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I will use it in the same context as a sport drink, for rehydration and electrolytes after extended intense exercise. It's not something I consume daily.

Just remember... Eat your calories for the most part, don't drink them. The body doesn't compensate for liquid calories because they don't truly fill it up.

[Owly]

Just remember... Eat your calories for the most part, don't drink them. The body doesn't compensate for liquid calories because they don't truly fill it up.

Wow, how did I lose nearly 40 pounds without that stellar advice? I have said the same thing in other threads. The point is the context: only after extended intense exercise (hiking for hours up a mountain on a hot day, for example) and not daily. I'm pretty sure 80 calories worth of coconut water in that context isn't a problem. People will down hundreds of calories in bulletproof coffee without a thought, but dear god don't drink a little coconut water.

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Wow, how did I lose nearly 40 pounds without that stellar advice? I have said the same thing in other threads. The point is the context: only after extended intense exercise (hiking for hours up a mountain on a hot day, for example) and not daily. I'm pretty sure 80 calories worth of coconut water in that context isn't a problem. People will down hundreds of calories in bulletproof coffee without a thought, but dear god don't drink a little coconut water.

I didn't say you should NEVER drink a little coconut water. You took me entirely out of context. I was just warning for the people out there who might have been thinking the stuff is perfectly fine. And the answer is yes but with an "if."

And the difference with the bulletproof coffee is that the coffee is filled with fat which will undoubtedly make you feel more satiated (and for far longer) than a quick rush of carbs would.

[Owly]

And you responded to my post that described an appropriate context with a lecture about calories. Perhaps your reply would have been better addressed to someone who didn't explicitly state when it's good to consume it and make clear they weren't doing so daily?

[Brian Nametko]

I love coconut water too! Zico now has a bunch of newer flavors besides the original. My favorite is the chocolate. You have to acquire a taste to it though. It's kind of like green tea, the very first time you're not really sure if you like it until you have more again and again.




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[YogaBare]

LOVE it Anyone else drink it fresh out of the nut? In India and SE Aisa they sell them on the side of the streets - they literally chop off the top of the coconut in front of you, give you a straw, and bam. Refreshment as nature intended