Sparkling Water = Water?

Ashley_John
Ashley_John Posts: 25
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi!
What do you consider water? I have some sparkling water that has a kiwi and strawberry flavor to it that I like to drink. The liquid is clear, but I can't decide if I want to count it as water, or only plan water as water.

Thoughts?

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  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Almost any liquid can be counted as water (excluding alcohol and caffeine over 450mg) but if it has calories, just make sure you log that as well. Adding fruit, carbonation, sugar or any other flavoring does not suddenly change the chemical composition of water (H2O) in into something else. If it hydrates, count it as water.
  • ColinJacksonMusic
    ColinJacksonMusic Posts: 13
    I don't know if you are in England or not, but if you are then I drink the Tesco Apple and Raspberry water, two or three litre bottles a day, and have done so for the past five years! The tap water in this part of England (Suffolk) tastes so bad I couldn't bear it. Calories are only 20 calories per litre bottle so it doesn't affect the daily allowance much.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I count most liquids as water. If they have calories I log them as well.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    I don't track my water. If it has calories and you track your water, log it as both. 8oz of JoeBob brand strawberry kiwi fizzy water with 50 calories would be logged as JoeBob brand strawberry kiwi fizzy water and 8oz water, for example.

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