have in your pantry and fridge. Plus, the last thing you want to do with a sick kiddo at home is load everyone up to head to the store.

Can you make your own Pedialyte?

Being sick and needing to take medicine or eat a restricted diet is never fun for a little one.

As a mom, you know that when your child is sick or dehydrated that it’s really important for them to eat or drink something in order for their body to maintain the proper level of electrolytes.

Electrolytes are minerals that actually have an electrical charge. When they are out of balance due to dehydration or malnutrition (like when you are sick) the levels can become too high or too low.

This can create a dangerous situation, especially for kids. An electrolyte imbalance can cause headaches, muscles spasms, and dizziness.

What most moms don’t realize is that you don’t have to spend extra money and purchase the version you find at the store.

Instead, you can make pedialyte at home.

Follow this super easy recipe to make your own re-hydration drink that tastes much better than the store bought stuff.

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DIY Pedialyte Tastes Better

I can remember visiting the pediatrician as a new mom with a sick kiddo who was in need of fluids fast. I also remember the quick and easy solution the doctor offered – Pedialyte.

Personally, I had never tasted the stuff but I knew that it came in different colors and had a cute little character on the box – so it must taste great right?

Wrong!

As soon as the stuff hit my child’s lips it was spit out in protest. I was totally confused.

Perplexed, I decided to taste it myself……

Ugh! Yucky stuff!

I felt SO bad for trying to force my little one to drink it when she didn’t feel well. The stuff tastes horrible!

Who knew? Not me! Why hadn’t the doctor mentioned that part? Dang doctors!

What I needed now was to find something that actually tasted good so that my dehydrated child would drink it.

So, what is a mom to do? Well, I did what I always do – started searching on Pinterest!

The Perfect Homemade Pedialyte Recipe for Kids

I found a ton of different recipes for DIY electrolyte drinks.

Many of them were based off of the World Health Organization’s recommended recipe for Oral Rehydration Solutions.

I was surprised to learn that in many places around the world rehydration drinks are commonly made at home. You just have to know what you are doing.

To be effective, a homemade pedialyte solution needs to contain:

• Sugar or starch as the major glucose source
• Some Sodium (salt)
• And some Potassium

Here is a simple recipe that you can make at home.

That actually tastes good and your child will drink.

Easy Homemade Pedialyte Recipe