What counts as water?

curvybarbie86
curvybarbie86 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does flavored sparkling water count as water? (Aspartame included)If so does that mean I can drink only that and be okay? I hate plain water

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    For the purposes of hydration, all liquids except for alcohol count. And the water in your food hydrates you as well.

    But what about the ice in my margarita, @janejellyroll? Can I count that? ;)

    OP, I 100% agree with Jane. Any liquid counts toward your water goal. The old wives tale that caffeine dehydrates is a myth, so count it all!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    For the purposes of hydration, all liquids except for alcohol count. And the water in your food hydrates you as well.

    But what about the ice in my margarita, @janejellyroll? Can I count that? ;)

    OP, I 100% agree with Jane. Any liquid counts toward your water goal. The old wives tale that caffeine dehydrates is a myth, so count it all!

    All the ice counts!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,469 Member
    And for any other beer or wine drinkers: The liquid part of the beverage that isn't alcohol counts as fluids for hydration. If your wine is (say) 10% alcohol by volume, the rest of the liquid counts.

    In addition: Fluid in soup counts, liquid part of fruits and veggies counts, etc.

    As long as your urine is light yellow (like pale straw), you're well-hydrated enough. (It can even be bright nearly neon yellow, if you're getting more water-soluble vitamins than you need . . . but dark in color is Not Good.) For most people thirst will get you close to your needs. (Some of us, like me, are kind of idiots, and need to monitor better, for best results. :neutral: ).
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    I was seeing a nutritionist a few years ago & we were going over my daily meals & talking about the water part. I said I counted my 3 cups of tea in the morning as part of my water, then I had my big water cup that held 6 cups, so I was getting 9 cups per day. She said she would prefer that it would be 9 cups of straight water, but that was fine. Anything else I drink (Diet Pepsi, Southern Comfort in D Pepsi, beer...) is extra.
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,330 Member
    Hx2 and an O..🤓

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