Anyone try this Dr. Oz juice???

shelby929
shelby929 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was looking around online and found this melon juice recipe from dr. Oz. It consists of:
3 cups melon
2 cups water
1 cup coconut water
Your supposed to only have to drink 5 cups a day to be hydrated (as opposed to 8 glasses of water I guess?) Anyone try out this water and find it helps with reducing water weight and feeling hydrated, or anyother benefits from it? Let me know!!
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  • qb63
    qb63 Posts: 88 Member
    Sitting back getting ready for the Dr. Oz hate...
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,649 Member
    Might taste good, may help you drink more water, has absolutely NO magical weight loss benefits at all.

    Bonus point: Dr Oz is a quack charlatan. He doesn't give a fig for your weight or health, only for his wallet.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    I don't like coconut anything so I wouldn't like it. It is no more hydrating than any other liquids though, so I would just eat the melon and drink my water.
  • shelby929
    shelby929 Posts: 9 Member
    Yeah I was thinking similar thoughts. I think i may use it just as a soda or juice alternative but i dont think it was do much for weight loss either
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    if Dr. Oz endorses it- I pretty won't go near it. he's such a wackadoo.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    shelby929 wrote: »
    Yeah I was thinking similar thoughts. I think i may use it just as a soda or juice alternative but i dont think it was do much for weight loss either

    Might be a tasty summer drink made with plain sparkling water.

  • mikeshockley
    mikeshockley Posts: 684 Member
    qb63 wrote: »
    Sitting back getting ready for the Dr. Oz hate...

    Okay....


    I'd listen to Dr. Seuss before I'd listen to that hack Dr. Oz!
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    if Dr. Oz endorses it- I pretty won't go near it. he's such a wackadoo.

    Agree for the most part but this is one that I think can be enjoyed as long as you eliminate the "better hydration than water" woo.

  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    Dr. Oz said...

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited June 2015
    It's missing the rum - then I might consider it.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    It's missing the rum - then I might consider it.

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    if Dr. Oz endorses it- I pretty won't go near it. he's such a wackadoo.

    Agree for the most part but this is one that I think can be enjoyed as long as you eliminate the "better hydration than water" woo.

    yeah- I mean I'm all about drinking "infused" water...(speaking of- why everything has to have a name now I have no idea- I mean hell we just threw fruit/citrus in our water when we were younger because it was refreshing and different than just water. But it wasn't magical.)
    Anyway- sorry
    If you like flavored water drink it. It's not going to do jackall for you other than make you happy and drink more LOL

    also- it's to early to be on the forums- I'm not well caffeinated.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    That's a lot of fruit and a little water. Is it supposed to be a "natural" alternative to sports/energy drinks?

    I don't get it.

    If I want to be hydrated, I'll drink water. If I want fruity water, I'll throw some lemon in it.

    If I want melon, I'll EAT some melon.

    Mehmet Oz is an idiot.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    anything dr oz says I do the exact opposite.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    It's missing the rum - then I might consider it.

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    In for Dr. Oz talk, though
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    edited June 2015
    shelby929 wrote: »
    I was looking around online and found this melon juice recipe from dr. Oz. It consists of:
    3 cups melon
    2 cups water
    1 cup coconut water
    Your supposed to only have to drink 5 cups a day to be hydrated (as opposed to 8 glasses of water I guess?) Anyone try out this water and find it helps with reducing water weight and feeling hydrated, or anyother benefits from it? Let me know!!

    Did anyone else find this disturbing? That makes no logical sense whatsoever.

    OP, coconut water has a great electrolyte profile, so you can just drink that once in a while. I like to bring powdered coconut water backpacking because it replaces lost electrolytes at the end of the day (Gatorade will do the same thing).
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    shelby929 wrote: »
    I was looking around online and found this melon juice recipe from dr. Oz. It consists of:
    3 cups melon
    2 cups water
    1 cup coconut water
    Your supposed to only have to drink 5 cups a day to be hydrated (as opposed to 8 glasses of water I guess?) Anyone try out this water and find it helps with reducing water weight and feeling hydrated, or anyother benefits from it? Let me know!!

    Did anyone else find this disturbing? That makes no logical sense whatsoever.

    OP, coconut water has a great electrolyte profile, so you can just drink that once in a while. I like to bring powdered coconut water backpacking because it replaces lost electrolytes at the end of the day (Gatorade will do the same thing).

    I ignored everything after "dr oz said"
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    shelby929 wrote: »
    I was looking around online and found this melon juice recipe from dr. Oz. It consists of:
    3 cups melon
    2 cups water
    1 cup coconut water
    Your supposed to only have to drink 5 cups a day to be hydrated (as opposed to 8 glasses of water I guess?) Anyone try out this water and find it helps with reducing water weight and feeling hydrated, or anyother benefits from it? Let me know!!

    Did anyone else find this disturbing? That makes no logical sense whatsoever.

    OP, coconut water has a great electrolyte profile, so you can just drink that once in a while. I like to bring powdered coconut water backpacking because it replaces lost electrolytes at the end of the day (Gatorade will do the same thing).

    I ignored everything after "dr oz said"

    "Dr oz" is my cue to keep reading.

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  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    shelby929 wrote: »
    I was looking around online and found this melon juice recipe from dr. Oz. It consists of:
    3 cups melon
    2 cups water
    1 cup coconut water
    Your supposed to only have to drink 5 cups a day to be hydrated (as opposed to 8 glasses of water I guess?) Anyone try out this water and find it helps with reducing water weight and feeling hydrated, or anyother benefits from it? Let me know!!

    Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. O wait, that's the Wizard of Oz.

    But seriously, there is no way that 5 cups of water will give you as much water as 8 cups of water. The only reason to think that this statement might be true is if it only takes 5 cups of water for a person to be hydrated. I've seen recommendations that women get 11.5 glasses of water per day and men should get 15.5 glasses per day. My water intake is somewhere around the 15.5 glasses mark, though I don't spend much time tracking it. To say I would only need a third of that if I drink this magic water is a little farfetched.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Can someone define/quantify "glass of water" who the hell makes up these recommendations?!
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Can someone define/quantify "glass of water" who the hell makes up these recommendations?!

    A "glass of water" is 8 fluid ounces of water.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Can someone define/quantify "glass of water" who the hell makes up these recommendations?!

    A "glass of water" is 8 fluid ounces of water.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Why can't they just say that, instead of speaking to people like they're kindergarteners.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    5 cups of water and then eating the 3 cups of melon would possibly provide similar hydration to 8 cups of water. The melon is mostly water. Actually, most of a person's hydration comes from food anyway.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Why can't they just say that, instead of speaking to people like they're kindergarteners.

    Not everyone needs the same amount of water. Check the urine color.
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  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    Why can't they just say that, instead of speaking to people like they're kindergarteners.

    It has been said millions of times over the last 50 or so years since the 8 glasses of water was first recommended. They figure people have heard it enough that the 8 oz. is now understood and that (reasonably intelligent) people no longer need to have it spelled out for them every time.

  • Athos282
    Athos282 Posts: 405 Member
    SherryTeach wrote: »
    5 cups of water and then eating the 3 cups of melon would possibly provide similar hydration to 8 cups of water. The melon is mostly water. Actually, most of a person's hydration comes from food anyway.

    Wait, what?

  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    ^^^ know, what I'm saying is not only is that recommendation completely wrong, but that they dumbed it down so far that it makes even less sense.
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