Water

Does the water you add to food when you cook it count as water intake? I cook my oatmeal with about a cup of water every morning--does that count as 8 of the 64 oz I'm supposed to be getting every day? Just wondering out of idle curiosity--I aim for around 80 oz a day (not including cooking water), so it really doesn't matter one way or the other--just interested in the answer.

 

Well, when you cook the oatmeal, some of that water becomes steam, so you're definitely not getting 8 oz. As to how much you're getting, I'm curious about that as well. Hopefully someone knows!

yes, but.... the 64 recommended ounces of water takes into consideration that your food is actually more than 50% liquid, and then adds the needed dfference... 6 to 8 glasses.

An average sized person only needs about 2 liters of water replacement per day, up to half of which comes from food sources, depending on how much you eat.  So yes, that water in your oatmeal counts as fluid intake, as does the fluids in the food itself.  There's water in all foods, some more than others obviously.

If you drink 1.5 litres of water a day and eat a few fruits then you easily have enough water intake. if you ate a lot of foods that are high in sodium then you might add 0.5 - 1 litres of water, but don't worry, if that's the case you will get thirsty anyway :)