Do You Log Tea?

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  • alexandriax03
    alexandriax03 Posts: 289 Member
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    Teas are generally 0 calories but I still log mine. It's a habit I guess.
  • TeenageMutantNinjaMike
    TeenageMutantNinjaMike Posts: 97 Member
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    Since I do just tea and water, nothing added, I don't bother. I keep the non-caffeinated variety as of late so I dont think its any different than powering down a lot of water
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
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    no because I drink it black with no sugar, so there's no point.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    I don't log anything that's 0 calories.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
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    I drink caffeine free tea and consider it water.
  • judychicken
    judychicken Posts: 937 Member
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    I log my tea I drink tea all day decaf Lunch dinner snacks look at my diary.
  • mungowungo
    mungowungo Posts: 327 Member
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    Side note - surprisingly earl grey tea, black, no sugar, has calories. Not very many but they're there.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    Side note - surprisingly earl grey tea, black, no sugar, has calories. Not very many but they're there.

    Many 0 calorie things really aren't 0 calories. I believe if it is less than 4 or 5 calories (and not sure if that's per serving or for the whole thing), companies are able to claim it as 0 calories.

    I log everything because I want to be as accurate as possible. Plus, if I ever need to review what I've consumed for medical reasons or whatnot, I'll have everything right there. :bigsmile:
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
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    I drink hot tea every day without milk or sweetener. I log it under water because it's just hot water!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    I don't log tea or water. They have no calories. And they both have water in them (even if there is caffeine). I sometimes log matcha because it has 5-10 calories (lol). Or I log what I add to the tea, if it seems significant.
  • JBnyc99
    JBnyc99 Posts: 100 Member
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    Side note - surprisingly earl grey tea, black, no sugar, has calories. Not very many but they're there.

    Many 0 calorie things really aren't 0 calories. I believe if it is less than 4 or 5 calories (and not sure if that's per serving or for the whole thing), companies are able to claim it as 0 calories.

    I log everything because I want to be as accurate as possible. Plus, if I ever need to review what I've consumed for medical reasons or whatnot, I'll have everything right there. :bigsmile:

    Joy is correct. A company can state a product is zero cals if it has less than 5 cals per serving.

    While it isn't much, most black teas range from 1-4 cals per cup, before milk, sugar, etc. Some herbal teas and other fancier teas can be as much as 15 cals, from what I have read. I don't drink them, so not speaking from personal experience.

    I take my black Tetley tea with 2 1/2 sugars, so of course, I log ever cup,...about 40 cals, if I recall.

    On a side note,...a cup of tea is a good source of potassium. In the US, companies are not required by law to disclose potassium on their nutrition labels or on their websites,...why, I do not know. But if curious, a quick phone call or an email to the company in question will usually result in getting said potassium info. FYI,...Tetley claims that a cup of their Classic Black tea has between 70-135 mg of Potassium. Yes, I did call. :)
  • thethinnydiaries
    thethinnydiaries Posts: 111
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    I have pretty sporadic eating habits, so I don't have my log as breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack as it normally is. I have mine as times of the day where i generally tend to eat small meals and/or snacks (8am-12pm, 12pm-3pm, 3pm-7pm, and 7pm-11pm), so I just add my tea in to whatever time of day I'm having it.

    I don't log it as water because I always try and get my 8+ glasses in, no matter what other water based liquids I'm having, like tea.
  • redladywitch
    redladywitch Posts: 799 Member
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    Yes, I log my tea. I drink different types of tea. Some have carbs, vitamin C, etc. I try to log most everything,
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    The calories are negligible and I drink copious amounts consistently so I do not log it as part of my intake.

    I do not log my water, so I do not log it there either.
  • infamousdrew76
    infamousdrew76 Posts: 176 Member
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    Yep! Log it for 500 calories!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    Yep! Log it for 500 calories!

    Sounds legit!
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
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    I drink coffee and log it. Really, though, the only reason is that otherwise I'd have random entries of just sugar and milk in my snacks. Not that anyone on my FL would really care, but it looks weird to me. No good reason.

    I don't log water or tea, as they are calorie free.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    Yep! Log it for 500 calories!

    Sounds legit!

    LOLOLOLOLL
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    I drink coffee and log it. Really, though, the only reason is that otherwise I'd have random entries of just sugar and milk in my snacks. Not that anyone on my FL would really care, but it looks weird to me. No good reason.

    I don't log water or tea, as they are calorie free.

    People think I drink a lot of milk...I do, but it is in lattes, I just do not log the coffee part =).
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    I drink coffee and log it. Really, though, the only reason is that otherwise I'd have random entries of just sugar and milk in my snacks. Not that anyone on my FL would really care, but it looks weird to me. No good reason.

    I don't log water or tea, as they are calorie free.

    People think I drink a lot of milk...I do, but it is in lattes, I just do not log the coffee part =).

    Ohhhhh!!!! Oh hell, I thought you just really liked milk! :laugh:

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