Are you drinking enough water? BRITA can help!

I’m a bit of a water junkie, it’s my go-to drink of choice whether it be straight up or spiked with lemon, it’s always a favourite choice for me. I keep a water bottle close at hand as I go about my day and even I know that I still don’t get the recommended glasses of water into everyday. It’s hard! 


I’m not alone, in a recent survey conducted by Brita, 78 per cent agreed they should be drinking more water than they do. For many, it’s more easier and more enjoyable to grab a can of pop, or other sugary drink, Canadians value convenience. 

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Other  highlights include:

– 95 per cent of Canadians agree that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda pop and sports drinks contribute to obesity

– While 91 per cent of respondents felt that obesity is more of a problem in Canada today than it was five years ago, Canadian continue to consume sugary drinks with over two billion sugary drinks consumed annually in Canada.

– 21 per cent of Canadians suggest they do not drink enough water because they do not like the taste of tap water. Additionally, 16 per cent are concerned about water purity levels

I think the key to drinking more water is to have it conveniently accessible in the fridge, we keep both a large pitcher of water and water bottles cooling at all times. My boys have each had a water bottle in the door of the fridge where they can reach it since they were very young. It encourages them to not only drink water, but to be independent as well. No whining ‘Mom I’m thirsty!’ at all! They know they are only allowed water between meals and can help themselves at any time, especially after a mini wrestling match or game of road hockey!

 

 

Great tasting water never looked so good!

brita pitcher and water bottle

For the past couple of weeks, my family has switched to the Brita filtration system. We love the sleek looking Brita Pattern Series Grand Pitcher in black, it looks great in the fridge and holds 10 cups of water! This pitcher is a bit of a beast, and weighs a lot once filled, but I love having as much water as possible on hand, especially on weekends when both my husband and I are refilling glasses throughout the day. Assembling the pitcher for the first time was easy and only took a few minutes, now all we need to do is flip the easy fill lid open and pour in the tap water. The filter does the rest and the electronic filter change indicator will let us know when it’s time to replace the filter. 1 filter can replace 300 water bottles and should be replaced every 40 gallons or 151 litres. This typically means every 2 months for an average family. The pitcher is BPA free, has a comfort grip handle and I love that the spout is covered. 

brita filter

 

The boys call my Brita water bottle my ‘sippy cup’ because of the flip up spout is similar to their old drinking cups, it makes me laugh! I love the funky, purple design, it makes drinking water fun! I also like that on the back of the bottle the measurements are marked on the bottle in both millilitres and ounces.

The Brita filters reduce chlorine, mercury, copper and more from drinking water and leaves behind fresh, great tasting water. This definitely helps when you are trying to consume more water through the day and live a healthy lifestyle!

 

On the road to healthy hydration? Brita can help!

The products mentioned above were provided free of charge. Regardless, I was not obligated to feature this item and all opinions expressed belong to Mom vs. the Boys and are not influenced in any way.

Comments

  1. I drink about 2 to 4 glasses of water a day.

  2. Erika Belanger says

    I drink about 5-6 glasses of water a day!

  3. About 8 glasses of water

  4. 4 cups

  5. I definitely don’t drink as much water as I’d like to – I must drink about 3 or 4 cups a day.

  6. I think you should drink 8 glasses of water daily

  7. probably 3-4 glasses of water…..not enough

  8. Kayla Gilbert says

    Not enough. Probably about 6-7.

  9. I have always wanted a Brita pitcher. I love these and I think it helps conserves the Earth by not wasting so much plastic. I have gotten better with drinking water. I drink about 7 glasses a day.

  10. probably about 5

  11. I drink about 3 glasses a day

  12. Victoria Ess says

    I get about 12 glasses

  13. i drink about 1-2L a day. however many glasses that works out to

  14. I only drink water (unless it’s party time lol)I prob drink anywhere from 4 to 8 glasses a day but it depends on where I am & what I’m doing.

  15. LESS THAN 8 CUPS

  16. Around 6, I try to get to 8 but it is hard

  17. About 2 glasses a day.

  18. nicoleroannef says

    I wish I drank more but usually 3 or 4.

