Bottled Coffee & Tea
Pre-bottled coffee or tea saves a little time over waiting in line at the coffee shop, but it costs you in unnecessary money and calories. A Starbuck’s Bottled Frappuccino contains 8 teaspoons of sugar and an AriZona Iced Tea has 6 teaspoons of sugar — more than you’d add if you made it yourself. Brew coffee or tea double strength, and store it in your fridge in an airtight container for up to a week. Add cream, sugar and any other flavorings when serving.
Bottled Water
Bottled water is a $391 billion per year industry — and one of the biggest scams going. A full 47 percent of bottled water sold in the U.S. is sourced from tap water, according to Consumer Reports, and a recent study shows that bottled water may contribute to the demineralization and deterioration of teeth because of its low pH.
So where should we get our drinking water?
Nearest faucet??
From the kitchen sink faucet of the moron who wrote this absurd article.
Karen,
I was wondering the same thing.
Tap water. If tap water isn’t good enough by itself, use a filter system. That is what I use. Buying a bottle of water is fine for convenience sake when you are away from home, but it is totally unnecessary when at home.
I agreed. I use a pitcher with a filter in it. Works beautifully!
Karen, where I live we have “hard water” – lots of minerals. Problem solved with inexpensive tool that mounts easily on faucet and filter. Cannot taste any difference in store-bought water and my filtered water. Much cheaper and healthier. Gonna go somewhere and want to take GOOD water. Take empty plastic bottles that have been cleaned and fill them from my water filtered faucet. THAT is simple plus it saves excessive cost at store plus saves gas needed for trip to store.
From the tap. Buy a tap water filtration system and enjoy great tasting water. Buy bottled water only when necessary (For e.g., while traveling) and recycle the bottle.
1. Don’t waste your money. I refill my plastic bottles with tap water
2. I also drink sparkling mineral water in place of diet soda etc…and have lost twenty pounds in six months. Plus the beneficial minerals is a huge plus.
You said it! Mot of these things are necessary, i.e. cereal, yogurt at ‘eye level’. Seriously, where the heck are we supposed to get it?????
i agree. where does bottled water come from
From the tap– convenient and simple.
From the tap like bottled water comes from!!! Or go buy a home RO machine…but you don’t get any of the good minerals that your municipal water supply provides!!
Same place I do…The tap over the sink.
from the tap, the same place we have gotten it for generations
How about your kitchen faucet? Works for me. Looks like water. Tastes like water. And it’s far more reasonably priced!!!!
Buy bottled water sourced from natural springs. Check contents on the label always helps. Some bottled tap waters do have ph adjusted and has ingredients added for better health.
I love spring water and I’m as careful as I know how to be to know it’s really from a spring. It’s worth the money to me because I only like water otherwise if it’s super cold and I’m super thirsty. I have filtered water from my fridge and tap for cooking, but I won’t drink it. Is there any chance that my spring water is unhealthy? It’s bound to be healthier than a soft drink the only think I like more. I don’t drink coffee or tea.
Nearest faucet???
Most of what I read was crap. At 81 I DON’T want to have to start cooking things from scrap. I want the convenience and if this hasn’t killed me yet I’ll take my chances.
I totally agree Den. I’m 80 and I enjoy the convenience. Some times the water where I live is rusted, stinky and not running.
I stopped reading after #1
Don’t buy bread. Instead buy a bread machine. Really !?!???
You gotta be joking
Doubt most people will be making their own breads.
So where do we find all the other things we should never buy? All I can see are bullshit ads
Drink it out of the tap. Our county water system published a report every so often that gives all the water contents. The system is always as good or BETTER than buying it at the stores. We have our bottles we fill when traveling. There is absolutely no need to waste money buying from stores. Now I agree some water systems may have a taste, but any county or city system has to meet the requirements for purity.
How do u really know??? A report released Wednesday, though, found more than 270 harmful contaminants in local drinking water across the nation, including in Walnut Creek. The substances are linked to cancer, damage to the brain and nervous system, hormonal disruption, problems in pregnancy and other serious health conditions. Oct 23, 2019
Disagree on the water. In Southern NJ, Best price in town is Wegman’s,35 bottles, 16.9 ounces, at $2.49 Come on.
What do we mix with the cake mix when ready to bake? What about chocolate cake?
At least the water coming out of our counties water system has fluoride added to it. Who has actual fresh tasting bottled water?
SO, where should we get our water from?
My water has so many mineral already in it, that I have a hard time even drinking a full glass. I buy Deer Park and I can drink as much as I want without the harsh mineral taste. Works for me. I buy them cheaper at BJs Wholesale club, cheaper than most other places. I also use it in my Keurig for better tasting coffee. As far as demilitarization of my teeth, I eat a fairly balanced diet that negates that very thing. Sorry but it sounds like you cherry picked this one.
Karen, didn’t you read comment? ‘A full 47 percent of bottled water in the US’~~ comes from the tap (faucet) If you find it has too much chlorine (ours does) get a water filter and refillable bottle. It will also save a load of landfill (most disposable water bottles are not recycled)
The kitchen sink, that method worked for over 100 years
Is using a Brita really safer ??
Contact your municipal water department. Supposed to be providing potable good drinking water. If you live in a town you are paying for it anyway.
From the tap; municipal water supply or a tested well
karen, turn your water faucet on and hold your glass under the running water…..
In the past Penn and Teller did a water tasting test in a high class restaurant. They told everyone that it was the finest bottled water from a European country. All the diners raved about the water, while the bottles were being filled from the Garden Hose out back.
A few year ago during a local election, one of the candidates sent out a warning to stop drinking water from the tap because of a high concentration of lead from the pipes in the older homes. Then the city sent out warnings confirming the lead contamination, but added that warm water is higher in lead and that you could drink cold water from the faucet, but to run the water for 5 minutes daily before drinking to clear the lines. Suddenly, we receive an “all clear” letter from the mayor that was misleading because residents were advised to do independent testing on their water lines for lead. We either do or we don’t and I don’t trust them. I’m drinking bottled water forever and turning the empty bottles in the recycle and let them figure out that problem. I trust none of them.
I agreed. I use a pitcher with a filter in it. Works beautifully!
So in my spare time I’m going to bake bread for $.60. This was a wasted article.
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When I moved from New York City to a restored 1860 farmhouse on 45 acres of farmland near Saratoga Springs in 1983, I bought a Sears one-gallon distiller because the water from our spring was loaded with calcium. And for close to forty years I’ve distilled absolutely pure water, on average probably three gallons a week, for drinking water and making coffee and tea. Every month or two I have to treat the distiller to remove the scale buildup but it’s worth it to know that we drink absolutely clean pure water.
P.S. we get our minerals in tablet form
Make sure you clean the filters. Plus depending on where you live the water may be contaminated. Not sure if a filter works with that.