Can I track Gatorade as water?

BlueLaurie92
BlueLaurie92 Posts: 12 Member
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I don't drink Gatorade very often. And I would just like to know if I should track it as water, or just as a "snack".
I bought a bottle yesterday for the contoured bottle shape. I didn't want to waste the Gatorade itself so I put it in my gym bottle for use later today, then I filled the bottle with water and put in the freezer to use as a foot roller.

Because I know it would count as caloric intake, I understand that I should track it as a snack, but can I also put it under my water?

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,772 Member
    It's all up to you. If you're tracking it for hydration purposes, any drinks count really.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,954 Member
    edited February 2023
    It's mostly water, so you could. While there's a consensus of how much water one should drink a day, there isn't one that says it should only be water. I drink at least 2 20oz Gatorade Zero's a day and count that toward my water intake.


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  • clairrob
    clairrob Posts: 38 Member
    I've added a new category as 'Drinks' and add anything non-water to there. Its good to track sodium and sugar intake.
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,342 Member
    Unless you're drinking Gatorade zero, the calorie hit is pretty significant (20 oz. = 140 calories). I'd log it as a snack based on that, for sure. Pretty much any liquid can count towards water consumption, so it could be noted there too, if you're tracking water closely.
  • BlueLaurie92
    BlueLaurie92 Posts: 12 Member
    clairrob wrote: »
    I've added a new category as 'Drinks' and add anything non-water to there. Its good to track sodium and sugar intake.

    You can add categories to track?
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,068 Member
    BlueLaurie92 wrote: »
    clairrob wrote: »
    I've added a new category as 'Drinks' and add anything non-water to there. Its good to track sodium and sugar intake.

    You can add categories to track?

    Yes. You can have up to 5 "meals" even in free MFP, at least as of last I knew, and you can (re-) name all of them anything you wish.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,772 Member
    edited February 2023
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    BlueLaurie92 wrote: »
    clairrob wrote: »
    I've added a new category as 'Drinks' and add anything non-water to there. Its good to track sodium and sugar intake.

    You can add categories to track?

    Yes. You can have up to 5 "meals" even in free MFP, at least as of last I knew, and you can (re-) name all of them anything you wish.

    Up to 6 even 🙂
  • BlueLaurie92
    BlueLaurie92 Posts: 12 Member
    Thank you everyone, for your help. I've learned some things here. I added a category for "other drinks" so that drinks not part of a meal don't have to be categorized as snacks. And I've made a category for my gummy vitamins.
    I've opted to leave the Gatorade as a snack for that day. Someone mentioned they'd only count the volume as part of their water intake if it was Zero, and it wasn't.
    I appreciate all the help and tips.

    If anyone can also help me with lowering my blood pressure and BPM, please give me an add. I can use all the help I can get.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,068 Member
    BlueLaurie92 wrote: »
    Thank you everyone, for your help. I've learned some things here. I added a category for "other drinks" so that drinks not part of a meal don't have to be categorized as snacks. And I've made a category for my gummy vitamins.
    I've opted to leave the Gatorade as a snack for that day. Someone mentioned they'd only count the volume as part of their water intake if it was Zero, and it wasn't.
    I appreciate all the help and tips.

    If anyone can also help me with lowering my blood pressure and BPM, please give me an add. I can use all the help I can get.

    It will matter if you have familial hypercholesterolemia or high blood pressure (i.e., unfavorable genetics/family history, especially among family in your line who were not overweight or obese).

    Without those factors, simply getting down to a healthy weight, and getting a moderate exercise routine going alongside, can possibly make a big contribution to health improvement. It can be some help, even with genetic factors, perhaps.

    For me, without much negative family history, losing down to that healthy weight made my formerly high cholesterol, triglycerides and high blood pressure drop into the normal range, and they've stayed there since for my 7ish years maintaining a healthy weight. In fact, they were dropping at least close to normal after losing 25 pounds or so (of 50-some I needed to lose to get from class 1 obese to goal). I didn't add exercise, but I was already active, so maybe my lipids/BP would've been even worse if I hadn't been active, no way to know.

    Some people report that eating larger amounts of varied, colorful veggies/fruits, and perhaps shifting more grains to whole grain, has positive effects, too. I already ate a bunch of that kind of thing when fat, as an old hippie-esque long-term vegetarian, so I can't be a witness for that one, either.

    I'm not very active on the MFP friend on that side of things - more of a forum gal, I guess - though I do accept requests, I don't usually send them because I know I'm sub-par as a friend. 😬

    Best wishes for improvement, nonetheless!

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