Water Intake

lbaxandall

Do you count tea/coffee as water intake? Or is it just plain old water that counts? I drink water during the day, of course, but mainly I drink green tea or dandelion root tea. Can I count this as water? Also, carbonated water (no sugar)?

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lbaxandall

catscats222 wrote: »

interesting, since i thought dandelion was a diuretic (get rid of water in body)

As far as I know, most teas are diuretics. Which is why I'm asking! I'd be taking it in, but then also getting rid of it. Sooo not sure how to classify that!

queenliz99

Tea and coffee are made with water, so yes.

Montepulciano

I drink coffee in the morning, but I add stuff to it. So to me it does not count. I only count water as water. Carbonated, flat, does not matter I don't think.

queenliz99

http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Reports/2004/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-Water-Potassium-Sodium-Chloride-and-Sulfate.aspx

JustMissTracy

I don't count them as water, but do include them in my diary as calories consumed.

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Pawsforme

If coffee and tea don't count then I guess I never drink anything!

And yet I appear to be doing so well . . .

(Seriously -- Coffee and tea are made with water. They count.)

lbaxandall

This makes my water count so much higher. Thanks!

JustMissTracy

catscats222 wrote: »

tea has calories?

Mine has 45 calories, I add sugar and milk