Does Water Equal ............

20ever
20ever Posts: 125 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I drink water pretty regularly but some times I add flavoring to it.

My question is, should I count this towards my daily hydration/water intake?

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  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    it's still water, so yes.
  • 20ever
    20ever Posts: 125 Member
    thx
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member
    it's still water, so yes.

    Water.... with something added to it

    Could you not define Beer, Wine, Gin, Cola, Lemonade and Coffee as Water.... with something added to it?
  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,904 Member
    it's still water, so yes.

    Water.... with something added to it

    Could you not define Beer, Wine, Gin, Cola, Lemonade and Coffee as Water.... with something added to it?

    Certainly. Alcohols aren't going to hydrate you very well, but the diuretic effects of caffeine found coffe and soda aren't significant. So they would count.
  • oldmanstauf
    oldmanstauf Posts: 202 Member
    it's still water, so yes.

    Water.... with something added to it

    Could you not define Beer, Wine, Gin, Cola, Lemonade and Coffee as Water.... with something added to it?

    So after adding a flavor to it, it ceases to be H2O? Where did it go?
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member
    it's still water, so yes.

    Water.... with something added to it

    Could you not define Beer, Wine, Gin, Cola, Lemonade and Coffee as Water.... with something added to it?

    So after adding a flavor to it, it ceases to be H2O? Where did it go?

    It's still there; who on earth would think it went anywhere?
  • oldmanstauf
    oldmanstauf Posts: 202 Member
    it's still water, so yes.

    Water.... with something added to it

    Could you not define Beer, Wine, Gin, Cola, Lemonade and Coffee as Water.... with something added to it?

    So after adding a flavor to it, it ceases to be H2O? Where did it go?

    It's still there; who on earth would think it went anywhere?

    Obviously people who don't think it counts toward water intake.
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member

    Obviously people who don't think it counts toward water intake.

    You're mixing two seperate issues. Anything that contains water will count as water intake, be it coffee that will act as a diuretic, alcohol will which only serve to dehydrate you, or an apple

    However, an apple or can of coke does not count as part of your recommended daily water intake, of which I believe the OP to be referring

    Personally I don't subscribe to the whole '8 glasses of water a day' concept, providing I get enough water from other sources such as food
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    It depends on what "flavor" you add. If it's something like a lemon or lime wedge, then add about 5 calories, but still count it as a water too.
  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,904 Member

    Obviously people who don't think it counts toward water intake.


    However, an apple or can of coke does not count as part of your recommended daily water intake, of which I believe the OP to be referring

    I believe it does. I don't really like hard limits for daily water intake, but I think the goal does include water from food.
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member

    Obviously people who don't think it counts toward water intake.


    However, an apple or can of coke does not count as part of your recommended daily water intake, of which I believe the OP to be referring

    I believe it does. I don't really like hard limits for daily water intake, but I think the goal does include water from food.

    No, every single recommended daily intake I have seen is done in glasses of water.

    The current 8 glasses of water is very much the usual at the moment and in no way do the powers that be give the general populous enough credit to be able to work out how much water a foodstuff contains - and rightly so! The 'traffic light' system was the chosen way of telling us how good a foodstuff was for us simply because it was the one that most could understand!

    Green - good for you
    Amber - a bit good, a bit bad,
    Red - bad

    We are dumb!
  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,904 Member

    Obviously people who don't think it counts toward water intake.


    However, an apple or can of coke does not count as part of your recommended daily water intake, of which I believe the OP to be referring

    I believe it does. I don't really like hard limits for daily water intake, but I think the goal does include water from food.

    No, every single recommended daily intake I have seen is done in glasses of water.

    The current 8 glasses of water is very much the usual at the moment and in no way do the powers that be give the general populous enough credit to be able to work out how much water a foodstuff contains - and rightly so! The 'traffic light' system was the chosen way of telling us how good a foodstuff was for us simply because it was the one that most could understand!

    Green - good for you
    Amber - a bit good, a bit bad,
    Red - bad

    We are dumb!

    K. Well I generally advocate not being dumb.

    http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/wonders-of-water

    Fluid intake recommendations seem to be higher than 64 oz/day, but include water from food, and generally suggest drinking when thirsty.

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