Does water with crystal light count as water intake?

pmontoya9
pmontoya9 Posts: 10 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello! I struggle alot with water intake , does drinking crystal light fruit punch or any flavor with water count as water intake?

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Why do you feel the need to count your water intake?
    Do you have problems with staying adequately hydrated from the sum total of everything you eat and drink?

    Yes the water that you put crystal light into is still water, your body still uses it for hydration.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Also tea, coffee, juices...
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    yes

  • pmontoya9
    pmontoya9 Posts: 10 Member

    sijomial wrote: »
    Why do you feel the need to count your water intake?
    Do you have problems with staying adequately hydrated from the sum total of everything you eat and drink?

    Yes the water that you put crystal light into is still water, your body still uses it for hydration.

    Thank you! Yeah for some reason I think I’m not getting enough water intake. I feel a little dry in face and hands so just wandering what else counts as “water”
  • littlegreenparrot1
    littlegreenparrot1 Posts: 703 Member
    pmontoya9 wrote: »
    Thank you! Yeah for some reason I think I’m not getting enough water intake. I feel a little dry in face and hands so just wandering what else counts as “water”

    As well as your water it might be worth thinking about your fat intake. I find it affects my skin when I don't eat much.
    Avocados, olive oil, fish, that kind of thing can help.
  • pmontoya9
    pmontoya9 Posts: 10 Member
    Thank you so much! Hadn’t thought of that!! Will take into consideration
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    pmontoya9 wrote: »
    Hello! I struggle alot with water intake , does drinking crystal light fruit punch or any flavor with water count as water intake?

    Does it hydrate you? There are fluids in pretty much everything we consume that go towards hydration...being properly hydrated is important and you can tell if you're hydrated or dehydrated by the color of your urine.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    pmontoya9 wrote: »
    sijomial wrote: »
    Why do you feel the need to count your water intake?
    Do you have problems with staying adequately hydrated from the sum total of everything you eat and drink?

    Yes the water that you put crystal light into is still water, your body still uses it for hydration.

    Thank you! Yeah for some reason I think I’m not getting enough water intake. I feel a little dry in face and hands so just wandering what else counts as “water”

    My friend's tortoise never drinks water but has got adequate hydration for 90 years just from its food. :smiley:

    It's normally pretty obvious if you are dehydrated, thirst and darker coloured urine for example.

    Very few drinks aren't net hydrators, hard liquor and very strong coffee such as an expresso for examples. Enjoy your crystal light.

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