  19. Treen Goodwin says

    6-8 glass a day 🙂

  20. Vesper Meikle says

    a least 4 very large glasses a day

  21. I’d trying to drink more water but now it’s about 3 glassses…

  22. I drink about 4-5 glasses of water a day.

  23. I drink between 8-10 glasses a day.

  24. I probably drink around 4. Depends how busy/what I’m doing that day.

  25. I usually only drink 3-4.

  26. I drink quite a bit of water, probably 8 – 10 a day

  27. About 2 glasses a day

  28. I drink about 8-9 cups a day

  29. I drink about 3 glasses of water a day. Not nearly enough as I should!

  30. I drink about 3 glasses a day but i need to do more!

  31. Stephanie LaPlante says

    I’d say about 4 glasses

  32. Not enough! Only get my water through coffee and tea

  33. thomas rusinak says

    i drink about 2 glasses per day!

  34. I probable drink around four.

  35. Karla Sceviour says

    I drink about 5-7 a day,I would say,,I love water!!

  36. I get about 6

  37. 5 cups

  38. Belinda McNabb says

    I drink 6-8 glasses a day

  39. Maybe 2 glasses, I am so trying to drink more

  40. Approximately 5

  41. kathy downey says

    3 a day

  42. I drink a lot of water probably 10 – 12 glasses a day or more. I carry around a jug of ice water with me 24/7 and I refill it constantly. I have medical conditions that make my mouth and throat extremely dry which causes me to be thirsty constantly

  43. Probably about 5 or so right now. More in summer of course!

  44. Juana Esparza says

    I drink about 5-6 glasses/day.

  45. I try to get 12 a day!

  46. I try to drink anywhere from 2 – 5 glasses. I am trying to drink more. I have cut out soda back to like maybe 1 12oz bottle a week but I’m still hooked on coffee and probably too much of it.

  47. Doris Calvert says

    I drink about 3 bottles a day, no where near enough

  48. I probably consume about 5-6 glasses of water a day.

  49. 2 bottles of water approximately.. not enough I know!

  50. At least 5 to 6 throughout the day.

  51. Jennifer P. says

    I have a 2 litre water bottle that I drink one of daily. 2 on my volleyball days, 1.5 on the days I go for a run (I don’t run very far…).

  52. I go in waves of water consumption. I have definitely been WAY too low lately. Maybe 2 glasses a day? I can feel it too… thanks for the reminder.

  53. Susan Patterson says

    I think that I drink about 5-6 glasses of water a day.

  54. Maegan Morin says

    I drink about 4 – 5 500ml bottles of water a day. So thats like 8-10 cups.

  55. Not nearly enough! I have a Diet Pepsi addiction that I’m working on overcoming so I’m trying to drink more water but it’s hard.

  56. I probably drink about 4 glasses of water a day.

  57. I drink about 6 glasses

  58. I probably drink about 4-6 glasses a day.

  59. I drink about 2 or 3 glasses a day.

  60. I drink about 3 but my coffees made with water does that count?

  61. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    I don’t drink any water unless you count what’s in my coffee (very weak Nescafe) 🙂

  62. Ashleigh Swerdfeger says

    A lot! lol. I drink about 7 cups. I love water!

  63. At least 8, I believe.

  64. Erin McSweeney says

    about 4-5 glasses

  65. I drink 3 or 4 a day

  66. I drink about 5 glasses a day

  67. I average about 5 cups per day.

  68. i have about 6

  69. Chandra Christine O'Connor says

    between 6 and 12 I dont drink juice so its usually water

  70. I would say 3 or 4. I’m more of a coffee and tea drinker.

  71. Not enough, 3 maybe.

  72. Wendy hutton says

    I drink about 3 a day

  73. Not enough. Probably 4 or 5.

  74. About 3 or 4 but I know I should drink more

  75. I need to drink more water 2 to 3. I know I need to drink more

  76. About 5 plus or minus 1!

  77. Around 6-7

  78. Not enough!

  79. maybe 2. I really do need to drink more

  80. Not enough – none actually..well, a while ago..now up to almost 2 a day.

  81. not enough – probably about 4

  82. Definitely not enough – 3 or 4.

  83. Margaret MacKenzie says

    I drink anywhere from 5 – 8 x 300ml bottles of water a day.

  84. roger simmons says

    Water??? What is this?? Lol I drink 4 cups of coffee and a couple pop a day does this count?

