Water Bottles

     Today I watched two videos that kind of opened my eyes to the truth about water bottles. Society has been fooled into thinking that drinking water out of water bottles from fancy brands is healthier than normal tap water. Today I found out that tap water is actually just as healthy as fancy bottled water. As a matter of fact, when a blind taste test was performed, most people felt that tap water actually tasted better than the expensive bottled brands.

     In class today, our class performed a blind tast test in which we tasted three different types of water without knowing what they were. The first sample did not taste or smell good and had a bad aftertaste. The second sample wasn't much better because it still tasted bad and had a bad aftertaste, but the smell wasn't as bad as the first sample. The third sample was the best tasting and smelling out of the three options. Our facilitator later revealed to us the types of water each sample was. The first and second samples were bottled water and the third sample was tap water. What I learned from this experience was that tap water tastes just as good, or even better than (most) bottled water.

     In conclusion, bottled water is not what it's "cracked up to be". Some bottle water doesn't even taste good and tap water is just as healthy. Also, the bottles the water comes in aren't even recycled most of the time and just builds up waste in landfills. Most of the time we don't even know where our bottled water comes from- we just get enticed by the vibrant photos and catchy commercials. If we all just stopped buying expensive bottled water and drank normal tap water, we would reduce waste, and still be just as healthy. Try it today! Instead of grabbing an Aquafina water bottle, take a reusable water bottle and fill it up with tap water. As Ghandi said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."