During these hot summer months, it’s important to make sure you’re drinking enough water to stay hydrated. And while most advice says to drink around eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day, you also can achieve that level by additionally eating certain fruits and vegetables.
Many different foods are over 90 percent water - these will help keep you hydrated all summer long. Here’s a list of foods with high water content that are both refreshing and nutrient-dense:
- Cucumbers have the highest water content of any solid food at 97%.
- Iceberg lettuce, not the highest nutrient rating, but 96% water.
- Celery has folate and vitamins A, C, and K and is 96% water.
- Radishes have high-antioxidant content and a water content of 95%.
- Tomatoes are high in the antioxidant lycopene and have a water content of 95%.
- Red, yellow, and green peppers all have about 92-93% water content.
- Cauliflower may look pale and devoid of nutrients, but it is actually filled with vitamins and phytonutrients and is 92% water.
- Watermelon can thank the powerful cancer-fighting antioxidant lycopene for its red hue and is 92% water.
- Spinach is rich in lutein, potassium, fiber, and folate and is 91% water.
- Berries are all great sources of water, hovering in the high 80th percentile, but strawberries have the highest water content with 91%.
- Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable, which means it is great at fighting cancer cells, and it's 91% water.
- Grapefruit is high in vitamin C and contains 90% water.
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