# SIP of the day 💦: Why SUGAR is the new 'product'

Saturday newsletter, sent May 18, 2023 by Michelle Howe.
Web page: https://saturday.fit/newsletter/2023-05-18-why-sugar-is-the-new-product/
Subject line: SIP of the day 💦
Preview line: Why SUGAR is the new 'product'
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## 💦 Sip of the Day

with:

## Michelle Howe | MS, RD, CSSD

**SPORT DIETITIAN & PRO TRIATHLETE**

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## Is sugar really as good as other products?

_It's a bit bewildering at first, after years of personal trial and error, and having spent more money than one cares to think about on supplements designed by leading industry science teams..._

## The answer is yes!

Sugar is often not only as good as many available fueling potions, it's actually better in many cases. Saturday users are routinely amazed at the performance and gut comfort improvements that mixing their favorite products with sugar has granted them.

**The reason?** It's glucose and fructose stuck together, and that happens to be quite an optimal mixture. It's yet unknown what the exact optimal glucose to fructose ratio is for all endurance activity, and it may be a shifting number, depending on hourly intake rates... or it may not. One thing is for sure though. As research has progressed over the last 50 years, the optimal ratio of glucose to fructose has been inching it's way, sometimes begrudgingly, and always slowly, towards 1:1.

It just probably feels a little silly for expensive powder manufacturers and scientific teams to report to you "_we put sugar in your bag and sold it to you for $2 per serving_." And so, they don't. But they are putting an ever-closer ratio of glucose to fructose in bags and selling it to us. Saturday says: let the truth reign! Sugar is often better than commercial carb products for gut comfort and for performance.

Perhaps the biggest drawback to using sugar alone as your fuel source is that is just tastes so plain. Hence, Saturday generally recommends mixing some Speed Nectar™ ([find out what Speed Nectar™ is here](https://saturdaymorning.fit/resources-helpful-links)) with a product that you like the flavor of. It just feels a little more human that way, and your personal experience and preference in fueling & hydrating should play a big role in what you choose.

**So, mix away!**

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## Upcoming: Syncing with TrainingPeaks

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Great news! TrainingPeaks software is going to allow Saturday software to talk to each other.

**What does this mean?** Anyone who uses TrainingPeaks will soon be able to have Saturday automatically build their fuel & hydration plan for each workout, without needing to enter date, intensity, or duration.

**Coming soon you'll be able to simply open the app, tap the sweat rate for the activity, and BAM! Out will come your fuel plan.**