Agreed. Another sham: "organic" this and that. Just another way to squeeze more money out of naive consumers.
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Agreed. Another sham: "organic" this and that. Just another way to squeeze more money out of naive consumers.
When I want to stay hydrated playing golf in FL I reach for a package of Electro-Mix and mix it with water. No sugar and it provides the electrolytes needed for hydration.
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I agree with you 100% on the bottled water, but you have to admit, the place you work had to shut off the water fountains because they weren't safe to drink from. [winking]
To answer the OP though, not a fan of coconut water but I do love coconut milk in my kale smoothies.
now a subject we will agree on...a total scam and people keep spending money on something they get virtually free. How did we survive before the 90s hit and people had to buy water
another scam is Keuring coffee makers....all that money on the maker and then the overpriced k cups they get people to buy, why are people duped like that
I think you're the one being naive here. People buy bottled water for the same reason they buy Coke or Pepsi in 20 oz bottles; they want something to drink on the go in a convenient package. (Have you ever noticed that the cold 20 oz Coke in the refrigerated case at Quik-Wa costs more than the warm 2-liter bottle in the aisle. That is because people are paying a premium for the convenience of a cold beverage in a easy to carry container.)
If I'm walking through NYC and I'm thirsty, it is not easy to find a drinking fountain (and assuming I find one, know that it is clean and maintained). If I'm walking through my local park on a winter day, the few fountains that are there are turned off.
Sure I can get a refillable bottle, and put water from home in it. But then when it is empty, I have to carry around an empty bottle, take it home, and clean it. Not very convenient. and if I drink a lot of water, then I have to carry multiple bottles.
You know what would be convenient. You know how they sell those cheap Rubbermaid food containers that cost about a buck and then you throw them out after they are used. What if someone sold cheap, lightweight bottles that you could fill with water and then throw out when they are empty. That would be very convenient. You know what would be even more convenient, if those bottles were already filled with water when you bought them.
It is to get the dickhead that didn't make a fresh pot off the hook, after killing the first pot. The Keuring is designed to dump the "spent cartridge" into the hopper when the next person goes to make a cup. No guilt when the hopper is full.
For hangovers Vitamin Water Revive is way better. Has all the B vitamins the alcohol has depleted from your system. Only thing better is the "banana bag" IV at the hospital.
lol, I've heard that story about Rahway, but the version I heard was that there was what should have been an obvious piping error leading to a "dead leg" (area of non-moving water that could get skunky from microbes) was found after they tore out the water fountains and replaced them with the big bottled water carboys. Knowing our M&I history on site, that wouldn't surprise me...
One of the coconut water brands sponsored Kevin when he was in the league- forget which one. When we received our first case- we were kind of excited as we had heard how good this shit was for you....well, like most have said here, it was almost undrinkable. We couldn't give the stuff away.
Horseshit. Please tell the class how many times you wheel into a gas station, pop into the men's room and refill your travel cup from the sink.
A large percentage of people drink bottled water at home or at work instead of tap water, despite about 50% of all bottled water being essentially bottled municipal tap water. I acknowledged the need for bottled water on-the-go, but much of that can be tap water from refillable bottles, as most people aren't usually away from home for more than a few hours at a time. Cities and towns should also be doing a much better job of providing public water fountains.
It just boggles my mind that people would pay thousands of times more for a product which is available in the same quality, for free - and willingly contribute to an incredibly wasteful environmental problem associated with making and disposing of these plastic bottles.
At $3 a case and with two boys on a combined 5 baseball teams, I'll take the gullible tag all day long. You can invest in refillable bottles, wash them out, store them, fill them up, argue with your kids who lost them, or left them in the bottom of their bag for weeks, and deal with the mismatched lids, leading to soaked car seats.
After just spending a week in Nashville with tap water that smelled and tasted like a swimming pool, I totally disagree. It's far from just third world nations that NEED bottled water...
Numbers could you please cite a specific percentage of people drinking bottled water at home, and perhaps refer me to the study.
