yup, I use a Brita bottle filter for water I am going to drink. Another option is flavoring the water. You only need this for water you are going to drink straight. If you cook with it, the taste is usually too subtle to matter. Lemonade powder and iced tea powder work well. True Lemon packets work well if you don't want the sugar. I would say it tastes more like water with a lemon wedge you get at a restaurant rather than chlorinated.