Why choose No Nonsense Nutrition as your Drink Mix?
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If you're spending $50–$100 a month on drink mix, you've probably wondered at some point whether you're paying for what's in the bag — or for the brand on the outside of it.
We had the same question.
Kevan and Dave are both cyclists. Gravel, mountain, some road. We were going through bags of expensive mix every training block and eventually got frustrated enough to actually dig into why it cost so much. The answer wasn't the ingredients.
The real cost of most sports nutrition
Most drink mix brands sell through distributors, then through retailers — MEC, Running Room, Amazon — each adding margin along the way. By the time a product hits a shelf, you're often paying 3–4x the actual cost of what's in the bag. The ingredients in most drink mixes aren't expensive. The supply chain is.
We manufacture in a dedicated commercial kitchen in Canada and sell directly. No distributor cut, no retail markup, no sponsored athletes on the payroll. That's how we can price Race Day Mix — 780mg sodium, 400mg potassium, 60g carbs per two-scoop serving — below what most comparable products cost per serving.
What's actually in it
We don't use proprietary blends. Every number is on the label.
Race Day Mix — built for long efforts where electrolyte replacement matters:
- 780mg sodium / 400mg potassium per 2-scoop serving
- 54g carbohydrates (2:1 maltodextrin-to-fructose ratio)
- Citric acid, natural flavour, no artificial colours
Standard Mix — for shorter training days when you need carbs but not the full electrolyte load:
- Lower sodium profile
- 58g carbohydrates per 2-scoop serving
- Same clean ingredient list, lower price point
Both are made in the same dedicated kitchen with no shared allergen risk.
How the prices compare
No Nonsense |
SkratchHydration Mix | SkratchSuper High Carb | PrecisionFuel & Hydration | Tailwind | Maurten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bag Size | 1,500g | 1,320g | 800g | 510g | 1,350g | 1,162g |
| Bag Price | $62.95 | $84.95 | $68.99 | $44.95 | $64.99 | $71.00 |
| Cost / 60g Serving | $2.52 | $3.86 | $5.17 | $5.29 | $2.89 | $3.67 |
| Sodium / 60g | 780mg | 1,036mg | 240mg | 1,000mg | 689mg | 177mg |
| Potassium / 60g | 400mg | 106mg | 0mg | 250mg | 200mg | 0mg |
| Sugar Ratio | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 | ? | 2:1 |
| Made in Canada | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
All competitor information sourced from Canadian sales websites. Data last reviewed March 2026. Values normalized to a 60g serving for fair comparison.
We're easy to reach
Kevan checks the inbox. If something isn't right with your order or the product doesn't work for you, email us. We're not a faceless brand — we're two guys who started this because we were sick of paying too much for drink mix, and we want it to actually work for you.