  85. 5-6 glass of water along with my coffee 🙂

  86. probably one or two on a good day

  87. Tammy Dalley says

    I drink about 5-6 glasses

  88. I drink about 6-7 glasses of water a day

  89. holly o'gorman says

    About three a day.

  90. 8 – 10 glasses

  91. Not enough!

  92. Haroon Khan says

    Probably 5.

  93. I drink about 12 cups of water a day.

  94. Lindsay Cyr says

    I usually drink between 4 and 6 glasses a day. I know I could do better though.

  95. not enough – maybe one or two?

  96. I know I drink at least 5 glasses of water a day…
    Cheers.

  97. About 4 glasses

  98. I think most days I drink around 8 glasses of water a day

  99. I probably drink 4-5 glasses of water each day.

  100. missbobloblaw says

    Maybe 4? I thrive on coffee and juices more than water.

  101. Depends, maybe 2-4

  102. Christine T says

    I probably drink about 5.

  103. tara watkins says

    I try to drink at least 4 glasses of water a day x

  104. Deb Dorrington says

    I drink 4 or 5 glasses of water each day, I know I should be drinking more.

  105. about 3

  106. 4

  107. I know I don’t drink enough. maybe 5 or 6 cups of water

  108. not enough. Maybe 3

  109. I drink 5 to 6 glasses a day!

  110. Angela Mitchell says

    I don’t drink enough. Maybe about 4 glasses.

  111. I don’t drink enough water….probably about 4 glasses!

  112. I drink 5-6 glasses of water a day.

  113. Juliee Fitze says

    I drink at less 5 cups a day.

  114. Marilyn Legault says

    2-3 glasses, which I know are not enough

  115. I drink about 7-9 glasses of water a day.

  116. Cherin McKenzie says

    4 glasses

  117. 3 glasses

  118. Jennifer D says

    I probably drink 6 glasses a day. It’s hard to drink more because I am a teacher and we can’t go to the washroom whenever we want!

  119. Around 3-5

  120. 4 glasses!

  121. Rachel Cartwright says

    I probably drink about 4 or 5 glasses of water a day, but I realize I should probably be getting about twice that amount!

  122. I drink a ton of water throughout the day – probably between 10 and 12 glasses total when all is said and done!

  123. at least 10-12 large glasses/day. thanks

  124. Patrick Siu says

    I drink 4 glasses a day

  125. Probably 5 or 6 cups of water.

  126. Theresa Bumstead says

    I drink about 6-8 glasses of water a day.

  127. Zero… I need to work on that.

  128. 4

  129. about 6 glasses

  130. about 6/day but I know I should be getting more

  131. Maybe 3 to 4 glasses per day

  132. Miriam Wilton says

    i usually go through about 5 one lt. bottles.

  133. Wayne Lecoy says

    I am entering your giveaway.
    It would be great to win a Brita Water Filtration System
    and Brita Bottle Filtration System.
    In response to your question of
    How many glasses of water do you think you drink in a day?
    I drink 4 glasses of water in a day.
    Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  134. I only drink a couple of glasses of water a day.

  135. Maybe 4 glasses

  136. julie_bolduc says

    Maybe 7

  137. I drink about one and a half litres of water a day. I’m very conscious about trying to keep hydrated.

  138. 4 cups, I could probably drink more

  139. 6-8 cups

  140. All I drink is water so hmm . . I think I measured it once and I go through at least 3 liters a day so maybe about 12 cups?

  141. probably 4 cups – I know, I know, I should drink more!

  142. 8-10 cups

  143. Michelle MErcier says

    Love Brita. Would give this to my mm who does not drink enough water.

  144. About 6

  145. More than 8 but never more than 12

  146. Probably around three

  147. I drink four 16oz bottles of water every day, sometimes more.

  148. I try to drink 5 glasses a day minimum

  149. When i am home probably about 5 but when I’m at work i drink around 8-10

  150. I drink about 6-8 cups per day, I could drink more!

  151. Chrystal J. says

    I probably drink about 8 glasses a day.

  152. LILLIAN BROWN says

    I drink 4 to 5 glasses a day

  153. FREDERIC BROWN says

    Not enough about 3 glasses

  154. TJ Turnbull says

    5-6

  155. Maybe two. I need to drink more that is for sure.

  156. Probably about 4-5…not nearly enough

  157. Maybe between 4 and 6.

  158. I only drink 1 or 2 per day.

  159. lynn clayton says

    4-5

  160. abedabun dawn says

    It all depends but on average, I would say I drink 2 – 3 glasses of water per day. I never buy bottled water though because I fear the chemicals that may seep into the water.

