# Vitamin water **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529 "2007-10-30T03:01:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/21 "2007-11-01T03:19:36Z")
Oh, on a related note, anyone tried that Vitamin Energy drink? I like the citrus flavor, but coffee is cheaper, and I consume caffeine like it’s an addictive substance 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Hungry\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/71c47a/32.png) [@Hungry\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hungry_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/22 "2007-11-01T03:24:54Z")
I love Vitamin Water and was drinking it since before it was cool. I realize it’s not as healthy as they’d like you to think, but it’s so much lighter and more thirst-quenching than soda or juice. Can’t get enough of the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/23 "2007-11-01T06:35:35Z")
Is it a new thing where you live? I drank a bottle a day when I first moved to NYC six years ago. After a while I noticed I had swelled to gigantic proportions, and took a peek at the nutrition label. :eek: Now I just have it as a oh-god-I-will-never-drink-again hangover cure or when I’m REALLY thirsty. I figure I can get away with a bottle once or twice a month. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/24 "2007-11-01T10:44:14Z")
I haven’t tried it, I don’t have any need for water with calories. But I sure do love their commercials. \*“The shuttlecock is lodged in his leg!!!” \* ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/25 "2007-11-01T12:23:37Z")
I drink (filtered) tap water and take a couple vitamin pills. I personally have no desire to waste money on _any_ bottled water, be it “vitamin” or not. I think bottled water is one of the biggest, yet most successful, scams ever to hit the marketplace. (And yes, I’ve tried it.) ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/26 "2007-11-01T12:42:18Z")
[QUOTE=guizot] I drink (filtered) tap water and take a couple vitamin pills. I personally have no desire to waste money on _any_ bottled water, be it “vitamin” or not. I think bottled water is one of the biggest, yet most successful, scams ever to hit the marketplace. (And yes, I’ve tried it.) [/QUOTE] Amen to that. Except I drink unfiltered tap water and eat _food_ instead of wasting my money on vitamin pills. And apart from the monetary cost, bottled water is a total environmental disaster… billions of non-biodegradable plastic bottles being filled with water and flown, shipped and trucked around the world, only a tiny percentage of them ever recycled and most of them wind up in landfill or littering the land and seas. [QUOTE=Joey P] Bleh. I tried it once. I was expecting something closer to Gatorade or some sort of juice and it tasted like…well…water. It should be called vitamin drink. [/quote] So wait, they shouldn’t call it “water” because it tastes like… water? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/27 "2007-11-01T13:34:39Z")
[QUOTE=Colophon] Amen to that. Except I drink unfiltered tap water and eat _food_ instead of wasting my money on vitamin pills. [/QUOTE] I understand that there’s little conclusive evidence that vitamins work, but I get them cheap, and as long as they aren’t harmful, I figure, “Why not?” I filter tap water because I don’t like the taste of chlorine. I also eat food, now that I’ve given up on Styrofoam. [QUOTE=Colophon] And apart from the monetary cost, bottled water is a total environmental disaster… billions of non-biodegradable plastic bottles being filled with water and flown, shipped and trucked around the world, only a tiny percentage of them ever recycled and most of them wind up in landfill or littering the land and seas. [/QUOTE] And don’t let those pretty labels fool you. Bottled water doesn’t come from some pristine stream way up in the mountains. It’s just tap water, filtered. At about ten times the price if you’d filtered it yourself. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/28 "2007-11-01T13:36:38Z")
I’ve never tried it, no interest. Rather take a multivitamin, a lot cheaper. And when I’m hungover my cure is Riptide Rush Gatorade/water. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/29 "2007-11-01T15:57:42Z")
I can’t stand plain water so I do the “on the go” Crystal Light combined with cooler water at work. I don’t see a whole lot of sugar-free vitamin waters? If any? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/30 "2007-11-01T19:09:26Z")
[QUOTE=guizot] And don’t let those pretty labels fool you. Bottled water doesn’t come from some pristine stream way up in the mountains. It’s just tap water, filtered. At about ten times the price if you’d filtered it yourself. [/QUOTE] Actually, this is one area where it’s a little different in the UK. Here, the vast majority of bottled water is actually “natural mineral water”, which means it has to come from an approved natural spring. Sure, you can just buy “bottled water” which is treated municipal water, but it’s not a big market. I can _slightly_ more see the point in buying stuff like Volvic, Evian or Highland Spring, because it is actually natural spring water. But the tap water in my area is pretty good, anyway, and the only time I buy bottled water is if I want sparkling water for a party or something. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/31 "2007-11-01T19:53:40Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I don’t see a whole lot of sugar-free vitamin waters? If any? I happen to have here at my side, a part bottle of Fruit2O Hydration, nutrient enhanced water beverage (according to the label). This particular permutation is enhanced with electrolytes and vitamin B complex. I’m drinking it because it’s the only flavored water I’ve found that I like the taste of (it’s strawberry tangerine), and it was on sale. Zero calories, zero carbs. However, when the bottles are empty, I refill them with tap water and use one of those little packets of Sugar Free Kool Aid To Go, to make a handy beverage to keep on my night stand for middle of the night sipping. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/32 "2007-11-01T23:27:51Z")
I don’t care for Vitamin Water (too sweet, artificial colors, more calories, etc.), but I love Propel. Only 30 calories for a 24oz. bottle Little higher sodium than I’d like (100 mg), but I’ll drink several bottles a day, keeping my hydrated and lowering my hunger throughout the day. Yum (especially Black Cherry, which I can only seem to find at gas stations for some reason). ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/33 "2007-11-01T23:31:48Z")
Nope; I’m an adult who doesn’t need drinkable candy to stay hydrated. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/34 "2007-11-01T23:52:51Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Any good bartender or beer slinger, can tell you that Vitamin Water is the best thing for a hangover. [/QUOTE] I’ve heard this, but never had to test it. I like the fruit punch flavor alright, but it’s nothing special. I’ll have some if someone offers me some, but I’m unlikely to buy it on my own. ---
**Author:** ![TupeloHoney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@TupeloHoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TupeloHoney)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/35 "2007-11-02T02:53:16Z")
[QUOTE=myskepticsight] I’ve never tried it, no interest. Rather take a multivitamin, a lot cheaper. And when I’m hungover my cure is Riptide Rush Gatorade/water. [/QUOTE] My thoughts exactly! My multivitamin works just fine. And if I’m going to drink any of those types of drinks it’s going to be a gatorade. But I definitely drink them in moderation as well and mostly after a hard workout. And I must admit that I’m also a bottled water drinker from time to time. When I’m at my house I only drink tap or filtered water but when I’m on the go I’ll buy a bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529/36 "2007-11-02T15:28:22Z")
[QUOTE=norinew] I happen to have here at my side, a part bottle of Fruit2O Hydration, nutrient enhanced water beverage (according to the label). This particular permutation is enhanced with electrolytes and vitamin B complex. I’m drinking it because it’s the only flavored water I’ve found that I like the taste of (it’s strawberry tangerine), and it was on sale. Zero calories, zero carbs. However, when the bottles are empty, I refill them with tap water and use one of those little packets of Sugar Free Kool Aid To Go, to make a handy beverage to keep on my night stand for middle of the night sipping. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I’m not sure what types of water you guys are drinking, but the [Fruit 2 O](http://www.kraftfoods.com/Fruit2o/products.html) that I drink has no calories, carbs, or sugars. I like the energy one because it gives me a dose of caffeine without me having to drink soda. So I can skip the headache, and not put on 20lbs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-water/424529.md?page=1)