Be Well: How Eating Fruits and Veggies Can Increase Water Consumption

<div class="block">Adequate water consumption might be harder task to complete than you might have imagined. Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, joined Cheddar News to share some alternative methods of water consumption like increasing your fruit and veggie intake.</div>

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Well as you know, staying hydrated is more important than ever, especially when the summer heat heats up. Well, if you've had a hard time drinking enough water, then we've got the things just for you. That's right. Celebrity nutrition expert, best selling author, Doctor Kelly Ann Rui is here to tell us how we can increase our water intake through the foods we eat because sometimes it seems overwhelming. You see people carrying around like those big jugs. But if you don't love water, how else can we get it in there? Because we know we need it. You really do need it. Women need about nine glasses a day. Men need about 16. It's actually half your body. Well, that is long gone. You actually a good marker is half your body weight in ounces. So keep that in mind. So we need a lot of water. And what happens when we don't get it is our digestion doesn't work as well and our body holds on the water and that's the thing most people think. Do I just keep drinking water, water and feel bloated. The opposite happens. If you don't get enough water, you will hold on to water and that's how you get that retention. Ok. And fun fact, by the way, if you are thirsty the minute you're thirsty, you're probably already dehydrated, thirsty right now. Yeah. So, so what we're starting here? Cucumbers and tomatoes. Yes, cucumber. All these vegetables keep this in mind. They're all very high in water. And you also get all the vitamins, minerals, all those vital nutrients in here. They're actually clock in 70 90% water cucumbers. By the way, I'm gonna give you the best hack ever. The best anti bloating food that you can have. It's cucumbers, sliced up, drizzle it with some olive oil and you are ready and I love a cucumber. Yeah, it's so good. So full of water and anti bloating. And if people don't like tomatoes, those cherry tomatoes are good, they're nice and sweet. Pop them right in your mouth. They're, they're excellent. But all of these just start thinking of out, be, be aware how much water am I getting a day and just start adding these in. It'll make a big difference. Watermelon. Feed those to your kids. Kids love water. Yes, thank, thank goodness. Now, what about grapefruit? You're also putting in there a super high. I love grapefruit because it's one of those things that help really burn fat. It's good for thermogenesis which helps burn fat and also it's full of water and full of fiber. You can't go wrong. Now, is it bad if I Sprinkle something on it to make it, I'm, well, it depends what it is. We got to talk. Ok. So some things are absolutely fine. A little, a little monk fruit. You got me, you got me all day. I got all that is, is a fruit and, and it was, monks have used it for years and years and it's literally a fruit. Doesn't hurt you doesn't spike your blood sugar. I love monk fruit. No, I heard a lot of times these are good too if you want just a late night snack and you're getting hydrated and it's not like you're eating a hamburger late at night. And because of the fiber, it reacts to your blood stream a little differently. That's why I like things like berries. I like things like cucumbers. Everything you see here is not gonna slam your blood sugar. All right. Now, I would look at these grains and oatmeal and not think hydration, but apparently I was wrong. Yes. So here's what I want you to think about different kind of foods that you cook in water that retain. That's the key that retain that water are gonna up your Annie when it comes to water. Two of my favorites are oatmeal and, and quinoa. And if you don't like them hot, you can add, actually have the overnight oats, which by the way, here's an interesting fact about overnight oats. There's something that happens, it's called, it becomes a resistant carbohydrate. That means it affects your blood sugar very differently. It doesn't slam your blood sugar. So, if you like cold oatmeal, those overnight oats eat that, it's great and it's got a lot of water in it. And then quinoa, you can make a quinoa salad in the summer and people love that. You got that fiber. Are we, is this because it soaks up the water and holds on to it. So, but it keeps it in your body. So it's not like in your body. No, it, that's exactly it holds on to it. And that's why these two in particular are very good. And quinoa, in terms of grains, it comes in a little higher in the protein scale. And I'm always looking for ways to add protein into, to our diets and that's a great way to do it. OK? Probably why you stay fuller longer as well. That's exactly why the fiber always think about. What kind of protein do I have in there and what kind of fiber do I have in there? Because those two things really are such a nutritional gold. Mine always wanna add that extra protein. OK. Now this one, I couldn't believe it and I can't wait for you to explain. But this is bone broth that you've frozen into cubes. OK? I'm so excited about that. I can barely stand it because this is one of the favorite things that you can do. Uh It's one of, one of everyone's favorite thing when they discover this, take bone broth, put it in ice cubes, freeze it, put it in cocktails because you're gonna make that cocktail cold and you're also gonna freeze your face because it's got that collagen. It's like spanks for the face. Here's, here's what, here's what you need to know. We lose collagen at a very young age. People think that we start losing it at 40. We don't, we start losing it much much before that studies show us that adding nutritional things like bone broth. These natural sources of collagen can actually up our collagen levels. Here's why we need it without collagen, our skin falls. It's literally what keeps our skin up and is it OK to do bubbly water, bubbly water? The only thing difference between regular water, bubbly water is that it's infused with CO2, it won't hurt you. It's actually a great alternative. Add some, add some fruit in there, make yourself a nice spa water. But I absolutely love sparkling water. Awesome. Thank you so much. This is wonderful. Such a pleasure. A pleasure. Thank you so much.