What do you count as water?

OH MY GOOOOODDDD there have been so many threads on this EXACT TOPIC! please search for them before starting yet another thread on what counts as water. BTW WATER is the only thing that counts as WATER. everything else is not WATER, or it would be called water. But it's not.

lol obviously you didn't read those other threads

Actually, I have read the other threads. I'm just saying that if other drinks besides plain water were to be counted as water they would have put the word "liquids" instead of water. Grab a dictionary, there's a difference between the two.

A can of soda is 11.4oz of water. Why not track it?

If you eat three skittles, then drink 11.4oz of water, what's the difference?

Sadly only water. You can add Mio to your water... but water intake is strictly water intake. I know you figure like Iced Tea is mostly water but it's the additives in it that no longer make it as "nutritious" or valuable as straight water. That's why sodas don't count... even though they are mostly water too... it's all the stuff in WITH the water that makes it bad.
So yeah, 8 glasses of pure water is what you are supposed to have... I'm still struggling with that. ;-)

H2O

I have a tablespoon of juice in the morning and I add a cup of water.

So I count that as a cup of water.

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

when did milk coffee tea and powerade become water? i understand counting water with the addition of crystal light as water, but the other stuff? no. water is water, milk is milk, coffee is coffee and so forth. you can add them to your diary under beverages but i would not count them as water because, simply, they are NOT water

So if they don't primarily contain the chemical H2O, what do they contain instead?

Water and Coffee.

OH MY GOOOOODDDD there have been so many threads on this EXACT TOPIC! please search for them before starting yet another thread on what counts as water. BTW WATER is the only thing that counts as WATER. everything else is not WATER, or it would be called water. But it's not.

lol obviously you didn't read those other threads

Actually, I have read the other threads. I'm just saying that if other drinks besides plain water were to be counted as water they would have put the word "liquids" instead of water. Grab a dictionary, there's a difference between the two.

They use the term water as if they used the word liquid lord knows what people would drink. However, the purpose of the ticker is to make sure you are hydrated. The Mayo Clinic and many other organizations agree that it does not have to be water:

<snip>Although it's a great idea to keep water within reach at all times, you don't need to rely only on what you drink to meet your fluid needs. What you eat also provides a significant portion of your fluid needs. On average, food provides about 20 percent of total water intake. For example, many fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon and tomatoes, are 90 percent or more water by weight.

In addition, beverages such as milk and juice are composed mostly of water. Even beer, wine and caffeinated beverages — such as coffee, tea or soda — can contribute, but these should not be a major portion of your daily total fluid intake. Water is still your best bet because it's calorie-free, inexpensive and readily available. <snip>

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283/NSECTIONGROUP=2

(Jay-Z voice) H to the izzo...(H20)

Just water.

Count anything that has water in it. Don't listen to the purists. They are full of it.