Does this count as water consumption/?

edavis27

So I drink my water everyday a bit more than 8 cups a day, but I was wondering if I drink green tea, would that count toward the intake even though saturated by the leaves?

Dawn_is_getting_healthy

I count any non-caffeinated beverage as water. Not sure if that's "legal" but that's how I do it.

deja_blu

I count water as water.

chickadee2010

I count plain water as water. Anything else, like tea with water, hot chocolate with water, etc, I don't count. That's just my personal preference. I feel like if I'm drinking water, it should just be water and I'll count it to my water-a-day. But if it has something else in it, I won't.

sufikitkat

as long as you brew it without adding sugar then yes. Natural, brewed tea is mostly, if not all, water.

miss_p90x

i only count the pure water under the h20 category, but i suppose u can count green tea as well, after all its water in there!

sunkisses

This is answered in this thread here:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/390240-do-i-really-have-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-everyday

Sp1nGoddess

Green tea is healthy with minimal caffeine.. I count it in mine. Anything non sugar, non caffiene, non alcohol. I drink tons of water regardless.... glug...glug....

jeni_Giedd

Oh, yeah, tea is as good as water, especially green tea without sugar.

JMHJess

Well, water is in a lot of stuff. but I would count anything that isn't like soda as water. Hey, it is mostly water! hydration is all the same to your body.

fjrandol

Green tea is healthy with minimal caffeine.. I count it in mine. Anything non sugar, non caffiene, non alcohol. I drink tons of water regardless.... glug...glug....

Green tea has plenty of caffeine in it. Mayo Clinic has it at 24-40mg per 8oz, vs 14-61 in black tea. I don't count anything except water as water.