If you add things like crystal light to your water, do you still consider that a glass of water?

Answer 1

No...once the chemical composition is altered it is no longer a glass of water.

Answer 2

justwebbrowsing is correct, adding the powder to the water does not cause a chemical reaction. (Anyone else here taken basic chemistry? Yes, there is a color change, you are adding something colored to the water, there will be color to the water this is normal – not a “color change reaction” – So, no color change, no solid formed, no bubbles or fumes? No? Then there is no chemical reaction)

Ok, I'm done with that tangent. Anyway, if you can't stand to drink the water straight you can add flavoring to it, you are not adding caffeine (which would reduce the benefits of water) nor are you adding sugar, but you are adding an artificial sweetener which is a chemical that in the long run may not be that great for you. So, to answer your question:

Adding Crystal Light to the water can still be condisidered as drinking water, as far as the additional fluids will still keep you hydrated flush out your system, but you are adding unnecessary chemicals to your diet.

For me personally, if it were between not drinking water at all (or very little) vs. drinking Crystal Light and drinking my 6-8 glasses a day, I would drink the Crystal Light, but try to drink as much unflavored/unchanged water as possible.

Cheers and Good Luck!

Answer 3

For nutritional purposes, yes, it still counts as one of your eight glasses of water per day. Crystal Light doesn't contain sugars or anything like that, but only artificial flavoring to make the water taste better. It doesn't count as juice because it doesn't come from fruit, nor contain any sugars of any sort. It is not carbonated, so doesn't count as a soda. No caffeine, either. It may not technically be just a glass of water, but if you're counting the number of glasses of water you're drinking each day, that counts.

Answer 4

It's still better to drink pure water, but yes, it is still considered a glass of water if you put Crystal Light powder in it.

Answer 5

Sure. It's a glass of water plus some powder, so it still counts as a glass of water. Be careful with carbonated beverages though...their water content is not as easily absorbed so more of it just goes through you.

So, for example, it wouldn't be a good idea to drink 8 glasses of soda instead of water because 1) you're getting a lot of unnecessary stuff with your water and 2) you're not actually going to absorb it all (you will spend a lot of time traveling to and from the bathroom though :-)

Answer 6

Yes. Crystal Light and Kool-Aid and Lemonade are non-chemical reactions. They are merely fine granules that dissolve and become suspended among the water. It is still water, just with extra stuff in it (like sugar).

All of the water is still there and unchanged.

Answer 7

Yes, it is still considered a glass of water but the sugars and other things are considered sweets...so you are kind of putting frosting on your salad. Its better than soda, but not as healthy as a normal untainted glass of water.

Answer 8

if you are trying to drink 8 glasses of water a day it still counts as 1 because it is still 99% water

Answer 9

yeah, its now a glass of water with crystal

Answer 10

if you put the crystal light in water