What do you count as water?

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mschmalfuss
mschmalfuss Posts: 28 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm curious what types of drinks everyone counts toward the daily water intake. Flor myself, I count water (with or without crystal light, etc.), milk, coffee, tea and my powerade zeroes. I haven't been counting any of the occasional diet sodas or slim-fast type products I may drink.

Does anyone count anything additional or purposely exclude any of the above?

Thanks,
Mike
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  • nlwilliamson
    nlwilliamson Posts: 225 Member
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    plain and simple, just water. I don't count coffee, or anything. If I have the occasional crystal light or something like that I count it as water, but I don't really like them, very powdery.
    In short, water is what I log as water :)
  • abirkel
    abirkel Posts: 60
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    Just water....

    FYI, I wouldn't count coffee or tea (unless it is herbal tea) as water because they are actually dehydrating and will require you to need additional water.
  • rubyautumn4
    rubyautumn4 Posts: 818 Member
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    Water.
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
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    Just water.
  • gldnlark
    gldnlark Posts: 53
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    Just water and ice cubes...
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
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    I'm curious what types of drinks everyone counts toward the daily water intake
    anything with H2O in it, as that's what determines my water balance.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
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    I only count plain water toward my daily water consumption totals. All other beverages are logged with my meals and snacks. Keep in mind that flavored beverages also contain sodium and sometimes added vitamins and minerals. Get in the habit of logging everything into your food diary, so that you can get an accurate picture of your nutritional profile.

    Edited to add:
    Crystal Light does have calories, so that needs to be tracked as part of the food log. I guess sparkling water would also count as water.
  • Sthrncupcake
    Sthrncupcake Posts: 79 Member
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    Water...just water....
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
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    Water.
  • LERadicalDreamer
    LERadicalDreamer Posts: 61 Member
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    Plain old water.
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,460 Member
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    H2O
  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
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    uh...plain water...
  • thatTOPSlady
    thatTOPSlady Posts: 199
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    just water.... (Which I get from sonic...because their ice is yummy and it makes my brain think I'm having something forbidden LOL)
  • hkasel
    hkasel Posts: 69
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    I only count water as water
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,012 Member
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    I count water.......and ice
  • Enonoid
    Enonoid Posts: 136 Member
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    I count water as water. Everything else is just a beverage. Accept no substitutes! LOL
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    i count water and seltzer
  • EmilyTwist1
    EmilyTwist1 Posts: 206 Member
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    My rule of thumb is, if it has calories, it's logged as food. If not, I log it as water. So usually all I log as water is water and herbal teas (I don't add any sugar to them).
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,139 Member
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    Oh Nooooooo....not this post
  • Lyra89
    Lyra89 Posts: 674 Member
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    Plain old water!

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