Coffee

emilyrippe

Good morning. Wondering where coffee fits in? I drink Folgers Black Silk, scanned the barcode and it is 0 everything. But my big question is do I get to count it in my water intake?

TYIA Emily

quiksylver296

Short answer, yes.

Longer answer - everything with water counts as water. Coffee, tea, soda, juice, cucumbers, soup, etc, etc. I leave alcohol out of that list, though. The eight cups of water thing is outdated. If your urine is light straw-colored to clear, you're getting enough water.

emilyrippe

Thanks!

emilyrippe

Lol I was hoping to get the long answer too. Thanks! This makes me a very happy lady. Merry Christmas!

Sambo_fitness

Coffee is a diuretic, meaning it actually dehydrates you. I would not consider it water since it does not play the same role. Same with coffee, juices, etc. If you are wanting to track water intake, buy a water bottle with numerical measurements, and keep track of the amount you drink. Water is water! There are no substitutes.

janejellyroll

Sambo_fitness wrote: »

Coffee is a diuretic, meaning it actually dehydrates you. I would not consider it water since it does not play the same role. Same with coffee, juices, etc. If you are wanting to track water intake, buy a water bottle with numerical measurements, and keep track of the amount you drink. Water is water! There are no substitutes.

This is a myth. While caffeine is a diuretic, the water in coffee will still hydrate someone.

Juices also wouldn't dehydrate anyone, I'm not even sure what you're basing that on.

People who drink coffee are able to count it as meeting their overall hydration needs (along with things like water, soda, juice, and the water content in the food they eat).

Water is water. It's still water if it's in coffee or juice. It's not a substitute for water. It literally *is* water.

whatalazyidiot

janejellyroll wrote: »

Sambo_fitness wrote: »

Coffee is a diuretic, meaning it actually dehydrates you. I would not consider it water since it does not play the same role. Same with coffee, juices, etc. If you are wanting to track water intake, buy a water bottle with numerical measurements, and keep track of the amount you drink. Water is water! There are no substitutes.

This is a myth. While caffeine is a diuretic, the water in coffee will still hydrate someone.

Juices also wouldn't dehydrate anyone, I'm not even sure what you're basing that on.

People who drink coffee are able to count it as meeting their overall hydration needs (along with things like water, soda, juice, and the water content in the food they eat).

Water is water. It's still water if it's in coffee or juice. It's not a substitute for water. It literally *is* water.

This. Coffee is mostly water, so I count it as water. I don't count juice or soda, but I can see why people would.

kami3006

Sambo_fitness wrote: »

Coffee is a diuretic, meaning it actually dehydrates you. I would not consider it water since it does not play the same role. Same with coffee, juices, etc. If you are wanting to track water intake, buy a water bottle with numerical measurements, and keep track of the amount you drink. Water is water! There are no substitutes.

Coffee is a mild diuretic. The effects of which are greatly overshadowed by the hydrating effects of the water. It takes 250-300mg after days to weeks of caffeine deprivation to actually feel the diuretic effects. So yes, coffee does count as hydration.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19774754

lynn_glenmont

Sambo_fitness wrote: »

Coffee is a diuretic, meaning it actually dehydrates you. I would not consider it water since it does not play the same role. Same with coffee, juices, etc. If you are wanting to track water intake, buy a water bottle with numerical measurements, and keep track of the amount you drink. Water is water! There are no substitutes.

If I have a glass of water with breakfast as well as my (really strong) coffee, doesn't it all get mixed up in my stomach as coffee that's average strength or a little weak? Does the water still count as water then?

Yes, water is water. It doesn't stop being water because you mix it up with other things, whether you do the mixing by brewing coffee, or mother nature does it by combining it with vitamins and minerals in a fruit that you then squeeze to get juice.

AnnPT77

Sambo_fitness wrote: »

Coffee is a diuretic, meaning it actually dehydrates you. I would not consider it water since it does not play the same role. Same with coffee, juices, etc. If you are wanting to track water intake, buy a water bottle with numerical measurements, and keep track of the amount you drink. Water is water! There are no substitutes.

I find it interesting that you think coffee doesn't count because it's diuretic, but - by implication - you wouldn't count sports drinks even though they specifically include electrolytes that can encourage water retention, because 'there are no substitutes'.

katarina005

emilyrippe wrote: »

Good morning. Wondering where coffee fits in? I drink Folgers Black Silk, scanned the barcode and it is 0 everything. But my big question is do I get to count it in my water intake?

TYIA Emily

I don't count it at all. some things like this seems so trivial.

maureenkhilde

The coffee is a diruetic myth dates to 1928. And it is just that a myth that will not go away. If a drink contains water count it as part of your daily water intake.

MrWeather_81

To be honest. IRISH COFFEES RULES lol

HappilyDistracted

MrWeather_81 wrote: »

To be honest. IRISH COFFEES RULES lol

Mmm. Irish Coffee. I like the way you think.