The real bottled water facts...

...and who wins bottled water vs tap water debate

If you knew the bottled water facts, you wont drink bottled water. Bottled water vs tap water? What's better and why.
The raw bottled water facts will make you feel a bit foolish if you consistently pick up bottled water.

I know I am being a bit provocative but if you buy bottled water and then compare bottled water vs. tap water vs. filtered water you're going to feel like the fool who purchased the foot-long hot dog with eight inches missing in the middle.

So, just ask yourself this question. Why are you buying bottled water?

Here are your potential answers:

1) It's safer and better for you than kitchen water

When comparing bottled water vs. tap water, well, that's just one of the myths taken as factually correct about bottled water.

Here's what the U.S. FDA in the US stated about the safety of bottled water:

Companies that market bottled water as being safer than sink water are fooling the American public.

In point of fact, , there are no government regulations for bottled water that require it be safer than tap water. Governmental standards for tap water are in place and ordinarily assure a degree of quality in the available tap water.

So, when trying to decide upon getting bottled water vs. tap water, choosing the former may be the best choice.

2) Oh, I drink bottled water that's filtered

Our research regarding bottled water facts showed that most bottled water is not filtered. In contrast, city tap water is filtered and disinfected.

But if you happen to be chugging bottled water that is filtered, good for you. If it's the stuff I occasionally go for, I am sure the price is even higher than the cheaper bottled water.

But there's still a problem. Filtration is not all the same. Good filters get rid of the live, very dangerous contaminants, the inert, extremely toxic metals, extremely tiny pollutants and the sediment that affects taste and quality of the water.

There are cheaper water filters that essentially get rid of bigger sedimentary particles that slightly discolor water but honestly do little else. Most commercially filtered water tends to filter on the cheap.

3) Since it's a food product, there are government regs that control its quality

Nope, not really. In fact, a strategy employed by bottled water companies is to sell its water inside the state that it's bottled in so that federal regs are not applicable.

In fact, between 2/3 to 3/4 of the bottled water sold is in the state it's bottled in. Most likely you are consuming water with no affiliated federal regulations to assure its safety.

4) It's better than the usual drinks available at the mart

Well, that's a tricky one. Its better than the genuinely bad drinks. You know the colas, mile-high iced teas and fake fruit drinks that are in lots of kid's lunch bags.

But, if you went to a health food store, you can likely pick up some fresh fruit/veggie juice, or a sprout-based beverage, really healthy water and so on. I will admit, that it might cost an arm and a leg but what's your health worth to you?

5) It's pretty inexpensive

Compared to what? Some trendy beverage, maybe. Not when comparing bottled water vs. tap water that is filtered ($1 - $2 vs. 9 cents) But it's about the same price as the soft drinks that hog up store shelves.

To me, this is one of the most confusing aspects of the bottled water market.

We are grateful that we are being offered what is essentially free tap water for a dollar or so per bottle. How about that. If you bought a bottle on most days and Two bottles or bigger ones on days that you need more, you would be paying between $300 - $700 a year on water that is less safe than faucet water.

6) It's convenient

Oh, spare me. I've done the figures on this because, like you, my time is very precious.

It takes me a minute to fill up my water bottle with filtered water from my faucet. I can even make a sandwich in just a few minutes. That is much easier and faster than the time required to dash to the deli, maybe wait on a noon lunch line, order and/or pay for my water and/or lunch.

7) I have no better alternative to bottled water

Again, if you are most likely to chug cola, yes. But you don't have to have the bottled water from the store when you could just bottle your own filtered water in a reusable bottle.

8)Hey, at least it forces me to drink the requisite amount of water I should drink daily

Finally, your personal bottled water facts that I agree with, for the most part. Hey, if it's a choice between drinking nothing and experiencing dehydration or drinking expensive, land polluting, minimally safe bottled water, well you should go ahead and get a bottle of water.

This should only happen occasionally. For example, if I'm exercising in warm and humid weather and there's no water available nearby, I'll just go and get a bottle of water from wherever.

Hey, it's either that or endure the worse consequences of dehydration in warm weather. That could lead to all kinds of health crises that must be avoided at all costs.

And, I'll give you credit because at least you didn't say that it's "Green." That, I'm certain, never crossed your mind. Right?

9) It's green

And, this is one of the bottled water facts we haven't gone into that you should know about. Drinking bottled water causes an incredible amount of pollution.

In fact, about a million plastic bottles are disposed of daily, it is one of the major culprits when it comes to pollution.

Imagine, what about a hundred million empty plastic water bottles looks like, heading direct for the landfill. You know, generally the fill that is not recycle-ready since many water bottles are disposed of in general wastebaskets along with non-recyclables.

So, if for no other reason, the pollution that follows from this mega consumption of drinking bottled water should lead us to alternatives.

Ok, so maybe those of you buying bottled water from the deli aren't really losers but I really hope this article encourages you to act on the real bottled water facts and stop getting bottled water which has serious drawbacks and few virtues.

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