If I eat snow... does that count towards my water intake?

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  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    Nice try. You still have to shovel your part of the sidewalk.

    DONT OUT ME! I was going to sell this to my neighbors!
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    Don't forget... if you pack it tightly and drizzle it with cherry syrop, it counts towards your daily fruit requirements

    "WHOA! She said, "Pack it tightly"! Gotta get me some of that! yeah..." *B!tc#Slap
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  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Snow has negative calories. You'll shed about 5lb eating a garden-full.

    Bingo!
    Combine snow, celery, and raspberry ketones and you've got the latest weight loss supplement.

    If I add raspberry keytones to my snow cone, does THAT ALSO count towards my fruit needs?
    What about all that unhealthy sugar?

    As long as you eat them upside down, under a walnut tree, you'll be fine. If you eat them under any other tree besides a walnut tree the unhealthy sugar will turn straight to fat and go to your forehead.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    Unfortunately, due to pollution and acid rain, you'd be ingesting an exorbitant amount of toxins by eating snow. You would need to cleanse immediately after doing this.

    If I walk around wrapped in plastic, will that be a sufficient way to manage the toxins?

    Only if you use Saran Wrap brand.

    And take pictures.

    my FL knows I'm good for pictures... but I only buy the cheap stuff from Costco
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    Snow has negative calories. You'll shed about 5lb eating a garden-full.

    Bingo!
    Combine snow, celery, and raspberry ketones and you've got the latest weight loss supplement.

    If I add raspberry keytones to my snow cone, does THAT ALSO count towards my fruit needs?
    What about all that unhealthy sugar?

    As long as you eat them upside down, under a walnut tree, you'll be fine. If you eat them under any other tree besides a walnut tree the unhealthy sugar will turn straight to fat and go to your forehead.

    I'm from CANADA... we don't have walnut trees!!
    Am I screwed here? Or will acorns substitue?
  • Queen_Adrock
    Queen_Adrock Posts: 130 Member
    I'm in Edmonton. I should probably eat snow too, my backyard is overfilled with the stuff right now. But I'd probably log it under "unflavored sno-cones" as opposed to water.
  • aliciagetshealthy
    aliciagetshealthy Posts: 946 Member
    You're eating it, not drinking it, so no, it doesn't count.

    what if I let it melt in my mouth first?


    But if we chew it wouldnt that be like those negative calorie foods....yeah I think it would burn off more calories to chew it than to drink it making it a win win situation. Yeah Id go with that.....

    So, it's settled:
    • Avoid non-white snow, because that's extra calories
    • If you melt it before drinking, then it's easier to measure
    • If you let it melt in your mouth first, you temporarily increase metabolic burn rate
    • If you munch it on down, then you also get a negative caloric intake
    <furiously takes notes to publish on Wikipedia>

    Don't forget... if you pack it tightly and drizzle it with cherry syrop, it counts towards your daily fruit requirements

    Thank you Mirey, for proper credit. I am assuming this is a profit sharing venture. :tongue:
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Snow has negative calories. You'll shed about 5lb eating a garden-full.

    Bingo!
    Combine snow, celery, and raspberry ketones and you've got the latest weight loss supplement.

    If I add raspberry keytones to my snow cone, does THAT ALSO count towards my fruit needs?
    What about all that unhealthy sugar?

    As long as you eat them upside down, under a walnut tree, you'll be fine. If you eat them under any other tree besides a walnut tree the unhealthy sugar will turn straight to fat and go to your forehead.

    I'm from CANADA... we don't have walnut trees!!
    Am I screwed here? Or will acorns substitue?

    :noway:
  • SoozeE512
    SoozeE512 Posts: 439 Member
    Good question. We've got snow falling here in Boston. If I go outside and stick my tongue out, how long would it take for me to catch enough flakes of snow to equal a cup of water?
  • melinda200208
    melinda200208 Posts: 525 Member
    Ha! That may take a while. I bet you will get more snowflakes in your eye before your mouth. Seriously, try it LOL
    Good question. We've got snow falling here in Boston. If I go outside and stick my tongue out, how long would it take for me to catch enough flakes of snow to equal a cup of water?
  • ChristieisReady
    ChristieisReady Posts: 708 Member
    You could probably even log that as exercise.

    Wait a second - bicep chest has an awesome idea here. Calorie is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 deg C.

    This means that if you consume water that's no more than 36 deg C, one less than body temp 37 C, you will be consuming negative calories for EVERY GRAM OF WATER!!!

    HOLY **** SOMEONE GET A PEN!!!

    Actually............... that might be accurate. Get your possible facts out of my FACE.
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    You could probably even log that as exercise.

    Wait a second - bicep chest has an awesome idea here. Calorie is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 deg C.

    This means that if you consume water that's no more than 36 deg C, one less than body temp 37 C, you will be consuming negative calories for EVERY GRAM OF WATER!!!

    HOLY **** SOMEONE GET A PEN!!!

    Actually............... that might be accurate. Get your possible facts out of my FACE.

    You know what this also means . . . HOT WATER MAKES YOU FAT. OMG everything we thought we knew about diet and nutrition was completely wrong!!
  • ChristieisReady
    ChristieisReady Posts: 708 Member
    You could probably even log that as exercise.

