Does sugar free koolaid count for water?

CVALGAL

I am trying to figure out what actually counts as part of the 8 glasses of water a day. Does sugar free koolaid count? What about unsweetened tea?

nicehormones

Of course love. Actually, a lot of the foods you eat have water in them that counts. Even a diet coke counts. But I'd recommend drinking as much as you are willing.

MB_Positif

I would shoot for 8 plain glasses of water, and if you drink anything else that's made with water, I guess it's a water bonus, but that stuff is made with chemicals!!! Try sweetening water with fresh fruit! Put a pitcher of water in the refrigerator with sliced strawberries and lemons or other berries, watermelon, or things like cucumber and mint! Delish!

NoAdditives

I don't count anything but plain water.

maidentl

Agree with nicehormones.

ASPhantom

I only count water as water.

In my opinion, Koolaid is koolaid, tea is tea.

Plain water is water.

I keep a half gallon pitcher in the fridge so it stays nice and cold and I have it on hand instantly.

adamsonam

Anything water based like tea and Kool-aid def count.

dayzeerock

Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.

becca92562

my doctor told me to count all the liquids i drink aiming for 100 oz a day but make sure at least 1/2 of that comes from good plain old water

MAGNIFIEDME

I would shoot for 8 plain glasses of water, and if you drink anything else that's made with water, I guess it's a water bonus, but that stuff is made with chemicals!!! Try sweetening water with fresh fruit! Put a pitcher of water in the refrigerator with sliced strawberries and lemons or other berries, watermelon, or things like cucumber and mint! Delish!

couldn't agree with you more MB... sugarfree means chemicals - if for some reason you don't like plain water add lemon juice or like MB's suggestion, even sugar is better than sugar free

stanvoodoo

It's water according to my nutritionist. No Carbonation, No Cafeine and No Sugar = water.

Best of Luck!!!

Qarol

Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.

But I LIKE to drink the kool-aid!!!

AggieCass09

water means water. period.

not kool aid, not tea, CERTAINLY NOT COFFEE or SODA (these have caffeine in them which actually causes dehydration)

water.

MAGNIFIEDME

Becca you are correct - most doctors these days are refining their thoughts on intake of liquid to not just water. The idea is to flush the body, so fluids are fluids - keeping in mind that a coke is not very healthy because of the sugar content and a diet coke is just as bad due to chemicals. Make your choice.

MrsCon40

Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.

But I LIKE to drink the kool-aid!!!

I created a kool-aid category just so I could track its delicousness.

d2footballJRC

I count the Gatorade propel zero I drink sometimes as water as my trainer told me to. It has 0% everything and is flavored. It is virtually water he stated. Gatorade reg and everything else I was told to count separately. I was also told no carbonation.

JimYeager

I do not like the plain taste of water so I add Crystal Light Pure Fitness. It gives the water a better taste but only adds a few calories. I also drink a lot of Coffee but do not count this in my daily water intake. Hope this answered your question.

Twasney

according to my nutritionist it absolutley counts as water. She is quick to make sure its not the only water source but she knows that all water all day is very boring so she suggests adding fruit and berries, or making light tea or juice.

I try to alternate my 20 oz cup through the day Plain water, water with a hint of something, plain water etc. She says to count the oz of my coffee in the morning too!

She is very concerned about people intaking too much water (and despite what people here say there is too much and its lower than you think) and throwing off sodium, potassium and electrolyte levels.

just my two cents!

Qarol

I created a kool-aid category just so I could track its delicousness.

ME TOO!!! I gave it a very original name. Alcohol.

MzMiller1215

Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.

^^^^^What she said.^^^^^

ASPhantom

Becca you are correct - most doctors these days are refining their thoughts on intake of liquid to not just water. The idea is to flush the body, so fluids are fluids - keeping in mind that a coke is not very healthy because of the sugar content and a diet coke is just as bad due to chemicals. Make your choice.

I think they are changing this to suit the desires of the clients. The first time I tried all of this, I tried to tell myself everything else counted too.

Not this time, something clicked and now to me, water is water period. Clean and pure, Nature at it's best with nothign else to filter out.

Twasney

Becca you are correct - most doctors these days are refining their thoughts on intake of liquid to not just water. The idea is to flush the body, so fluids are fluids - keeping in mind that a coke is not very healthy because of the sugar content and a diet coke is just as bad due to chemicals. Make your choice.

