do you count water in coffee/tea as daily water?

130annie

I drink tea and water to make up my daily fluid.......I love my tea in the morning and lunch time....The rest of the day, I drink water....

SuffolkSally

How much is 8 cups in litres? Is a cup an exact measurement???

I don't drink as much water as I should but London tap water is pretty chemicalised up, I should think anyway .... and bottled water is SO heavy to carry with the rest of the shopping.

Probably maximum I drink is one litre a day - if that.... but I would count herbal teas in that definitely!

It's two litres

Sonnie124

Nope

FunandFitMom

Only if truly sugar-free (including fake sugar) and decaffeinated

SouthernSkylark

the 8 glasses of 8 ozs is largely a baseless number plucked out of the air. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/08/020809071640.htm

If hydration is your concern that's as much about salt as water - think about "rehydration salts" which are a dry powder.

Your water / H2O balance is equally well served by H2O in a glass of water, a glass of pepsi, a mug of coffee or the H2O in the foods you eat.

I agree! Although I probably wouldn't include coke/Pepsi

Drawberry

I only drink straight up water as well..water. If I am adding something like powdered flavoring packets (like those lemonade flavored things and what not) I would still count it as water.

da_sammit

so it turns out we all do different things... hmm interesting.

PinkEarthMama

Personally, I only count regular, plain water towards my water intake goal.

camila_scl

Omg so many uninformed people answering.

Yes. Water is water, what's in tea? water+tea. You get hydrated from many sources. If you eat an orange, soup, coke, whatever you will get hydrated.

The water in my city is disgusting and until like two months ago I NEVER drank pure water, only water+powder juice or diet coke. Am I dead because only pure water can supply the hydration the body needs? No, I'm alive.

linlucas

Thank you Matt! Excellent and informative answer!