sorry... probably dumb question

cletourn

I like to drink crystal lite lemonade. Does drinking a glass of that still count as a glass of water? I am listing it in my food diary as lemonade but was not sure if I could also add it to my glasses of water consumed per day. Are there rules about this type of thing?

demilade

The whole 8 glasses a day thing has no real basis in fact. I would add it to water, I add my cordial.

melaniecheeks

There's no hard and fast rules. If you want to count it as water, go ahead.

DreamOfSunshine

I think you will get different opinions about this one.

Me personally, I log only water under the 8 glasses of water scale and add everything else ( tea, coffee, etc. ) to the diary even if it has only 1 cal ( like tea without sugar or milk ).

chervil6

i just add all my cal free drinks to the water ... fluid intake is fluid intake !

LE193

I would say if it is caffeine free then count it; if it isn't then don't. Reason being caffeine acts as a stimulant and dehydrates you as, due to the way it speeds up your body, you lose more fluid than you gain.
But that's just how I look at it

Sarauk2sf

I would say if it is caffeine free then count it; if it isn't then don't. Reason being caffeine acts as a stimulant and dehydrates you as, due to the way it speeds up your body, you lose more fluid than you gain.
But that's just how I look at it

Sorry, but that is not true (the dehydration bit ...it is a stimulant)

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821181-myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements

Laurend224

I'd count it. Way back when I tried WW I recall them saying that you could count any non-caffienated beverage as water. So crystal lite, herbal teas ect. Personally I'd rather drink rat poison than crystal lite, but if you like it go for it!

Robin_Bin

Short answer: It depends on why you're counting.
Long answer with references: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/water-265761

coffee_rocks

Log it. The Crystal Lite didn't magically change the water at a molecular level into something else.

I add a splash of lemon to my water sometimes to give it a bit of flavour. Still water.

tobnrn

Fluid is fluid. If your concerned about dehydration base it off of the color of your urine. Fluid is in just about everything we consume. I wouldnt stress about it.