  161. seham merzib says

    4 cups

  162. Probably 3-4

  163. Anne Derkat says

    Two

  164. About 8

  165. Jean Thibodeau says

    3-4 glasses not nearly what I should be.

  166. I drink 4-6 glasses of water per day.

  167. Edith Rennes says

    Not near enough…3-4 only

  168. Heather Swanson says

    4 glasses

  169. Kelly Baker says

    Not enough. About 1-2 glasses of water. 🙁

  170. Not nearly enough..1-2

  171. 2-3. I know I should drink way more than that.

  172. I probably drink around 3 glasses. Not enough, that’s for sure!

  173. I drink about 5-6 glasses of water a day.

  174. 10 average…but not straight water… tea, coffee, juice, pop… Im surprised Im not dead!

  175. I try to get 8 in but usually it’s only 4.

  176. Martin Albert says

    I drink about 2 to 3 tall glass of water.

  177. About 4

  178. Maybe 4, but somedays I am sure it is much less

  179. I don’t drink enough thats for sure…. 3-4 glasses maybe.

  180. I aim for 8 but closer to 4-5
    If you count tea I hit 8

  181. Not enough I know but around 3-4 glasses.

  182. melanie borhi says

    2-3 glasses

  183. Probably 5

  184. at least 8, sometimes more. i love water

  185. Natasha Graham says

    Around 2. My goal is to drink more!

  186. I usually drink 4-5 glasses of water a day.

  187. William Mills says

    a couple glasses

  188. Not nearly enough – I would say 3-4 glasses.

  189. I usually drink 4 to 5 glasses of water a day

  190. Nora Edmiston-Harlos says

    I drink maybe 2-3 glasses, don’t like the taste of Calgary tap water

  191. I drink about 6 glasses of water a day

  192. Drink about 4-5 glasses a day

  193. Elizabeth c says

    I know there is no way that I am drinking enough water! Maybe 3 to 4 glasses a day,if I am lucky.

  194. like 3 glasses

  195. Tara Cooper says

    I drink about 6-8 cups of water a day

  196. Kim Keithline says

    I am trying to drink more but right now about 4 glasses

  197. Probably 4 glasses – I know I should drink at least twice as much

  198. Maybe. 2? I know, I know

  199. Carol Mclemore says

    I usually drink about 10-12 bottles of water a day.

  200. I drink 5 – 6 glasses a a day.

  201. Brittney House says

    I drink about 3-4 a day.

  202. I think I drink about two a day, definitely need to drink more!

  203. I drink 4 glasses of water a day.

  204. Judy Hunting says

    I try to drink 6- 8 large glasses a day.. Being 8.5mths preggo that makes me sit on the toilet all day long!

  205. aarone mawdsley says

    I usually drink 3 or 4.

  206. I try to drink 8 but most days probably 5 or 6.

  207. I do not drink enough water, probably about 3-4 glasses a day normally.

  208. I usualy drink between 5 and 10 glasses depending on whether I am at home or work

  209. I drink maybe 2-3 glasses of water. But, I do need to drink more!

  210. I drink about 1 glass of water a day and 12 cups of tea.

  211. Carolyn Daley says

    I drink between 5-7 cups of water per day.

  212. Kristy Reid says

    Just plain water? Rarely. Does it count if it’s the water I use to make coffee or tea? IF it does, I’m probably up to about 6… with 3 kids under 3, caffeine is my friend. More water might help too.

  213. Oh boy – not enough. Maybe 1-3?

  214. 2-3, but I should aim for more!

  215. I drink about 6 to 8 or so.

    Rob Shiels

  216. Robert Wise says

    I drink about 4 a day.

  217. I drink about four glasses of water a day.

  218. about 8 trying to better

  219. Jaclyn Reynolds says

    I drink at least 5, sometimes many more.

  220. Not enough, maybe 3 glasses a day but I am trying to drink more.

  221. Thank You for the giveaway…I drink about 3 glasses of water most days !

  222. Please disregard previous post…Canada only !!!

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