Foods that Hydrate
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When you're truly parched, a tall glass of water really can't be beat. But water's not the only place where we get our hydration -- turns out, high water-volume foods can also provide our body with fluids.
Even though the portions of fruits and vegetables we eat are likely not big enough to minimize the need to actually drink our fluids, they're still a good source of "time-released" fluid, said Roberta Anding, who works as a sports dietitian for the Houston Texans football team. When a person drinks a glass of water, it leaves the stomach and gets into the blood stream relatively quickly, she explained. But food takes some time to be digested, so it's a delayed fluid response.
Anding said that all fruits and vegetables are hydrating, so it's good to eat them all to get that "time-released" fluid (so there are no excuses if you don't like a particular fruit or vegetable!). And some dairy products, like milk and greek yogurt, are around 80 percent water, she added.
Here is a list of some top hydrating foods:
Watermelon is a great source of hydration -- just look at its name! The red-fleshed fruit is composed of about 92 percent water, and also contains the nutrients beta carotene, lycopene and vitamin C.
Cucumbers are delicious in hydrating water, but they are also a source of hydration themselves. The cucumber's flesh is where most of the water is located in, but it also has vitamin C and the skin-soothing caffeic acid.
A bowl of oatmeal, the oats soak up the water or milk that you use to cook it (Not to mention it's heart-healthy!)
Cantaloupe, as well as peaches and strawberries contain lots of water and potassium, which can be lost when you sweat.
Apples and applesauce are hydrating, with a medium apple having 110 milliliters of fluids
Excerpts taken from “6 Hydrating Foods” by Amanda Chan with Huffington Post. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/6-hydrating-foods_n_1297196.html#s719883&title=Related_Video
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