What is a "cup of water"

goonas
goonas Posts: 205
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I guess its an American term but what measurement is a cup of water?
It's only so I log my water intake more accurately to something I can relate to.

Would most say 250ml is a cup?

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  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
    It's 250ml.
  • Murf1968
    Murf1968 Posts: 315 Member
    I also assume a cup is 250ml.

    If I drink a 2l bottle of water a day, I log that as my 8 cups.
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    1 cup = 8 oz = 250.05 ml

    Thank you, google.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    1 US cup is 237 ml often rounded to 240 ml
  • sicoe17
    sicoe17 Posts: 120 Member
    1 US cup is 237 ml often rounded to 240 ml
    This
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    8 oz
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    250ml UK measurements.... looks like we get more water in than the Americans :drinker: !
    x
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    It's only so I log my water intake more accurately to something I can relate to.

    Would most say 250ml is a cup?

    It's about 3.5 tomatoes. :wink:
  • Ruthe8
    Ruthe8 Posts: 423 Member
    1 cup = 8 oz = 250.05 ml

    Thank you, google.
    Try again. 250 ml is considered a metric cup, but 8 ounces does not equal 250.5 ml. Not at all.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    236.588 ml
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    250ml UK measurements.... looks like we get more water in than the Americans :drinker: !
    x

    except theNHS say 1.3 litres is enough ;-)
  • SamanthaH10
    SamanthaH10 Posts: 72 Member
    1 US cup is 237 ml often rounded to 240 ml

    ^^ YES!
  • goonas
    goonas Posts: 205
    Thanks everyone.
  • Dragonldy69
    Dragonldy69 Posts: 368 Member
    I drink :drinker: atleast 4-5 20oz bottles of water a day.. I was always told to drink atleast 64oz of water a day.So I guess I am drinking around 80 oz a day... I don't know much about the ml thing.. Just remember that WATER is one of the most important things in weight loss.. :drinker:
  • cloggsy71
    cloggsy71 Posts: 2,208 Member
    I class my water consumption in 750/800ml glasses. So 8 glasses is 6 litres.

    :wink:
  • smaschin
    smaschin Posts: 91
    it is like a mug of coffee but different !
  • Kagami_Taiga
    Kagami_Taiga Posts: 124 Member
    According to American studies you should drink 2 litres/8 cups of water a day. So 250ml.
  • Sabresgal63
    Sabresgal63 Posts: 641 Member
    8 ounces or 240 ml:bigsmile:
  • Joannie30
    Joannie30 Posts: 415 Member
    I count 1 pint as 2 cups, so i try and drink 4 pints per day.
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
    Probably should have specified where you live :P a 'cup' is measured differently in Canada / UK / USA. Just as an aside, due to this difference it's really important that when tracking food you are tracking the right 'size' of cup consistently.
  • TheFinalThird
    TheFinalThird Posts: 315 Member
    250ml UK measurements.... looks like we get more water in than the Americans :drinker: !
    x

    Yes, but that is necessary because of your dry senses of humor. :smile:
  • mjterp
    mjterp Posts: 650 Member
    Yeah...I googled, too. Seems half a pint is one cup...so four pints or more per day.

    "It comes in PINTS?!" (Quote from Lord of the Rings that I couldn't help but post...I'm such a Geek!)
  • lindsiswatchingyou
    lindsiswatchingyou Posts: 114 Member
    A cup of water is 8 oz, but I recently saw a doctor because of a kdney stone. I asked for clarification and when _ # of glasses a day is recommended, apparently that's a 10-12 oz glass of water, NOT 8 oz.
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    1 cup = 8 oz = 250.05 ml

    Thank you, google.
    Try again. 250 ml is considered a metric cup, but 8 ounces does not equal 250.5 ml. Not at all.

    I stand corrected. I've never heard of a metric cup. I should do more googling as well.
  • becs_91
    becs_91 Posts: 180 Member
    I will never understand why we Americans decided to use our own measuring system that confuses the rest of the world, and vice versa. What was wrong with metric? lol
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