Mio?

Christie23

I am a pretty big water drinker as it is but I do like to have something else sometimes. Diet Coke (my former lover) just has too much sodium and other yuckiness... so I saw Mio. And, being a Southerner... I love the sweet tea flavor. My question is does this still count as your water? Or does water become un-water once it's a different color? :bigsmile:

msciaobella

I am drinking the grape Mio water right now and I have lost 2 pounds (probably water weight) in the past 2 weeks by drinking more water and this is my drink of choice

gurlondrums

I don't know for sure but I still count it towards my daily water intake. It has no calories. I love the sweet tea and the berry pomegranate flavors.

starboardzor

I bought the Mango Peach flavor and I like it a lot better than Crystal Light. People will always debate over whether artificial sweeteners are bad for us or not. So as long as those don't bother you, sure it's water! And at least you get to control the amount so you could even wean yourself off to using a very minuscule amount.

velvetkat

somewhere I read that you can count your flavored waters or teas after you've reached your water goal for the day. Not sure if thats the current thinking!




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monkeybelle83

I may have to see if I can find this. I generally dislike the flavor (or lack thereof) of water. The pipes where I live are super old so the water tastes nasty out of the tap. I have a filtered water bottle, but it only does so much!

jaelwoman

It's ALL I drink now. I don't love water and I don't love it too sweet. This stuff is perfect for me!!! MmmMMmm Berry Pomegranete!

bizco

It still counts. I don't drink it because it contains food coloring.

Julesjhj

I just bought Mio in the tea version myself. It's just okay as far as taste goes and it takes more than a squirt! I think it's pretty pricey! My kids thought it was cool and I would rather them drink that occasionally in water than a soda. I also use crystal light. I'm not a fan of artificial anything...especially when it comes to sweetners, but I enjoy taking a 24oz sports bottle full of something tasty/no cal as a reward/motivation as I'm working out. Every thing in moderation

Christie23

I just bought Mio in the tea version myself. It's just okay as far as taste goes and it takes more than a squirt! I think it's pretty pricey! My kids thought it was cool and I would rather them drink that occasionally in water than a soda. I also use crystal light. I'm not a fan of artificial anything...especially when it comes to sweetners, but I enjoy taking a 24oz sports bottle full of something tasty/no cal as a reward/motivation as I'm working out. Every thing in moderation

Yeah, I agree... I was hesitant to buy it because the bright colors turned me off. But I am a sucker for sweet tea. I agree with you that it took more than a little squirt to resemble the taste of tea (which I found especially odd because of all the labelling... "a little mio goes a loooooong way" and whatnot). And it is certainly pricey... at almost $4 a pop... it hasn't lasted very long.

chrisc31

I still count it as water. It's the only way I can drink so much water now! I absolutely love the sweet tea flavor. Am I delusional and thinking I'm really drinking a McDonald's sweet tea? No, but it's not 240 calories like a large tea either!

sarahbear1981

Water is always water. It is a polar molecule and it attracts other molecules that have polarity. It is like a magnet that simply attracts other molecules and holds on to them. This is why water can be used to dissolve so many things. So anything you add to your water, Mio, crystal light or otherwise does not change the fact that you are still drinking water and should count it as such. One 8 oz. glass of water flavored with whatever is still an 8 oz glass of water. The chemical composition does not change because you have only created a solution. There's the science behind it...