Would you class sugarfree squash as water

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    you can't actually count the drinks with caffeine in them as water. caffeine is a diuretic and will leech free fluid from your system. the ratio is 1:1. if you drink a cup of coffee (or iced tea) and a cup of water, it's like you put nothing in at all. for each caffeinated beverage you drink, you should add 1 cup of water to your daily total. same goes for alcohol.

    Source.....I ask as this is totally wrong.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    The real question is do you count water as sugarfree squash

    Whoa.

    Mah. Head. A. Splode.

    :explode:
  • deniseblossoms
    deniseblossoms Posts: 373 Member
    I've been reading so much about the artificial sweetners that I actually stopped drinking diet soda.

    I do drink a ton of water and go through a lemon a day in my water. And drink so much that I really don't bother to track it, 100 plus ounces a day.

    And as for the topic it seems it should count towards your total. And just out of curiosity, what's the sodium like for a serving? Even if it's a low percent it can start to add up over multiple servings...
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I count all liquids toward my intake, be they coffee, soda, fizzy water, iced tea, etc. (I don't like the taste of tap water where I live, so tend not to drink it.)
    If you want to be sure some of your liquid intake is water, you might want to find a brand of bottled water that you like, and drink a bottle or two of that instead of the squash. The fewer chemicals you have in your body, the better you will feel!

    you can't actually count the drinks with caffeine in them as water. caffeine is a diuretic and will leech free fluid from your system. the ratio is 1:1. if you drink a cup of coffee (or iced tea) and a cup of water, it's like you put nothing in at all. for each caffeinated beverage you drink, you should add 1 cup of water to your daily total. same goes for alcohol.

    Nonsense. Yes, caffeine is a diuretic and in large doses could cause dehydration. Coffee or tea do not have the amount of caffeine required for dehydration, even if you drink a normal sized pot of very strong coffee. (the reason to drink a lot of water is for the diuretic affect)
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I thought it was supposed to be clear? Mine is bright yellow right now, but it has been clear in the past.

    Bright yellow
    Urine that looks nearly neon-colored may seem somewhat alarming, but the cause is most likely nothing more sinister than your daily multivitamin pill. “The B vitamins and carotene in particular give the urine a deeper, more golden color,” says Dr. Deborah J. Lightner, associate professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. And don’t worry: That brightly colored urine means you’re simply pissing away all of your expensive supplements. The urine color can be affected as the vitamins filter through your system—even as they are being absorbed and utilized.

    http://healthyliving.msn.com/health-wellness/what-your-urine-is-telling-you-about-your-health-1
  • Treece68
    Treece68 Posts: 780 Member
    I count all liquids toward my intake, be they coffee, soda, fizzy water, iced tea, etc. (I don't like the taste of tap water where I live, so tend not to drink it.)
    If you want to be sure some of your liquid intake is water, you might want to find a brand of bottled water that you like, and drink a bottle or two of that instead of the squash. The fewer chemicals you have in your body, the better you will feel!

    you can't actually count the drinks with caffeine in them as water. caffeine is a diuretic and will leech free fluid from your system. the ratio is 1:1. if you drink a cup of coffee (or iced tea) and a cup of water, it's like you put nothing in at all. for each caffeinated beverage you drink, you should add 1 cup of water to your daily total. same goes for alcohol.

    Cool story bro, I liked all of it especially that it's all fiction
    LOL <3
  • Treece68
    Treece68 Posts: 780 Member
    I don't know what squash water is but when i shred zucchini put it in a sifter and drain the water out of it before cooking it I like to drink the Zucchini water
  • urglewurgle
    urglewurgle Posts: 224 Member
    I count it Hun. I can't bear tap water and always have squash (unless in work and its a water cooler or something). Tap water even smells kinda funny sometimes... Anyway, we use Tesco double concentrated summer fruits, no added sugar and its my fave. I've been trying to use less and less though and sometimes just have a splash of lemon juice.
  • AquaFitQueen
    AquaFitQueen Posts: 218 Member
    I don't know what squash water is but when i shred zucchini put it in a sifter and drain the water out of it before cooking it I like to drink the Zucchini water

    Squash in basically a liquid crystal light. It is the closest thing I can relate it to in america. It a liquid, fruit flavoured concentrate that you add to water. Its really good!
  • urglewurgle
    urglewurgle Posts: 224 Member
    Proper craving Vimto now...
  • AquaFitQueen
    AquaFitQueen Posts: 218 Member
    I wish I knew how to embed links, lol. copy and past to see the Squash Wiki

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(drink)

  • Gwen_B
    Gwen_B Posts: 1,018 Member
    I have never heard of that, but I have heard that it is better to get your water intake form food. So I would have to say yes. Though I personally don't mind water.
  • nas061
    nas061 Posts: 256 Member
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    This is what we call fruit squash in UK. You dilute it to taste with water.
  • Joannie30
    Joannie30 Posts: 415 Member
    I count it as water- but i only use a tiny splash per glass. Just enough to lightly flavour it as, like you i HATE to drink water on its own! Its just like drinking flavoured water that way and it works for me. I drink about 4 pints of that per day and i definitely feel better for it!
  • beccyleigh
    beccyleigh Posts: 846 Member
    I count squash, tea & any beverage made with water as it's main ingredient as water. What else would it be?
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Sugar free squash has calories in it

    Water = Water

    Squash = Squash
  • beccyleigh
    beccyleigh Posts: 846 Member
    you can't actually count the drinks with caffeine in them as water. caffeine is a diuretic and will leech free fluid from your system. the ratio is 1:1. if you drink a cup of coffee (or iced tea) and a cup of water, it's like you put nothing in at all. for each caffeinated beverage you drink, you should add 1 cup of water to your daily total. same goes for alcohol.

    gotta love the Broscience.
  • YcatsFursworth
    YcatsFursworth Posts: 273 Member
    I count squash as water since it's just flavouring really to the water.... tea, soda, ect I don't count as water
  • beccyleigh
    beccyleigh Posts: 846 Member
    Sugar free squash has calories in it

    Water = Water

    Squash = Squash

    Robinsons sugar fee squash has about 4 cals per every 200mls diluted. Something will still hydrate you if it contains a calorie. :smile:

    Soda or what we brits call fizzy drinks I do not count as water only becuase i don't drink them but they do hydrate after a fashion & usually contain too much sugar or artifical sweetner for my liking.
  • jenneal89
    jenneal89 Posts: 243
    Yes I do and I log the squash even though the calories are minimal. I usually buy the 2L bottles of water from Tesco since they are only like 45p each and don't taste bad like tap water :)
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    I never said calories don;t hydrate you

    But, if you want a cheap alternative to sports drinks. 1 part Squash to 4 parts water, with a pinch of salt is pretty much the same thing

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