The stuff to give the troops
Anyone familiar with the Jeeves and Wooster books will recognize my title as an oft-recurring line. But it's literally true of this product. Operation Gratitude, Blue Star Mothers and other groups do a great job sending care packages to deployed US troops, but senders often wonder what to include.<br /><br />This would be a great gift. Why? Usually there's a chow hall available that soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen can at least sometimes get to. Generally you can get Gatorade to replenish electrolytes. But you wouldn't want to do that all the time, as it's all sugar, or rather, a blend of  various sugars to avoid the sugar spike from a candy bar and provide a more gradual energy curve. Powerade, almost never available, is low sodium, using potassium instead for electrolytes.<br /><br />Often troops cannot get potable (drinkable) water and instead use bottled water (supplied in abundance). One of these packets in a water bottle makes a great, refreshing, on-the-go drink. Best of all, it's sugar-free, providing a great balance to sodas, Gatorade and other high-sugar products.  If you had an MRE (meal, ready-to-eat), this drink would make a great accompaniment. Stick a few of these packets in your pocket and you're ready to go. Seeing their faces light up upon finding these packets in a care package will convince you it's the stuff to give the troops.
Rating: 5 stars