ok dumb water question

wvtracyann
wvtracyann Posts: 95 Member
in Food and Nutrition
ok I am just not a person who loves to drink water all the time although I am trying really hard. This weekend I bought the crystal light that you can mix with your water it adds 5 calories for each 8 oz glass. Is it bad that I add this? Can I still count it as drinking water? I am still adding the crystal light to the food part even though it is only 5 calories. Like I said it might be a dumb question but I was just wondering. Thanks guys
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  • chachadiva150
    chachadiva150 Posts: 453 Member
    Do what you have to do. Also try carbonated water/seltzer. No calories but the fizz feels like soda in your mouth.
  • Kalee34
    Kalee34 Posts: 674 Member
    Yes, you can count that as your daily water.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    As far as I know, you are still putting H20 into your system.

    I like the 0 calorie packs. I have ice tea ones and lemonade.
    Also I count soda as water, and beer. really anything with H20 should be considered water.

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  • TeresaWash
    TeresaWash Posts: 283
    YES, that counts as water
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    You'll likely get yes and no answers, and maybe some about the dangers of artificial sweeteners. The truth is that numerous clinical studies have failed to show that arificial sweeteners cause health problems. For hydration most any non-alcoholic liquid will hydrate you as well as plain water. For weight loss, water comes into play to fill your tummy and flush out sodium. Again, most any low/no calorie, low sodium, non-alcoholic liquid will do that.

    In other words, yes, count the crystal light. It's fine.
  • missyh1
    missyh1 Posts: 18
    A few years ago when I was doing weight watchers, they said that any non-caffeinated beverage could count as the water requirement. So pop can count as long as it's caffeine free.
  • wvtracyann
    wvtracyann Posts: 95 Member
    Thanks I never even thought about using the other things as water. I gave up soda and beer altogether for the month of April to try and lose as much as I can for my beach trip in May so I was just trying to figure out what I could drink that isnt' just plain water. I didnt' know they had zero calorie ones I will have to look for those next time!
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    A few years ago when I was doing weight watchers, they said that any non-caffeinated beverage could count as the water requirement. So pop can count as long as it's caffeine free.

    Actually, you can count caffeinated beverages too.
  • BrownEyedGiRL928
    BrownEyedGiRL928 Posts: 51 Member
    It's the only way I can drink water... I count it as water and I just add the calories... just note that one packet isn't 5 calories... I think the packet says 5 calories for 1/2 serving and then one serving is one packet..... so one packet is really 10 calories.
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    A few years ago when I was doing weight watchers, they said that any non-caffeinated beverage could count as the water requirement. So pop can count as long as it's caffeine free.

    Soda counts even if it's not caffeine free. The amounts of caffeine we've all come to believe "dehydrate you!" are way more excessive than the average person consumes in a day. I have a Diet Coke between 2 & 4 times a week. It counts.
  • HMD7703
    HMD7703 Posts: 761 Member
    A few years ago when I was doing weight watchers, they said that any non-caffeinated beverage could count as the water requirement. So pop can count as long as it's caffeine free.

    Actually, you can count caffeinated beverages too.

    ^^ This.
  • jhartram
    jhartram Posts: 165
    The only way I've managed to keep up with my water is to use Mio... most of the flavors don't have calories or anything else that shows up on my log, and one of those little bottles flavors a LOT of water!
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Check the tea/coffee section of your store for the zero calorie ice tea mixes. Lipton makes some really good ones.

    Everyone's has different opinions about this. I personally count coffee, tea and water as water because I don't put anything in them. Anything with sugar or sodium in it (soda, some flavored waters) doesn't count in my book.
  • silkysly
    silkysly Posts: 701 Member
    Do what you have to do. Also try carbonated water/seltzer. No calories but the fizz feels like soda in your mouth.
    Nice idea...
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    It's the only way I can drink water... I count it as water and I just add the calories... just note that one packet isn't 5 calories... I think the packet says 5 calories for 1/2 serving and then one serving is one packet..... so one packet is really 10 calories.

