To think that jelly counts as liquid intake?

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My friends little one is poorly and is refusing to drink, so I suggested thay sje should give her some jelly. Most kids I have dealt with when they're poorly will eat jelly quite happily.
My friend looked at like I was an idiot, and then I explained that it is just liquid that has been set... No, she refused to "believe" me and said I was being daft

I'm with you, Binary.

See also: melon.

Liquid content in food definitely counts.

That's a cracking idea..I'd have never thought of that. Must remember it. Also ice lollies can help, particularly if they've got a sore throat. We use home made frozen juice ones.

Do the other ingredients such as sugar and gelatine make a difference to how much liquid the body takes in from jelly? A bit like salt water is a liquid but is not helpful to drink.

Jelly does count.

That, ice cream and fruit are often suggested by HCP for getting fluids into poorly children who are refusing to drink.

I used to be a member of a sports club and for people who couldn't drink enough water to hydrate before a tournament watermelon and/or jelly was recommended.

My son also used to get terribly dehydrated and would refuse to drink. I swear some weeks it was the jellies that kept him alive!

IT definitely counts as a liquid for intake purposes.... My sons dietician tells me to write down jelly as a liquid as when it's swallowed the heat from your body more or less melts it and allows to the body to process it as a liquid iyswim?

Yoghurts also count as fluid according to our local children's A&E

Patients who are on a fluid restriction are only allowed limited jelly

Jelly does count. Ice lollies are great when they are being sick as its a little bit of liquid at a time so less likely to come straight back up

I'm with you.

What does she think ice lollies/icecubes are?

We couldn't get enough fluids into my Grandad even with frequent reminders to drink - he had dementia so was always forgetting about the cup of tea beside him, and he kept getting UTIs because he was effectively getting dehydrated. The GP recommended jelly as a means of upping his fluids.

Yup jelly counts as does slush puppies according to a doctor

Jelly is a liquid. I've a relative who has granules added to her drinks so they can be spoon fed easily as she struggles swallowing just liquid.

It does count, as do yoghurts.

My Vet assures me cucumber is good for fluid intake as well (we have an elderly guinea pig that gets most of his water from his food!)