Water is essential for life.
Without water intake we can survive only for a few days.
We can get water by drinking water or other fluids that contain water (and are not diuretics like coffee and alcoholic beverages) and by eating foods that contain water, mainly fruits and vegetables.
Here are some common foods and their water content:
100%
water
90-99%
fat-free milk, juicy fruits like cantaloupe, strawberries, watermelon, lettuce, cabbage, celery, spinach, squash, zucchini, cucumber, celery, tomato, cauliflower, peppers, fresh mushrooms, canned mushrooms, beer, tea, coffee
80-89%
yogurt, chocolate milk, fruit juice, fruits like apples, grapes, oranges, pineapple, blueberries, apricots, carrots, broccoli, pears, artichokes, jelly
70-79%
bananas, avocados, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, baked potato, shrimp, lobster, egg boiled
60-69%
pasta, legumes, salmon, cod, chicken breast, egg fried, ice cream, vodka(33-39,7% alcohol)
50-59%
ground beef, pork liver, hot dogs, steak, lamb baked, turkey baked, fried squid, feta cheese, fresh chestnuts, vodka (over 40% alcohol)
40-49%
pizza, pork sausages, apple pie, fried potatoes
30-39%
cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, Roquefort cheese, bagels, bread
20-29%
pepperoni, cake, biscuits, donuts
10-19%
butter, margarine, raisins, pop corn
1-9%
walnuts, almonds, dry-roasted peanuts, crackers, cereals, pretzels, peanut butter, potato chips, chewing gum
0%
Oils, sugars

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