Bored with water, but still need to drink enough!?

Question

I just am so bored with drinking so much water to get my daily 8 glasses per day. What else can I drink that won't make me fat?

I do not want to drink caffeine either

Answer 1

Hi Ajafifi,
I did a web search for you. The only editorial (professionally written) article I found (besides a bunch of ads which I don't trust)on ways to meet your daily water intake requirement was here: http://www.champhealth.com/wateralternatives.html

I read some of the other answers. I would not recommend Crystal Light because it contains Nutrasweet (aspartame). Research reports have been steadily accumulating data that it's dangerous. Not that it causes cancer like the Nutrasweet lobby likes to defend itself from, but it causes nerve damage on a small scale.

Other answerers said squeezing lemon or lime juice and this is good. But other high-sugar juices or flavors will add calories, which you said you wanted to avoid.

One answerer said that decaf tea was a diuretic, and that's incorrect. It's the caffeine in tea and coffee that acts as the diuretic.

I hope this helps you.
Leafgreen

Answer 2

You could try a slice of lemon or lime in your water. You could substitute decaf tea for part of your daily water, but since tea is actually a diuretic (makes you lose more fluid than you take in), I wouldn't replace all your water with tea. There are also flavored waters you can buy, but I think they're not worth the cost. You could flavor your water with a little fruit juice (cranberry juice, for instance). You could drink artificially sweetened sodas as part of your daily 8 glasses, but again I wouldn't use that as a substitute for all of the water, because I don't think a lot of artificial sweetener is good for you on a daily basis.

Answer 3

You could drink fruit-flavored teas. I just stick a tea bag right on in the water bottle. It's cheap, flavorful, and neat. Crystal light is another option. Also, one thing i love to do is to use the cucumber flavored water they have at spas. Slice up a cucumber and stick it in some water. (the alternative is squeezing some lemon or orange in your water, that works too! plus, citrus water reduces bloating before a big meal)

Answer 4

There are all sorts of new flavors you can add to your water nowdays. And you can even mix flavors. Crystal Light makes some good flavors. You can add some lemons or limes, even a cucumber and orange slices. Be creative. I like teas, so I drink "mugicha" which is roasted barley tea. (no caffiene) It can be a coffee alternative as well as a great drink for summer.

Answer 5

How are you drinking the water? The best thing to help me get my daily water intake was a nalgene bottle. I don't know what it is, but it made drinking water fun! and my water can't be too cold. If its at room temperature, it goes down easier. Good Luck!!

Answer 6

You can apparently get some of your water fulfillment from fruit...though I gotta say I love drinking Vitamin Water...tastes very good and has some little extra benefits to it (as the name suggests).

Answer 7

how about sipping some water through out the day ? if that is a pain ? how about some lime juice with a lil less sugar or maybe some organe juice ? You have drinks like gatorade which is good !!

Answer 8

Add a little juice to your water. Natural juice, not sweetened. Lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, etc. All the citrus juices are good and will make the water taste better.

Answer 9

chilled coconut water/juice, it is very refreshing, but it will cost you. Goto your local grocery, fruit section. Tea, but there is caffiene, not that much i think. I'm very particular with caffeine too, esp. in coffee. But I won't have second thoughts of drinking it coz it helps in digestion and their are other health benefits. Add milk and sugar then you have milk tea, very good too.

Answer 10

i have to agree with the crystal light stuff, because they sell them in individually wrapped packages now, there just enough to put into a bottle of water. (i sound like a salesman lol) . and they taste good too, i just buy my bottled water an pour a package into it (very easy to do) an shake it. because i dont like water either, plain water doesnt quinch my thirst well for some reason =P