Healthy alternative to water

GreatOnion
GreatOnion Posts: 9 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I dislike the taste of water so are there any drinks you can recommend to me to replace water with?
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  • echmain3
    echmain3 Posts: 231 Member
    What do you mean by “healthy”?
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    The taste of water varies from place to place. Your municipal water tastes different from your bottled water.
    What water are you talking about? Filtered? Tap? Bottled?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Conversely what do you mean by unhealthy OP?

    I get a lot of my hydration from numerous cups of tea throughout the day but when I'm exercising water or for long duration exercise sports drinks (normally mixed by me).

    Diet coke, milk and Ribena also feature regulalrly.
  • cavefallss
    cavefallss Posts: 39 Member
    I like water with lemon or lime in it. I usually just drink that or tea. There’s lots of teas out there to choose from and you can either drink it hot or cold. Green tea is really good and I love mango tea. Also you could tried the flavored waters.
  • Nerys52
    Nerys52 Posts: 86 Member
    Herbal teas.
  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    As long as it's not alcohol, or you aren't just drinking regular pop all the time, anything.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Most kinds of drinks will hydrate you. You can put those little flavor packets in water if you want or lemon. Or whatever other fruit you like. Sparkling flavored water. Whatever.
  • wannabeskinnycat
    wannabeskinnycat Posts: 205 Member
    In the UK people say the water tastes different in different parts of the country so I know you mean about a taste, but really for me water just tastes of water. In work, I would drink maybe 3 litres of water then only tea or coffee at home. I really tried with the tap water at home and it just didn't appeal to me at all. Thinking about work water - it was ice cold and filtered - I already pay for water to be piped into my house so I'm not going to pay more for bottled, and I'm always mindful of the extra plastic to end up in the ocean. So I put tap water in a drinks bottle in the fridge. Problem solved! For me it was the temperature of the water. Now I have a 5L tap container in the fridge, it fits on a shelf easy and I have ice cold water whenever I want it. I take a bottle with me everywhere. Try it and see if that helps with the taste.
  • JohnnytotheB
    JohnnytotheB Posts: 361 Member
    I purchase seltzer water. It's the no calorie, no sugar, no salt, no caffeine seltzer water. I purchase the Polar brand which I like the best but there are a number of seltzers to buy. I like the lemon flavor.

    Someone above wrote lemon water. That is also another one I like. I buy those lemon shaped lemon juice things and just add that.
  • chris89topher
    chris89topher Posts: 389 Member
    I love flavored seltzer water and other than coffee that's pretty much all I drink. I used to drink Perrier and Lacroix but those got kind of expensive, so now I drink Kirkland brand from Costco and also the Kroger brand. Both are delicious and zero everything. Oh, and much much cheaper.

  • cavefallss
    cavefallss Posts: 39 Member
    chris89topher wrote: »
    I love flavored seltzer water and other than coffee that's pretty much all I drink. I used to drink Perrier and Lacroix but those got kind of expensive, so now I drink Kirkland brand from Costco and also the Kroger brand. Both are delicious and zero everything. Oh, and much much cheaper.

    hmm i’ve never tried the kroger brand one. the walmart black cherry is super good. very very cheap.

  • texasredreb
    texasredreb Posts: 541 Member
    Topo Chico!!!
  • TrishSeren
    TrishSeren Posts: 587 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    Conversely what do you mean by unhealthy OP?

    I get a lot of my hydration from numerous cups of tea throughout the day but when I'm exercising water or for long duration exercise sports drinks (normally mixed by me).

    Diet coke, milk and Ribena also feature regulalrly.

    Ribena is soooo good.
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,324 Member
    being properly hydrated is key to being healthy. When I lost my weight, I really made sure I got 100 ounces a day. It is something I had to "work at " at first.. but then I realized the positive impact it had on my health and weight loss. Enjoy your journey... getting used to new improved ways to eat and drink is part of the process. good luck.
  • LuckyAndi
    LuckyAndi Posts: 203 Member
    My new favorite "not soda/sweet tea/need more healthy drinks" is Bai Bubbles. I can't drink other sparkling waters because they're too dry for my taste, but these are great. I believe they're only 5 calories for a 12 oz can.
  • Teabythesea_
    Teabythesea_ Posts: 559 Member
    Mm2Hh7 wrote: »
    I add a few drops of essential oils that are edible, like lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit.

    Please do not ingest essential oils, especially the ones listed... these are essentially extremely concentrated solvents. These oils, like any other, do not dissolve in water and therefore when you drink it you've got a drops of these oils attaching to your mucosa and possibly causing irritation or ulcers from your mouth to your stomach among other nasty side effects. If you want fruit flavored water, use real fruit.

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