does jelly count as water?

hi there, was just wondering..u no were meant to drink 8 glasses of watrer per day, well i dont really like drinking it all that much so, u no jelly is made of like mostly water (1 packet= 1 pint of water) does that count towards my daily intake or is it not as effective? also, for squash, does that still count or must it be fresh?
thanks :smile:

Reply 1

Fleece

15

most of the things you eat contain water...so no, not really..

squash can count though

Reply 2

Barny

17

Considering Jelly is made up of 99% water, then yes, I'd say it can count on the water front.

Reply 3

zooropa

Jelly would have some calories in it. Water has no calories, so it wouldn't be exactly the same.

Reply 4

galadriel100

15

I don't know, Jelly contains heaps of sugar too. Maybe you'd be drinking water, but you'd be consuming sugar too, so the sugar would kind of outweigh the benifits of drinking the water. Just drink plain water, in a glass, simple.

Reply 5

~the_one~

1

2litres of water a day includes intake from food
so yes it would count

Reply 6

hairy fairy

1

I would have said that it would BUT you'd be better askin your doctor or someone who knows about that diet stuff. Find a web site about it and email someone, there's always someone who you can ask questions like that!
Be good if it did count as daily intake cos i love jelly, esecially the wobbly type. he he

Reply 7

loser88

12

I used to HATE water- and still DO HATE tap water- get some bottled water and put it in the fridge- it's best ice cold...also it's not expensive like some people say because the Tesco own one tastes JUST like Italian spring water and it's SO much cheaper...!

Reply 8

Leigh

15

zooropa

Jelly would have some calories in it. Water has no calories, so it wouldn't be exactly the same.

Water intake is unrelated to calories, regardless of how else you diet, you're supposed to drink a certain amount of water per day.

And like has been said, it does include intake from foods, so jelly would count. Even if food didn't count, jelly is hardly food is it!

Reply 9

rahmed

KingLeigh

Water intake is unrelated to calories, regardless of how else you diet, you're supposed to drink a certain amount of water per day.

And like has been said, it does include intake from foods, so jelly would count. Even if food didn't count, jelly is hardly food is it!

Reply 10

Duck and Cover

15

loser88

I used to HATE water- and still DO HATE tap water- get some bottled water and put it in the fridge- it's best ice cold...also it's not expensive like some people say because the Tesco own one tastes JUST like Italian spring water and it's SO much cheaper...!

I'm the opposite I much prefer tap water!! Although having said that, water varies from place to place, so if I go to my uncles house for example, the water there isn't nice at all! At school we have one of those water coolers which is plumbed in, so for those like me its the best of both worlds :biggrin:

tap water whilst nice and cold!!

Reply 11

galadriel100

15

Duck and Cover

I'm the opposite I much prefer tap water!! Although having said that, water varies from place to place, so if I go to my uncles house for example, the water there isn't nice at all! At school we have one of those water coolers which is plumbed in, so for those like me its the best of both worlds :biggrin:

tap water whilst nice and cold!!

I also like tap water. And I live in ADELAIDE-we have the worst water in Australia, ships won't even fill up with water here lol. Now it's 40C outside, so the water from the tap is hot and a white colour *shudders*

Reply 12

frank01277779

1

Agreed, tap water > bottled water

Bottled water just tastes of nothing, worse when its cold from the fridge...but tap water does vary around the country, but generally, I feel the statement above is true.

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Oh, and on topic - The jelly would count towards your water intake, but what somebody else said about the sugar, it really depends how much jelly you are planning to eat and whether you're worried about you're weight really, sugar=sugar high=good thing!

Reply 13

Barny

17

Just get sugar free jelly, solves the problem.

Reply 14

cubes

1

aside from the pesky carcinogens.

Reply 15

SilverWings

14

cubes

aside from the pesky carcinogens.

What?? In Jelly?!?!| ^o)

Reply 16

_EMMA_

16

i don't think it does :confused:

i mean yes you are supposed to get water thorugh the food you are eating, but i have always thought that you should also drink a couple of glasses of pure water and count them seperately.

Reply 17

StrangeKitten

Yeah, I heard you can't count water in tea and coffee so I'd imagine you aren't allowed to count it in jelly. I find it hard to believe that some people don't like to drink water! Each to their own I guess.

Reply 18

gringalet

12

I've heard that that's a load of rubbish - you can count water in tea and coffee too. Does not have to be plain water at all, as long as you get the right amount of fluid a day.

Reply 19

34253

2

Im of the opinion that it doesnt count, you are supposed to drink 2 ltrs of water per day IN ADDITION to other water intake. http://www.ivillage.co.uk/health/hlive/eat/articles/0,,181168_588681,00.html

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