how much water is in a 'cup'

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HazelAngelstar
HazelAngelstar Posts: 54
in Health and Weight Loss
ok, I just was wondering how much water others class as being a cup.?? I am using 250ml as the basis for one cup of water ... I have 2 x 750ml water bottles which I fill up in the morning, and drink them throughout the day. I then have a glass of water in the morning when I wake; and another one at bedtime ... so making sure I have at least my 8 cups, somedays its more.

i've read some places that you should drink 1.5l a day, other places 2l a day... so using my 250 ml measure I'm meeting 2l a day minimum.

so its not that i'm worried that i'm not getting enough water - its just for logging the amount of cups in MFP. xxx

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  • katep2492
    katep2492 Posts: 81 Member
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    I do 8 oz. as a cup
  • dieselbugparrot
    dieselbugparrot Posts: 160
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    8 oz, I believe that is 225mL
  • Angelabec
    Angelabec Posts: 505 Member
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    I was going on about half a pint (250ml), so at least 2l or 4 pints a day.
  • stephm112
    stephm112 Posts: 297 Member
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    i have 500ml glasses so i drink about 6 of those and count that as 8 x
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
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    I've read 250mL but I do mine as 300mL for a cup. That way, when I drink out of my 600mL bottle, I know how much I'm drinking.
  • lottycat
    lottycat Posts: 333 Member
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    I also count a cup as 250ml or 1/2 pint. But the more I drink the better I feel :)
  • xSophia19
    xSophia19 Posts: 1,536 Member
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    250ml for a glass, thats what i count mine as =)
  • emmyworthy
    emmyworthy Posts: 119 Member
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    I normally try to drink 2 litres a day so a cup to me is 250ml
  • mrdavidjk
    mrdavidjk Posts: 105
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    from wikianswers

    A metric cup is defined as 250 millilitres.
    One US cup = 236.588238 milliliters.

    Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_milliliters_are_in_one_cup#ixzz1VYlp8lx8
  • seal57
    seal57 Posts: 1,259 Member
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    A cup is 250ml......I have a 600ml bottle and drink about 3 1/2 of them.............
  • kiwilan
    kiwilan Posts: 90 Member
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    I have 500ml bottle and have 4 of them a day
  • HazelAngelstar
    HazelAngelstar Posts: 54
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    thanks everyone - it was asked more out of curiousity than anything. also i realised yesterday that one of my bottles is a litre not 750ml; so i've actually been drinking more than i thought. I too feel better when i've drank plenty of water; normally its more noticeable because i feel sluggish when i've not had enough xxx

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