Milk counts as water, right?

Molly_Maguire
Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
in Food and Nutrition
The cow had to drink a lot of water to produce the milk, how else is it a liquid? And that explains where powdered milk comes from, it's just milk with the water removed. So if I just drink 8 glasses of milk a day I should be good, right?
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  • jenneal89
    jenneal89 Posts: 243
    I would think so, yes. It hydrates you. It has more calories than water tho ;)
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    I know, right? It just makes sense. I think I'll be making the switch to milk soon!
  • eatcleanNtraindirty
    eatcleanNtraindirty Posts: 444 Member
    Eh I would consider it half water half non water. It's a liquid, yes. But not all of it is water. How much milk do you drink a day?
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Eh I would consider it half water half non water. It's a liquid, yes. But not all of it is water. How much milk do you drink a day?
    No matter how much she drinks, milk did her body good!
  • SuperSexyDork
    SuperSexyDork Posts: 1,669 Member
    Please tell me that this is just a parody of the "counting condensed soup as water" thread... UGH!
  • determined_01
    determined_01 Posts: 147
    Cows milk has a lot of sugar it in. Log it as milk, it has calories, fat, protein, sugar. water doesn't, don't cheat yourself!
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    Please tell me that this is just a parody of the "counting condensed soup as water" thread... UGH!

    Ding ding ding ding ding! Winner!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    Mmm, what if I make condensed soup with milk?
  • weepingwillowtrees
    weepingwillowtrees Posts: 21 Member
    no. water is water. milk is dairy
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Mmm, what if I make condensed soup with milk?

    Then you can count it is double the amount of water.
  • becs_91
    becs_91 Posts: 180 Member
    Please tell me that this is just a parody of the "counting condensed soup as water" thread... UGH!

    Ding ding ding ding ding! Winner!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    LOL, thank god! I was 99% sure you were kidding but didn't want to be a **** and call you out if you weren't!
  • mccbabe1
    mccbabe1 Posts: 737 Member
    wow!!!8 glasses of milk?! dang.. lotta calories in just milk :sad: not the same I dont thing.. well milk has a LOT Of sugar in it/carbs and all that.. water is water.. milk is milk tea is tea... i mean it has water in it.. but so does soda.. and soda sure isnt water
    Y would you want 8 glasses of milk?!:noway:
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    wow!!!8 glasses of milk?! dang.. lotta calories in just milk :sad: not the same I dont thing.. well milk has a LOT Of sugar in it/carbs and all that.. water is water.. milk is milk tea is tea... i mean it has water in it.. but so does soda.. and soda sure isnt water
    Y would you want 8 glasses of milk?!:noway:

    what has two legs, two arms, and completely missed the point of this thread? :laugh: :laugh:
  • 1Kristine1
    1Kristine1 Posts: 697 Member
    I count all fluids as water.
    Technically you could also count anything that is liquid at room temp like icecream, jello etc.
    But thats just how I do it. The point is that you hydrate your body with enough fluids.
  • aidsmith
    aidsmith Posts: 10 Member
    Milk is a fluid, and will hydrate you, however it's very high in calories and fat. If you drink 8 glasses a day of full-fat milk that would be a large proportion of your calorie intake; even semi-skimmed milk has about 100 calories per glass. Log it as milk.
  • Farburnfred
    Farburnfred Posts: 333 Member
    Milk is food, thats how it sustains infant mammals. yes its liquid but its not water
  • MissSusieQ
    MissSusieQ Posts: 533 Member
    I know you were just taking the p***, but now i'm thinking about how much i love milk and i'm sad.
  • keasarge
    keasarge Posts: 26 Member
    hmmm if i dip a cookie into the milk its still counts as water right??????
  • MissSusieQ
    MissSusieQ Posts: 533 Member
    hmmm if i dip a cookie into the milk its still counts as water right??????

    i think so. if you drink your hot chocolate through a timtam and then eat the melted biscuit, it counts towards your water..
  • keasarge
    keasarge Posts: 26 Member
    hmmm if i dip a cookie into the milk its still counts as water right??????

    i think so. if you drink your hot chocolate through a timtam and then eat the melted biscuit, it counts towards your water..

    oh god i want a timtam so badly now!!!
  • becs_91
    becs_91 Posts: 180 Member
    hmmm if i dip a cookie into the milk its still counts as water right??????

    i think so. if you drink your hot chocolate through a timtam and then eat the melted biscuit, it counts towards your water..

    oh god i want a timtam so badly now!!!

    ahhh timtams!
  • mgobluetx12
    mgobluetx12 Posts: 1,326 Member
    WTF is a timtam?
  • becs_91
    becs_91 Posts: 180 Member
    WTF is a timtam?

    640px-Packet_of_Original_Tim_Tams.JPG

    These crack-laced chocolate cookies they sell in Australia. Once in a blue moon I'll see them in the US. delicious.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Milk is mainly water - so yes it counts towards your fluid intake for the day.
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    Eh I would consider it half water half non water. It's a liquid, yes. But not all of it is water. How much milk do you drink a day?

    I actually think it should count as a full cup of water. 1 cup of water is 240ml, which weight 240g. 1 cup of skim milk has 12g sugar and 8 g protein. If you ignore the mass of micronutrients, you still have 220 g of water!
  • vintagesquirrel
    vintagesquirrel Posts: 190
    TIM TAMS ARE MANNA FROM HEAVEN. Lol, sorry for the caps, but I haven't noshed on one of these babies since I moved back home from New Zealand. I would happily gorge myself on a whole back with my afternoon tea right this second....
    WTF is a timtam?

    640px-Packet_of_Original_Tim_Tams.JPG

    These crack-laced chocolate cookies they sell in Australia. Once in a blue moon I'll see them in the US. delicious.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Is there some sort of water police nobody told me about that checks your diary for what "counts" and what doesn't??? If you're trying to stay hydrated, of course milk helps. If you're arbitrarily trying to reach 8 glasses of water a day and please the water police, I don't know what to tell you.
  • vintagesquirrel
    vintagesquirrel Posts: 190
    So if I eat a whole package of tim-tams with my tea.... the water police won't count the calories, right? Just the tea bit? :D
  • Jynus
    Jynus Posts: 519 Member
    The point of this thread confuses me. yes milk hydrates you. Anything with water hydrates you including things like fruit. tho the level of hydration depends on a variety of factors. Do people not understand this?

    And drinking that much milk is actually standard practice for people trying to gain weight. Easy simple non filling calories. 2L a day does the body good.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Tomatoes. 95% water. 3.5 biggies count as a cup of water. See my log.

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