To make fruit juice, the most helpful/healthy part of the fruit has been removed; the soluble fiber. Fruit juice is a blood sugar bomb. No one should be drinking fruit juice. Want the health benefits of fruit? Eat fruit. Unless you're an elite athlete, the same goes for sports drinks. Coconut water is absolutely a better alternative.
don't you mean insertion of argumentative points you don't agree with? very tolerant of you
No, not really. There was no discord about anything other than whether someone thought coconut water tasted like wet dog or not (you know, the original topic of the thread). Then #'s comes in with the tangential tirade about bottled vs tap water. All of a sudden, the thread topic is lost. Way to hijack a thread.
At home I have no problems filling up my refillable bottles, and putting them in the fridge to get iced cold. Throw a few ice cubes in the Hydro Flask and they stay frozen for hours.
But man, I have no problems whatsoever going to Costco and plunking down $3 or $4 for a big 35 pack or whatever it is, of bottled water for use on the go. For the beach, for my money, you can't beat freezing some of those, along with some from the fridge, throwing them in the cooler (with the cold beer of course!) and drinking them, then tossing them when done. And call me gullible all you want, but at that price point, it's worth it for the convenience factor for the wife and I.
But man, I have no problems whatsoever going to Costco and plunking down $3 or $4 for a big 35 pack or whatever it is, of bottled water for use on the go. For the beach, for my money, you can't beat freezing some of those, along with some from the fridge, throwing them in the cooler (with the cold beer of course!) and drinking them, then tossing them when done. And call me gullible all you want, but at that price point, it's worth it for the convenience factor for the wife and I.
also a big fan of the frozen water bottle at the beach. I sit it in my cup holder on my beach chair and let the sun do its work. Ice cold water all day long.
Isn't there a concern about the plastics chemicals from the thin walled cheap water bottles leeching into the drinking water in the bottle, especially in the hot sun ? That's why my wife prefers the refillable bottles.
No, but as a general rule you should avoid drinking large quantities of Gatorade if you're not exercising.
Yea not cheap but you can fill it with cold water and it will stay cold for 24 hrs. Hot stays hot for 12 hrs and it doesn't sweat either. I've had it outside in blazing heat for entire soccer tournaments and water never gets even warm.
$45?
9oz ones are cheaper, but why do you like them so much..?
Since you're calling organic agriculture a "sham", I would assume you've done your research. What's the sham? Sustainable agriculture? Maintaining the soil food web? Elimination of chemical pesticides/herbicides? Decreased need for irrigation? Decreased run-off of chemicals and erosion of topsoil? Please share your wisdom.
Well except for all the vitamins that are in both fruit and fruit juice. And except that people who know what they're talking about consistently list juice, not coconut water, as among the healthiest thing you can drink. Other than that, yeah.
I'm sorry, but the fountain water from many office buildings it's just plain funky. I don't know why and I don't care, it simply does not taste good, and I'm sure if you tested this water it would pass with flying colors. This is also the case in some residential areas. I like my tap water and drink it all the time, but the water in some of my friend's houses is not for me either.
Studies, the USDA, the Mayo Clinic, newspapers, magazines, pretty much every list of "healthy drinks" ever written, your personal physician ... I could get on the horn with local nutritionists and doctors, too, if you'd like.
Pomegranate juice, cranberry juice and tomato juice/V8 are among the top choices ... for one or two glasses a day, not every beverage you drink. If you're that worried about sugar, find lower-sugar juices or water it in half - that's not just my idea, even some of the sugar-doomsaying experts recommend doing just that.
I never said fruit juice was a replacement for fruit, nor did I say that you should drink it all day long, nor did I say that all fruit juice is healthy and wonderful. I said the crazy-broad statement that coconut water is flat-out healthier than fruit juice is bogus and useless.
Yep. Guzzle and forget. I've spent more money on lost/stolen/skunked water bottles, and canteens than I care to think about. After seeing some of the crap that was culturing in my kids' water bottles (they put milk and juice in "water" bottles), I pitched them and go with the disposables.
I'd like to see a link to these studies. In everything I've read lately (not from 50 years ago), there is absolutely no benefit to adding refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup, or fructose minus the fiber (juice) to a diet.
It's not the fat that's making the world fat and diabetic. It's the sugar. Remember the low-fat craze? How did that work out? We got fatter and unhealthier because fat was substituted for sugar.
This lecture is based on scientific studies. It's long, but will hopefully clear some things up for you and other.
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