    Wait a second - bicep chest has an awesome idea here. Calorie is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 deg C.

    This means that if you consume water that's no more than 36 deg C, one less than body temp 37 C, you will be consuming negative calories for EVERY GRAM OF WATER!!!

    HOLY **** SOMEONE GET A PEN!!!

    Actually............... that might be accurate. Get your possible facts out of my FACE.

    You know what this also means . . . HOT WATER MAKES YOU FAT. OMG everything we thought we knew about diet and nutrition was completely wrong!!

    That's why tea doesn't count as water, obviously.
  • warriorprincessdi
    warriorprincessdi Posts: 617 Member
    AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT

    hahahaha
  • NutellaAddict
    NutellaAddict Posts: 1,258 Member
    I don't know I wouldnt do it..I would be afraid you would go over 1,200 calories.
  • Juliejustsaying
    Juliejustsaying Posts: 2,332 Member
    but exactly how many special snowflakes does it take to make 8 cups of water? I'm pretty sure I can prove someone wrong here...

    I'm that good...

    :noway:
  • diddyk
    diddyk Posts: 269 Member
    I live in canada too, born and raised. I love to eat snow, its my favorite way to get my water intake. I eat about 15 cups of snow per day, and I love taking my dog sled out to find fresh untouched snow to munch on. watch out for polar bears though....if i see one i hide in my igloo, they can never find me. :)

    how do you manage the brain freeze?

    how big is your igloo? want company?

    I'm also Canadian. This just made my sh*tty day so much better!
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Only yellow snow counts, avoid the white snow...
  • LMick1986
    LMick1986 Posts: 431
    As a weather person.....and a pro nutritionist.....AND a tax specialist: No it does not count because snow isn't water and that's just silly to even ask.
  • runningbs
    runningbs Posts: 132 Member
    You're eating it, not drinking it, so no, it doesn't count.

    what if I let it melt in my mouth first?

    winning :glasses:
  • agataarchangel
    agataarchangel Posts: 292 Member
    LOL.

    I hear the yellow snow tastes like Lemon and contains naturally-sourced Vitamin C. Go ahead, eat up, drink up..... Captain Planet will Thank You. :-D

    ;-)
  • cindiva65
    cindiva65 Posts: 335 Member
    but exactly how many special snowflakes does it take to make 8 cups of water? I'm pretty sure I can prove someone wrong here...

    I'm that good...

    :noway:


    523,940....give or take a few....because every snowflake is different
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Gotta make sure it's devoid of twigs, dirt, pee, leaves etc. or it counts as food.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • agataarchangel
    agataarchangel Posts: 292 Member
    AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT

    hahahaha

    HAHAHA. Totally just pictured her, and said that in her voice too. Awesome.
  • DBiddle69
    DBiddle69 Posts: 682 Member
    "this is true. I never thought about the numbness... and what about brain freezes?
    but I'm determined to save the planet! I can suffer the pain if necessary... "


    Pain is only temporary!
  • aakokopelli7
    aakokopelli7 Posts: 196 Member
    I grew up in a little town with a paper mill. If you wanted to live to see age 40 you didn't eat the snow.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Snow has negative calories. You'll shed about 5lb eating a garden-full.

    Bingo!
    Combine snow, celery, and raspberry ketones and you've got the latest weight loss supplement.

    If I add raspberry keytones to my snow cone, does THAT ALSO count towards my fruit needs?
    What about all that unhealthy sugar?

    As long as you eat them upside down, under a walnut tree, you'll be fine. If you eat them under any other tree besides a walnut tree the unhealthy sugar will turn straight to fat and go to your forehead.

    I'm from CANADA... we don't have walnut trees!!
    Am I screwed here? Or will acorns substitue?

    I've heard that a good shot of cider vinegar really mitigates the risk here...so maybe try that.
  • DBiddle69
    DBiddle69 Posts: 682 Member
    My French model girlfriend found this on the internet...."Eating snow for one hour = 8 glasses of water"

    It must be true it's on the internet!!

    Bonjour
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    Good question. We've got snow falling here in Boston. If I go outside and stick my tongue out, how long would it take for me to catch enough flakes of snow to equal a cup of water?

    remember... this will have to be adjusted if you have to run around to catch them. If you break a sweat, you're instantly dehydrating yourself.
  • cindiva65
    cindiva65 Posts: 335 Member
    Snow has negative calories. You'll shed about 5lb eating a garden-full.

    Bingo!
    Combine snow, celery, and raspberry ketones and you've got the latest weight loss supplement.

    If I add raspberry keytones to my snow cone, does THAT ALSO count towards my fruit needs?
    What about all that unhealthy sugar?

    As long as you eat them upside down, under a walnut tree, you'll be fine. If you eat them under any other tree besides a walnut tree the unhealthy sugar will turn straight to fat and go to your forehead.

    I'm from CANADA... we don't have walnut trees!!
    Am I screwed here? Or will acorns substitue?

    I've heard that a good shot of cider vinegar really mitigates the risk here...so maybe try that.

    If that doesnt work I suggest a shot of vodka

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