Does sugar free koolaid count for water?

CVALGAL
CVALGAL Posts: 108 Member
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I am trying to figure out what actually counts as part of the 8 glasses of water a day. Does sugar free koolaid count? What about unsweetened tea?
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  • nicehormones
    nicehormones Posts: 503 Member
    Of course love. Actually, a lot of the foods you eat have water in them that counts. Even a diet coke counts. But I'd recommend drinking as much as you are willing.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I would shoot for 8 plain glasses of water, and if you drink anything else that's made with water, I guess it's a water bonus, but that stuff is made with chemicals!!! Try sweetening water with fresh fruit! Put a pitcher of water in the refrigerator with sliced strawberries and lemons or other berries, watermelon, or things like cucumber and mint! Delish!
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I don't count anything but plain water.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Agree with nicehormones. :)
  • ASPhantom
    ASPhantom Posts: 637 Member
    I only count water as water.

    In my opinion, Koolaid is koolaid, tea is tea.

    Plain water is water.

    I keep a half gallon pitcher in the fridge so it stays nice and cold and I have it on hand instantly.
  • adamsonam
    adamsonam Posts: 127
    Anything water based like tea and Kool-aid def count.
  • dayzeerock
    dayzeerock Posts: 918 Member
    Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.
  • becca92562
    becca92562 Posts: 30 Member
    my doctor told me to count all the liquids i drink aiming for 100 oz a day but make sure at least 1/2 of that comes from good plain old water
  • MAGNIFIEDME
    MAGNIFIEDME Posts: 52 Member
    I would shoot for 8 plain glasses of water, and if you drink anything else that's made with water, I guess it's a water bonus, but that stuff is made with chemicals!!! Try sweetening water with fresh fruit! Put a pitcher of water in the refrigerator with sliced strawberries and lemons or other berries, watermelon, or things like cucumber and mint! Delish!

    couldn't agree with you more MB... sugarfree means chemicals - if for some reason you don't like plain water add lemon juice or like MB's suggestion, even sugar is better than sugar free
  • stanvoodoo
    stanvoodoo Posts: 1,023 Member
    It's water according to my nutritionist. No Carbonation, No Cafeine and No Sugar = water.

    Best of Luck!!!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.
    But I LIKE to drink the kool-aid!!!
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    water means water. period.

    not kool aid, not tea, CERTAINLY NOT COFFEE or SODA (these have caffeine in them which actually causes dehydration)

    water.
  • MAGNIFIEDME
    MAGNIFIEDME Posts: 52 Member
    Becca you are correct - most doctors these days are refining their thoughts on intake of liquid to not just water. The idea is to flush the body, so fluids are fluids - keeping in mind that a coke is not very healthy because of the sugar content and a diet coke is just as bad due to chemicals. Make your choice.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.
    But I LIKE to drink the kool-aid!!!

    I created a kool-aid category just so I could track its delicousness.
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    I count the Gatorade propel zero I drink sometimes as water as my trainer told me to. It has 0% everything and is flavored. It is virtually water he stated. Gatorade reg and everything else I was told to count separately. I was also told no carbonation.
  • JimYeager
    JimYeager Posts: 1
    I do not like the plain taste of water so I add Crystal Light Pure Fitness. It gives the water a better taste but only adds a few calories. I also drink a lot of Coffee but do not count this in my daily water intake. Hope this answered your question.
  • Twasney
    Twasney Posts: 186 Member
    according to my nutritionist it absolutley counts as water. She is quick to make sure its not the only water source but she knows that all water all day is very boring so she suggests adding fruit and berries, or making light tea or juice.

    I try to alternate my 20 oz cup through the day Plain water, water with a hint of something, plain water etc. She says to count the oz of my coffee in the morning too!

    She is very concerned about people intaking too much water (and despite what people here say there is too much and its lower than you think) and throwing off sodium, potassium and electrolyte levels.

    just my two cents!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I created a kool-aid category just so I could track its delicousness.
    ME TOO!!! I gave it a very original name. Alcohol.
  • MzMiller1215
    MzMiller1215 Posts: 633 Member
    Water means water. If it meant kool-aid, it would have said kool-aid.

    ^^^^^What she said.^^^^^
  • ASPhantom
    ASPhantom Posts: 637 Member
    Becca you are correct - most doctors these days are refining their thoughts on intake of liquid to not just water. The idea is to flush the body, so fluids are fluids - keeping in mind that a coke is not very healthy because of the sugar content and a diet coke is just as bad due to chemicals. Make your choice.

    I think they are changing this to suit the desires of the clients. The first time I tried all of this, I tried to tell myself everything else counted too.