    I actually prefer the no-calorie generic ones.. Walmart has one that tastes like grape kool-aid to me (which I love) but is calorie-free. It is sweetened with either aspartame or saccharin (as I hate sucralose [Splenda] more than most things in life.).
  • eryka86
    eryka86 Posts: 78 Member
    Have u tried flavored water, i believe Dasani makes them
  • MissLuana
    MissLuana Posts: 356
    Wal Mart makes really good carbonated flavored waters. My favorite one is pomegranate acai. I believe the bottles are 32oz and they only cost $0.68 each.
  • cressievargo
    cressievargo Posts: 392 Member
    You can also try using less than an entire packet of the powder..I'm down to about 1/3 of a packet...which saves me $ too, since it goes farther.
  • Hodar
    Hodar Posts: 338 Member
    I USED to equate soda with water - then some studies came out on CO2 and what it does to your body. Stuff like increasing your appetite (THAT is why resturants sell soda - it's a profit center that also makes people eat MORE), messing withour Seratonin/Insulin responses (yeah, makes the good chlorestoral into the bad Chlorestoral). We are designed to consider CO2 as a waste gas, and we put this stuff in our drinks.

    So, when you drink water (MiO, Crystal Light, juice) you are ingesting water without the detrimental elements. B6 and B12 among other positive vitamins.

    So, Drink UP!!
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    People differ on this, but for me, "water" means "plain water." I doubt what you're adding makes much difference, but it's not plain water.

    You could try adding a lemon or orange slice.


    We've had very little history with these zero-calorie drinks and additives. I would exercise caution and not overdo them.
  • CarrieAnne22
    CarrieAnne22 Posts: 231 Member
    I'd say that as long as you are still logging the Crystal Light under food consumption also, yeah, log it as your water. I add apple cider vinegar to my morning water everyday, but still just log it as an addition to my breakfast and log my regular water.

    Try to drink regular water whenver possible, though. Perhaps add a wedge of lime or lemon to add a litte flavor without the added artificial sweeteners? I buy bottles of lime juice and put a little splash in every glass of water.

    Also, (and this may have already been said), but I would NOT log tea or coffee as water intake since coffee and tea can have dehydrating effects that counteract the hydrating qualities of water.
  • chrisb75
    chrisb75 Posts: 395 Member
    Thought this was interesting too:

    http://fitbie.msn.com/slideshow/eat-your-water
  • DiannaMoorer
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
    I have had health problems from artificial sweeteners and so has my mother. Some people are more sensitive to them than others and over all no matter your sensitivity I believe you should stay away from them. So in your water try lemon juice with a little Stevia on ice. So far this sweetener made from a leaf has proven to be safe.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Also, (and this may have already been said), but I would NOT log tea or coffee as water intake since coffee and tea can have dehydrating effects that counteract the hydrating qualities of water.
    Not really.
  • BeautifulRedButterfly
    BeautifulRedButterfly Posts: 316 Member
    Yes, that def counts as water!!
    i wouldnt drink too much of crystal light though. It has Aspartame in it D:
  • agentscully514
    agentscully514 Posts: 616 Member
    ALL non-alcohol liquid, including water in your food, counts in the 8 glasses.
  • lchovet
    lchovet Posts: 68
    The only way I've managed to keep up with my water is to use Mio... most of the flavors don't have calories or anything else that shows up on my log, and one of those little bottles flavors a LOT of water!

    MIO is also much easier to mix to your taste. A whole packet of the mixes is way to strong for me.
  • Kkeyser7
    Kkeyser7 Posts: 1
    Use Mio. It has no calories and no carbs.
  • Shayztar
    Shayztar Posts: 415 Member
    Absolutely!! I suffered from a Cerebral Spinal Fluid leak after a botched epidural and I was mandated by my Dr and OBGYN to drink as much fluid as I could handle in order to increase my overall fluids, and I was told I could drink watered down Gatorade (the G20 kind because of low calories) and watered down Crystal Light. Come to think of it, they also suggested coffee! I now drink a very watered down Nestea shakes. My favorite is Bluberry Pomegranate. They are also 5 cals each. I have a water bottle that is 2.5 cups, and I use half or sometime 1/3 of the package per bottle. I would not get even close to my water consumption without them!!
  • Maggie_Pie1
    Maggie_Pie1 Posts: 322 Member
    Anything with sugar or sodium in it (soda, some flavored waters) doesn't count in my book.

    Looking at my can of diet soda, I notice it has 2% of daily requirement of sodium (55 mg). Interestingly enough, a liter of water can have 50 mg of sodium. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/AN00317

    So, IMO, even your drinking water from the tap has sodium due to the water softening process, and the sodium in a can of diet soda isn't enough to 'not count' as water.

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