Does drinking water with water enhancers - like Mio - still count as "water"?

33fields
33fields Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I never drink my calories except for milk and wine. :# I don't like the taste of water so I always add water enhancers like Mio, Crystal Light, Dasani drops, etc. it's the only way I can drink a good amount of water per day. But I am wondering if I am still reaping all the benefits of water if I am drinking it with these enhancers.

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  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    I've been counting them as water for a year now. I've had plain water probably three times in that year and I show zero signs of dehydration like cracked lips, dark yellow urine, etc. So they've been working just fine for me. :smile:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    well...if it hydrates you, it counts...
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I haven't consumed plain water in about twenty years. If all of the other things didn't count, I'd have died from dehydration long ago.
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    As long as there isn't alot of caffeine added to it it's fine.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    All fluids count (aside from alcohol) towards your water goal.

    Merriam's kangaroo rat never needs to drink, getting all the water it needs from the seeds it eats.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_rat
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    ChantalGG wrote: »
    As long as there isn't alot of caffeine added to it it's fine.

    All the Mio/generic Mio-type products I buy are specifically the energy ones so they have caffeine. All the diet soda's I drink have caffeine. Pretty much the only thing I drink without caffeine is alcohol. My hydration levels are just fine.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    If you are drinking water, and then eat something, was the water still water? If you took what you eat and mix it into the water, is the water still water?
  • tracykreczmer
    tracykreczmer Posts: 88 Member
    I do mio too especially the ones with the b vitamins. At the gym plain water but yes my wake up is the acai berry and I count it all!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited July 2016
    ChantalGG wrote: »
    As long as there isn't alot of caffeine added to it it's fine.

    Caffeine does not make any significant difference to hydration

    It is a mild diuretic if you are new to it, eg first few days but even then not enough to cause any dehydration issues

    This is a myth
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited July 2016
    I can't imagine anyone saying it does not count as water.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Watermelon!!
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    MelaniaTrump wrote: »
    I can't imagine anyone saying it does not count as water.

    Unfortunately, they exist. I've run across them before. And they are usually pretty adamant about it. *sigh*
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Wynterbourne wrote: »
    MelaniaTrump wrote: »
    I can't imagine anyone saying it does not count as water.

    Unfortunately, they exist. I've run across them before. And they are usually pretty adamant about it. *sigh*

    IKR
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Wynterbourne wrote: »
    MelaniaTrump wrote: »
    I can't imagine anyone saying it does not count as water.

    Unfortunately, they exist. I've run across them before. And they are usually pretty adamant about it. *sigh*

    Unfortunately, they usually wear white coats, have hair to match, and are called Dr.
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
    Yes
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,235 Member
    Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
    Wynterbourne wrote: »
    MelaniaTrump wrote: »
    I can't imagine anyone saying it does not count as water.

    Unfortunately, they exist. I've run across them before. And they are usually pretty adamant about it. *sigh*

    Unfortunately, they usually wear white coats, have hair to match, and are called Dr.

    You're claiming that doctors claim that only pure water counts as water consumption for body hydration? Really?

    journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0084154

    https://beverageinstitute.org/expert/hydration-101-more-than-just-water/

    webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages

    I can grab more articles if you'd like.
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