    Not this time, something clicked and now to me, water is water period. Clean and pure, Nature at it's best with nothign else to filter out.
  • Twasney
    Twasney Posts: 186 Member
    Becca you are correct - most doctors these days are refining their thoughts on intake of liquid to not just water. The idea is to flush the body, so fluids are fluids - keeping in mind that a coke is not very healthy because of the sugar content and a diet coke is just as bad due to chemicals. Make your choice.

    I think they are changing this to suit the desires of the clients. The first time I tried all of this, I tried to tell myself everything else counted too.

    Not this time, something clicked and now to me, water is water period. Clean and pure, Nature at it's best with nothign else to filter out.

    I would have to disagree with this...because my team of doctors have little to do with my desires...they are really about kicking my *kitten* and making me do it slow and right!
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    Qarol....No Koolaid for your cat..only water...That is one big kitty :noway:
  • PJmetts
    PJmetts Posts: 210 Member
    I do not like the plain taste of water so I add Crystal Light Pure Fitness. It gives the water a better taste but only adds a few calories. I also drink a lot of Coffee but do not count this in my daily water intake. Hope this answered your question.
    I found Crystal Light Pure Fitness actually caused my BG (Sugar) to go up. I'm borderline Diabetic so I watch closely when I change something in my diet. I don't like the taste of water at work so I add lemon juice or sugar free flavor, but at home I go straight water.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    I usually log pancake batter as water intake. Kool-Aid is jailhouse seasoning to me. Put it on sticky buns and mix the red until it's pink. You get strawberry shortcake. Green if you want key-lime pie.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    water means water. period.

    not kool aid, not tea, CERTAINLY NOT COFFEE or SODA (these have caffeine in them which actually causes dehydration)

    water.

    This is another myth. Any dehydrating effects of caffeine are more than counterbalanced by the liquid it's in. Is water the best fluid you can drink? Sure. Is it the only one you CAN drink and have it "count?" No.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Your body needs on average 8 cups of FLUID. NOT neat water.

    You can get this a number of ways. Water, tea, coffee, soda, fruit juice, fruit, veg, etc. Tea, coffee and soda all hydrate you. It may be only 75% of the hydration you'd get from pure water, but it still hydrates, and certainly does not dehydrate. There are thousands, maybe millions, of people who only drink tea or coffee throughout the day who get by just fine!

    People who say they feel better for drinking lots more pure water are either having a placebo effect, or they weren't getting enough fluid from their daily diet beforehand.
  • HollyTsiaussis
    HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
    Of course love. Actually, a lot of the foods you eat have water in them that counts. Even a diet coke counts. But I'd recommend drinking as much as you are willing.

    Diet coke does not count as water, at all. Only plain water counts as water. End of story.
  • RNewton4269
    RNewton4269 Posts: 663 Member
    I count my water as water. I also count my water with Crystal Light in it as water. But a Diet Coke, tea, milk, etc., is different and I count it accordingly.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Your body needs on average 8 cups of FLUID. NOT neat water.

    You can get this a number of ways. Water, tea, coffee, soda, fruit juice, fruit, veg, etc. Tea, coffee and soda all hydrate you. It may be only 75% of the hydration you'd get from pure water, but it still hydrates, and certainly does not dehydrate. There are thousands, maybe millions, of people who only drink tea or coffee throughout the day who get by just fine!

    People who say they feel better for drinking lots more pure water are either having a placebo effect, or they weren't getting enough fluid from their daily diet beforehand.

    Yeah, but I like my pee to be clear as the water it hits.
  • alyssamiller77
    alyssamiller77 Posts: 891 Member
    Oh boy here we go again with a lot of mis-information. The fact is simple, many of the things that you eat and drink contain water. The goal is to get a minimum of 8 cups of water into your system. That water can come from kool-aid, coffee, tea, soda, whatever. Now that said, you do have to account for the other items that may be in those drinks (i.e. sodium, caffeine, sugar, etc) and log those into your diary so that you get a solid view but there's no reason it has to be plain pure water. In fact, if you actually read the recommendations on this from the clinical studies, the suggestion is 8 cups of FLUID, not water specifically.

    Look at it this way, if I take one of those single serving powder tubes and a 16oz bottle of water, I can consume them one of two ways. I could either drink the water straight and then eat the powder in the tube. If I did this no one would argue that I had just taken in 2 cups of water. Of course I'd have to log what I ate in the powder (calories, sugars, carbs, sodium, etc). The other way I can eat it is to dissolve the packet in the water and drink them together. Doing so does not somehow chemically change the composition of the water such that it ceases to be water. It's still water, it just has another substance dissolved in it. Dissolution is NOT a chemical reaction that would change the makeup of the water, it merely means that the molecules of the powder are now intermixed with the molecules of the water (yes I'm oversimplifying I know - to all the science teachers out there).

    So anyway, water is water however you get it, just be sure to account for the calories and other properties of anything you add to it.
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