I think they are changing this to suit the desires of the clients. The first time I tried all of this, I tried to tell myself everything else counted too.

Not this time, something clicked and now to me, water is water period. Clean and pure, Nature at it's best with nothign else to filter out.

I would have to disagree with this...because my team of doctors have little to do with my desires...they are really about kicking my *kitten* and making me do it slow and right!

Tuffjourney

Qarol....No Koolaid for your cat..only water...That is one big kitty :noway:

PJmetts

I do not like the plain taste of water so I add Crystal Light Pure Fitness. It gives the water a better taste but only adds a few calories. I also drink a lot of Coffee but do not count this in my daily water intake. Hope this answered your question.

I found Crystal Light Pure Fitness actually caused my BG (Sugar) to go up. I'm borderline Diabetic so I watch closely when I change something in my diet. I don't like the taste of water at work so I add lemon juice or sugar free flavor, but at home I go straight water.

anubis609

I usually log pancake batter as water intake. Kool-Aid is jailhouse seasoning to me. Put it on sticky buns and mix the red until it's pink. You get strawberry shortcake. Green if you want key-lime pie.

maidentl

water means water. period.

not kool aid, not tea, CERTAINLY NOT COFFEE or SODA (these have caffeine in them which actually causes dehydration)

water.

This is another myth. Any dehydrating effects of caffeine are more than counterbalanced by the liquid it's in. Is water the best fluid you can drink? Sure. Is it the only one you CAN drink and have it "count?" No.

HMonsterX

Your body needs on average 8 cups of FLUID. NOT neat water.

You can get this a number of ways. Water, tea, coffee, soda, fruit juice, fruit, veg, etc. Tea, coffee and soda all hydrate you. It may be only 75% of the hydration you'd get from pure water, but it still hydrates, and certainly does not dehydrate. There are thousands, maybe millions, of people who only drink tea or coffee throughout the day who get by just fine!

People who say they feel better for drinking lots more pure water are either having a placebo effect, or they weren't getting enough fluid from their daily diet beforehand.

HollyTsiaussis

Of course love. Actually, a lot of the foods you eat have water in them that counts. Even a diet coke counts. But I'd recommend drinking as much as you are willing.

Diet coke does not count as water, at all. Only plain water counts as water. End of story.

RNewton4269

I count my water as water. I also count my water with Crystal Light in it as water. But a Diet Coke, tea, milk, etc., is different and I count it accordingly.

anubis609

Your body needs on average 8 cups of FLUID. NOT neat water.

You can get this a number of ways. Water, tea, coffee, soda, fruit juice, fruit, veg, etc. Tea, coffee and soda all hydrate you. It may be only 75% of the hydration you'd get from pure water, but it still hydrates, and certainly does not dehydrate. There are thousands, maybe millions, of people who only drink tea or coffee throughout the day who get by just fine!

People who say they feel better for drinking lots more pure water are either having a placebo effect, or they weren't getting enough fluid from their daily diet beforehand.

Yeah, but I like my pee to be clear as the water it hits.

alyssamiller77

Oh boy here we go again with a lot of mis-information. The fact is simple, many of the things that you eat and drink contain water. The goal is to get a minimum of 8 cups of water into your system. That water can come from kool-aid, coffee, tea, soda, whatever. Now that said, you do have to account for the other items that may be in those drinks (i.e. sodium, caffeine, sugar, etc) and log those into your diary so that you get a solid view but there's no reason it has to be plain pure water. In fact, if you actually read the recommendations on this from the clinical studies, the suggestion is 8 cups of FLUID, not water specifically.

Look at it this way, if I take one of those single serving powder tubes and a 16oz bottle of water, I can consume them one of two ways. I could either drink the water straight and then eat the powder in the tube. If I did this no one would argue that I had just taken in 2 cups of water. Of course I'd have to log what I ate in the powder (calories, sugars, carbs, sodium, etc). The other way I can eat it is to dissolve the packet in the water and drink them together. Doing so does not somehow chemically change the composition of the water such that it ceases to be water. It's still water, it just has another substance dissolved in it. Dissolution is NOT a chemical reaction that would change the makeup of the water, it merely means that the molecules of the powder are now intermixed with the molecules of the water (yes I'm oversimplifying I know - to all the science teachers out there).

So anyway, water is water however you get it, just be sure to account for the calories and other properties of anything you add to it.