How Much Water Do You Eat?

Sounds like you are doing all the right things. Good Work! Ginger is delicious! I only just finished a Ginger Tea! I eat a lot of nuts and seeds too as I go better with some fats in my diet and along with avocados, this is where I get them from. Cashews, Almonds and Chia Seeds are probably the most common ones that I eat.

We eat mostly Brazils and Almonds and I add a generous handful of pine nuts to roast vegies and stir fries. I add ginger to just about everything, including all meats and vegies, porridge, custard, fruit dishes, salads, coffee. I find the ginger tea tasteless, but I get a ginger drink from Indonesia which is just ginger and another one that is ginger, chili and spices. They are great!

I like to put a little honey into the ginger tea and I find that it compliments the ginger nicely. I do like Brazils also but do not use them as much. We use almonds mainly for making almond milk. We always have cashews because we sell them and have boxes and boxes of them here.

Zandi, food does not get more water in it than watermelon! That is great. You are right. We need to eat lots of water rich foods in hot areas. I am sure that it is much hotter there where you are most of the time than here where I am as well. Do you get coconuts there naturally? They are great for drinking and eating too. I just planted some papaya seeds recently and they are growing fast. They fruit very quickly too which is great!

Thanks Ocean for the compliments. Oh...I wish I am that pretty.

It is great that you eat a lot of vegetables as they are mostly high water foods. Watermelon is very high in water. If that is your favourite food, then you are doing well!

It is funny how I asked the question "How Much Water Do You Eat?" and I get people answering telling me how muck water that they DRINK! Drinking lots of water each day is important, but more important to me is eating water rich foods and not foods that will dehydrate me.

Most people do not do enough of either of these things as we get stuck into habits with our eating and drinking routines. It can take a bit of effort to change our habits at first, but once you get the ball rolling it is quite easy to stick with the new healthier habits.

You are welcome. Thank you for your comments. It sounds like you eat very well.

Eating soups is a great way to stay hydrated. I enjoy soups also and I often have smoothies as well which are extremely high in water content. Having smoothies for breakfast after water first thing in the morning does make me pee a lot, but it also re-hydrates me well after the night.

Good to hear that you are eating more fruit lately. Do you feel better from eating more of it?

Ice-cream does not count as the chemicals in it take away any benefit that the water will give you! Unless you are making your own ice-cream with real fruit like we do!

You are probably getting enough fluids into your body, but the beef, chicken, pork, macaroni pasta and coffee will take those fluids from your body so you will not be getting the full value out of the water that you are drinking. A lot of people drink coffee first thing in the morning which is bad in my opinion. I believe that coffee is a diuretic, some do not, but I do from my own personal experiences with drinking it. I feel much more hydrated from drinking water in the morning than the equivalent amount of water in the coffee that I used to have first thing in the morning.

You are also eating water in everything you eat. You just do not realise it and some foods have more than others!

Sounds great. You do not need to be eating bread, rice or pasta at all. You can get all the protein that you ever need from fruit and vegetables!

You eat water in the form of water rich foods every day. Fresh fruit and vegetables are mostly water. If you eat lots of them then you are eating lots of water!

Mate you are not alone in feeling like that with the cold weather. It is not just eating the hot food that warms you. Generally the less water content, the harder it is for your body to digest and this will warm you up as your body works. I agree that it is much easier to eat fruit and salads in a warm climate, but warm veggies and soups are also good in cold climates like the UK.

If you love your veggies and salads, then you are on the right path and doing a lot better than most people in the world these days!