It's Drinking Water Week! For more than 35 years, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and its members have celebrated Drinking Water Week – a unique opportunity for both water professionals and the communities they serve to join together to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives. Also, Drinking Water Week is a time to highlight the importance of safe drinking water and recognize that protecting and reinvesting in water infrastructure is crucial to the health of persons living in the United States.

We've written many great blogs about water:

• Where Did the Plain Water Go?
• When Do You Need More than Plain Water?
• Water - The Best Diet Drink
• Satiation, Satiety, and How to Feel Satisfied (by eating foods with high water content)

Take time to determine if you drink enough water (see chart below) and learn more about the water in your community.

Total daily water recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Prolonged physical activity and heat exposure increase water losses and therefore raise daily fluid needs.

Men
Liters     3.8
Ounces  125
Cups     15 to 16

Women
Liters     2.7
Ounces  91
Cups     11 to 12

Note: About 80% of people’s total water comes from drinking water and beverages (including caffeinated beverages). The other 20% is derived from food (like fruits and vegetables).

Click here (then push the right arrow twice to get to "Water") to hear it from Rockstar Nutritionist, Jill Jayne! Kids and adults, alike are eating healthier because of her fun songs that promote healthy eating (like drinking water!) and physical activity.