Water vs liquid

marybsalmon

I really hate to drink plain water unless I'm thirsty. So I drink a lot of iced tea and crystal light. I've been counting all liquid as water to get my 8-9 glasses a day. I was told yesterday that I'm only allowed 2 glasses (16oz) of "other" liquid and that everything else should be plain water. What do you think?

neanderthin

Not true. Count it. Even the food you eat contributes approx 20% towards supplying your body with fluids.

kmbrooks15

WebMD, Mayo Clinic, etc., all say that ANY liquid counts.

I drink a lot of herbal teas. I avoid caffeine for several reasons, but reputable medical sites say that even caffeinated drinks are fine. I don't drink a lot of soda because of the sodium count in it, but doctors say even sodas count. I don't think I'd get ALL of my fluid from sodas, but I think you're fine to add Crystal Light or use tea. Tea in particular has some other health benefits, too. Black tea, green tea, red tea, white tea...all have various health benefits. You might want to google tea and health benefits...there's some interesting info out there about it.

dallastar

green tea I count it all not sodas i dont drink those at all !!

marybsalmon

Thanks! That helps. I drink a lot of herbal and green tea, so now I'm feeling much better about the whole water versus liquid issue.