Water intake

mandles82
mandles82 Posts: 31
in Health and Weight Loss
I drink a lot of green tea, my office is always cold so it warms me up. Question is, can I count this as my water intake, or should I only count plain water for my 8 glasses a day?:smile:

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  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    I drink a lot of green tea, my office is always cold so it warms me up. Question is, can I count this as my water intake, or should I only count plain water for my 8 glasses a day?:smile:

    Yes, count your green tea. I drink a gallon of regular, unsweetened tea every day and I count it all.
  • Sweet_Pandora
    Sweet_Pandora Posts: 459 Member
    Everyone has a different view on this. I only count water as water. When I drink green tea it's just a bonus.

    Have you tried drinking warm water with fresh squeezed lemon?

    Karen
  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    http://www.discovergoodnutrition.com/2012/09/plain-water-get-your-8-glasses-a-day/
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    You can count your tea towards your water intake! Any liquid (minus alcohol) can be counted.. yes even pop and coffee!

    Coffee, tea and pop are not as dehydrating as people think. They hydrate you up to I believe the fifth cup in a day at which point it starts to become dehydrating however not enough to really make a difference.

    I could anything I drink towards my water intake. If it has calories, I count the calories in it but also add a cup of water to my tracker.
  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    After researching more, I believe tea is 99% water as long as there is nothing added to it. Drink your tea and count it as water. :smile:
  • JenSD6
    JenSD6 Posts: 454 Member
    To me, tea is just hot, leaf-flavoured water. I don't see how that doesn't count as water but cold water filled with fruit does. *shrugs* To each their own.

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