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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Atkins/Bottled Water
I had no idea how EXPENSIVE bottled water is, geeze! Anyways I bought Deer Park 1/2 Liter bottles of water which also equals 1 pint & 9 ounces per bottle, correct me if I'm wrong but does that equal JUST OVER 3, 8 ounce glasses of water? So if I need to drink at least 8, 8 ounce glasses a day, I would then drink 3 bottles which is 1 ounce over the 8 glasses I need for the day? Thanks. If you want to save money buy a Brita (or whatever brand) water filters jug. > I had no idea how EXPENSIVE bottled water is, geeze! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks. Actually I goofed. 1/2 of a liter (.5) is equal to 16 ounces or two cups. So I would need to drink at least 4 of the bottles to get my 8, 8 ounce glasses of water a day. Correct? > I had no idea how EXPENSIVE bottled water is, geeze! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks. >Actually I goofed. 1/2 of a liter (.5) is equal to 16 ounces or two cups. >So I would need to drink at least 4 of the bottles to get my 8, 8 ounce >glasses of water a day. > >Correct? Yep. 1000 ccs in a liter, 30 ccs in an ounce. I have a Brita filter pitcher that I keep full in the fridge. I saved my water bottles and refill them from the pitcher using a kitchen funnel. Much cheaper than buying the bottles and throwing them out. > >Actually I goofed. 1/2 of a liter (.5) is equal to 16 ounces.... There are 36 ounces in a liter, but who counts? It sure is nice living here in Calgary where the water is so good you can drink it straight from the tap. Some folks go about 40km out of town and take it from the Elbow River just as it comes out of the mountains. That is not really recommended though -- I'd rather take the city water which is inspected! Irv  Signature-------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/ Visit my very special website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/ Visit my CFSRS/CFIOG ONLINE OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/ -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada >There are 36 ounces in a liter, but who counts? Not quite. 29.58 ccs per ounce. 29cc x 36oz = 1064.88 ccs. Yours is a bit over. Funny thing is that most municipal water supplies are tested a LOT more stringently than most bottled waters. Paying for bottled water never made any sense to me! SignatureMark S. J. 316/257/155 --Pull the weeds to reply by email-- > > >Actually I goofed. 1/2 of a liter (.5) is equal to 16 ounces.... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Irv >Funny thing is that most municipal water supplies are tested a LOT more >stringently than most bottled waters. >Paying for bottled water never made any sense to me! If you ever tasted my tap water, it would make a whole lot of sense to you. I feel bad making my dog drink it. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/226/140 & hubby- 310/248/180 we have community water. That means i pay 60 bucks a month and it comes from a well at the end of the road that is 15 feet from a cow pasture. The well picks up surface water so its either brown or so much chlorine it burns your eyes. Once we moved here is when i devolped my need for soda, i just coudlnt brong myself to drink this nasty water. > >Funny thing is that most municipal water supplies are tested a LOT more > >stringently than most bottled waters. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Me- 265/226/140 > & hubby- 310/248/180 || Funny thing is that most municipal water supplies are tested a LOT more || stringently than most bottled waters. || Paying for bottled water never made any sense to me! | | If you ever tasted my tap water, it would make a whole lot of sense to | you. I feel bad making my dog drink it. I *won't* make my cat drink the tap water here in Emporia, VA. He drinks the same bottled water that I do! (He's not spoiled or anything ...Check him out for yourself: http://users.thelink.net/marengo/YodaPix/Yoda_being_stupid ) SignaturePeter website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo >(He's not spoiled or anything ...Check >him out for yourself: >http://users.thelink.net/marengo/YodaPix/Yoda_being_stupid ) Is that... a cat on the table?? No, he's not spoiled, LOL! LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/223/140 & hubby- 310/244/180 I had bought water for years (long before I was LC) I feel the need to drink processed or filtered water because the treatment plant in my area puts so much chlorine in the water it's not fit to drink. YuK! It even smells, just like laundry bleach! I bought an attachment for my kitchen faucet made by Waterpik (around $15 at WalMart, KMart, etc.) One flip of a lever and presto chango you have decent water to drink for literally pennies on the dollar compared to the more pricier bottled kind. Best Wishes; Marty > Funny thing is that most municipal water supplies are tested a LOT more > stringently than most bottled waters. > Paying for bottled water never made any sense to me! You obviously don't live in the District of Columbia. On the plus side, it made for a little topical reference on West Wing. Martha, no wonder I feel like my thighs are lead. SignatureBegin where you are - but don't end there. Irv said: << t sure is nice living here in Calgary where the water is so good you can drink it straight from the tap. >> NYC water tastes quite good from the tap, too. Don't even bother with the Brita filters anymore. I've been refilling the same Poland Spring bottle for weeks and carrying it around school with me. Crap part is, although my school is also in NYC, the water from the fountains there tastes *terrible*. Piedlourde > Irv said: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > NYC water tastes quite good from the tap, too. Don't even bother with the Brita > filters anymore. I grew up in NYC, and we were always proud to have tap water that was among the cleanest and most drinkable in the country. Despite my pride, though, I didn't fully appreciate it until I spent significant amounts of time elsewhere. The worst thing from a drinkability perspective (in my opinion) is soft water. It tastes slimy and vile. > I've been refilling the same Poland Spring bottle for weeks and carrying it > around school with me. Crap part is, although my school is also in NYC, the > water from the fountains there tastes *terrible*. Must be the plumbing. For those whose tap water is icky, I recommend trying one of the filter products like Brita or Pur. I use a Brita tank; it holds more than a gallon and does make the water taste delicious. There is a capital outlay - some small cost for the tank and $4 every other month or so for the filters (how long they last depends upon how frequently you refill it) - but in the end it's far cheaper than bottled water and really makes a huge difference in taste. Also drinking water cold can mask some nasty tastes. carla Hi Jean, I've always done the same thing -- re-use those water bottles over and over... until I read an article in Prevention magazine that stated not to do this more than 4 or 5 times, as eventually the plastic in the bottles starts to break down, and is possibly a carcinogen. Ugh. Joan J > >Actually I goofed. 1/2 of a liter (.5) is equal to 16 ounces or two cups. > >So I would need to drink at least 4 of the bottles to get my 8, 8 ounce [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > refill them from the pitcher using a kitchen funnel. Much cheaper than > buying the bottles and throwing them out. >Hi Jean, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Joan J Well, I'm gonna die from something. ;-) I wash them and rinse them and reuse them. I also have a big sippy cup type thing that I use in the car. It's great for iced water. The price of bottled water varies greatly. Price it not only at grocery stores but drugstores and places like Target. If your local tap water is decent just drink it. In news:F5OdnQluBqdION7dRVn-ig@comcast.com, Sseaott <SseaottAThotmailDOTcom> stated | I had no idea how EXPENSIVE bottled water is, geeze! | [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] | | Thanks. > I had no idea how EXPENSIVE bottled water is, geeze! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks. it's a lot cheaper if you buy it by the gallon. oh cool, I can check into that. > > I had no idea how EXPENSIVE bottled water is, geeze! > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > it's a lot cheaper if you buy it by the gallon. i buy the gallons of spring water at wal -mart for 58 cents. I then refill my smaller bottles. They had an instore special at krogers the Deja blue 1/2 liter 6 packs were on for 1.00 so i stacked up . 3 weeks prior the kroger brand was a $1 a 6 pack. So just watch your specials if you don't like refilling the bottles. > > I had no idea how EXPENSIVE bottled water is, geeze! > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > it's a lot cheaper if you buy it by the gallon. |
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