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Drinking water doesn’t have to be boring!

November 3, 2012 by Jenn 19 Comments

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Over the past few years, I’ve made some big changes when it comes to what I eat and drink. I used to suffer from horrible headaches, almost on a daily basis, and my migraines were much too frequent. I went to see a neurologist in 2009 and he put me on a few medications to help control the headaches and prevent migraines, but they didn’t work very well.

Through a little experimentation, I came to find out that most of my headaches were caused by what I was eating and drinking. All of the processed food I ate on a daily basis, coupled with the two or three sodas I drank daily were causing them! I hardly ever drank water either, which meant that I was usually dehydrated, which can also cause headaches.

While it stunk to find out that my triggers were things that I liked so much, it was also a relief to know that I could make changes in my diet and avoid suffering from those chronic headaches and horrible migraines. The first thing I did was cut out soda from my every day diet, and it made a huge difference! I began making a point to drink a lot of water when I cut out my soda because I found that when I stayed hydrated, not only did my headaches become less frequent, but I felt better in general. My skin even starting looking better!

But drinking water all day, every day is let’s face it: boring. I have my iced coffees in the morning and I do have a soda every now and then (especially root beer, I can never say no to a root beer!) and unsweetened tea, but for every drink I have, I try to add an extra glass of water to my 8 glasses of water a day.

Sometimes I look at that glass of water in front of me and just can’t will myself to drink it.

So I went shopping at Publix yesterday to find some enhanced water so that I would have a little variety. Their water isle is huge, with everything from regular bottled distilled water to carbonated water to all-natural sodas.

I have been buying coconut waters for a while now, and they are a really nice variation of drinking regular filtered water from my fridge. They are light and refreshing and even have a few flavored ones, which is a nice touch!

They’re also pretty inexpensive at only $1 each for the small containers, but they do have about 60 calories per serving, so I don’t drink them every day.

I wanted to get real water, maybe with natural flavorings or carbonation – something to change it up a little so that I can still drink water but have it not be so dang boring!

I came across these Nestle Pure Life Splash waters – they just have a hint of flavor to them and I thought that was pretty cool. They were also pretty inexpensive, at just $2.50 for a 6 pack. I checked the ingredients just to see what was in it…and found that there was quite a long list of ingredients.

Since my whole point of drinking a lot of water is to keep hydrated and avoid artificial ingredients, I decided to skip buying this brand today.

I saw these La Croix waters and remembered my old boss drinking them like crazy, so I thought I would check them out.

The box said that they were pure and natural, and that they were sparkling water, and they were pretty reasonably priced at Publix at 3 for $11.

They also came in about 6 different flavors, which I thought was pretty awesome!

When I picked up a box of the sparkling orange, I found that the ingredients were exactly what I was looking for…carbonated water and natural flavoring.

This was exactly what I was looking for, just an alternative to regular water that I can drink on a daily basis. The fact that it is carbonated will help add some variety, and I can easily buy a case of the different flavors each week to add more variety. Yay!

I also picked up a cherry flavored carbonated water by SyFo that sounds great!

Do you drink your daily recommended amount of water? I always wonder how people drink all that water without getting a little variety!

What do you think about enhanced waters and carbonated waters? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

 

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Comments

  1. Kathleen says

    November 3, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    Drinking water is something I struggle with. Maybe I will try some of this.

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  2. Jennifer H says

    November 3, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    I drink nothing but water for most days. I like the idea of adding some bubbly to it. I’ll have to check these out.

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  3. Sheri says

    November 3, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    I like my plain old water, but this sounds good too.

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  4. Liz says

    November 3, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    I think plain water is incredibly boring too. I like the enhanced versions and carbonated versions.

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  5. Emily says

    November 4, 2012 at 1:06 am

    I love LaCroix and One! So good!!

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  6. Kiersten says

    November 4, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    I totally have to make myself drink water too. But I love the flavored carbonated kind too. It makes it more of a treat!

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  7. natasha says

    November 4, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    I like Le Croix but I have to add a little bit of fruit to it…squeeze an orange slice or a slice of lemon – just to give iit that extra kick

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  8. Michele Ertter Brosius says

    November 4, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    My daughter loves coconut water. I love plain old water more than anything, but for a treat I like to grab a Nestle Splash. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Shell Fruscione says

    November 5, 2012 at 2:54 am

    I drink a lot of {diet} soda too, and lately started REALLY focusing on cutting down a bit and increasing my water intake a lot. I find that flavored water helps me, too!

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  10. Paula Krueger says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:26 am

    I don’t like carbonated water. I’ll add lemon to my water for a change. I mostly only drink water, too, because it causes headaches for me.

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  11. Paula Krueger says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:28 am

    I don’t like carbonated water. I’ll add lemon to my water for a change. I mostly only drink water, too, because it causes headaches for me. Sometimes i’ll drink decaf coffee, but since i’m counting calories amd use a lot of cream, i’m avoiding that, too

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  12. tamie says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:33 am

    I like the idea of the coconut water not being in a can!

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  13. Eddy says

    November 8, 2012 at 1:15 am

    Coconut water rocks. I’ve become a real fan since moving to Brazil and as they’re incredibly cheap to buy ‘off the tree’ I tend to drink it at least once a day.

    It’s wonderfully refreshing, and I’m told is more nutritious than hospital feed drips…

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  14. Maryann says

    November 8, 2012 at 11:58 am

    I love carbonated water for some reason (and there are all sorts of people that tell you not to drink carbonation because it leeches calcium but I still love it.) I use san pellagrino with flavored stevia added.

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  15. Lisa R says

    November 12, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    I hate water and some of the enhanced waters are ok but I just can’t seem to drink any of it because a lot of them have a funny after taste. I actually was more interested in the fact that you mentioned migraines connected to lack of water. I also think that mine are sinus headaches rather than migraines. Thanks for the info I have to try it

    sibabe64 at ptd dot net

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  16. Poppy Mae Cook says

    November 27, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    I had the exact same problem as you and had to cut out sugary sodas. I will have to try some of the stuff you suggested. I’ve tried the Nestle Spalsh, in Mejier it was 99c for 6 bottles! But the other stuff sounds good, so must try it 🙂

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  17. Barbara Kesterson says

    November 27, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    I too was a hugh migraine sufferer and I gave up drinking soda about six months ago and have been getting pretty bored with just plain water. I think I will try the La Croix and see if that will satisfy my taste buds. On the bright side I haven’t had a migraine since.

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  18. Grace Dressler says

    November 27, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    I can’t stand the taste of plain water. I’m definitely going to try these

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  19. Chelsey C says

    February 7, 2013 at 9:11 pm

    I absolutely LOVE Syfo! Nothing artificial and no sugar, and great flavors. I honestly tried La Croix but I really didn’t like it. We have it in my office at work for free for everyone but I don’t drink it, I’d rather bring my own Syfo from home. I love mixing Syfo with different juices too. It’s like an amazing sparkling juice but half the sugar!

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