How big is MFP's 'cup' of water?

13hirteen

I'm currently counting around one (Imperial) pint as a cup, as I mostly drink out of pint glasses or 500ml water bottles. (I'm a native metric speaker, but am fairly comfortable with British measurements).

But does the MFP water cup actually refer to the volume measurement?
IIRC, a metric cup is 250ml, but even with a conversion chart I don't really get US measurements - would I be correct in presuming it to be about the same?

mikeyml

1 US Cup = 236.6 ml

SueInAz

A cup is 8 ounces or a little over 250 ml. I believe an Imperial pint is 20 ounces, so that's 2.5 cups. 500 ml is just a little over 2 cups. Basically, each of your glasses of water is equal to two cups or 2.5 cups.

13hirteen

Thanks all.
So (working from the two-cups-to-a-pint conversion) I'm currently drinking 16 - 20 cups of water most days.
I think I might be sufficiently hydrated. *grin*

James_1954

Thanks all.
So (working from the two-cups-to-a-pint conversion) I'm currently drinking 16 - 20 cups of water most days.
I think I might be sufficiently hydrated. *grin*

Sounds as if you're drinking something like five liters (or litres, depending on your orthographical preference) per day. In anyone's system of units, that could be termed "a lot of water!"

They say drinking much water is good for us, and I'm sure it's true. In my experience, though, it leads to drying of the skin of the hands. Because when you drink a lot of water, you have to make a lot of trips to the head, and that necessitates a lot of handwashing. Thus -- dry skin. :-)