How do you count coffee?

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BenPVolk
BenPVolk Posts: 22 Member
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Do you log coffee as water or what?
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  • linserloo
    linserloo Posts: 2
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    as coffee
  • haradad
    haradad Posts: 20 Member
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    I log it as coffee, I also log unsweetened tea as well. This way I can monitor my caffeine as well.
  • pwittek10
    pwittek10 Posts: 723 Member
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    I do not log it, I drink 2 pots a day
    No creamer no sugar, just black
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
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    1 coffee. 2 coffee. 3 coffee....
  • StayinCrunchy
    StayinCrunchy Posts: 11 Member
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    I log it as coffee with 2 calories per 8 ounces and I also count it towards my water intake.
  • tetyanawheat7
    tetyanawheat7 Posts: 5
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    as coffee without shugar or milk - count as water and some coffein
  • TrekkerCynthia
    TrekkerCynthia Posts: 155 Member
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    As coffee. I notice 3 cups has about 6 calories, at least the one I select from the database does.
  • tjsoccermom
    tjsoccermom Posts: 500 Member
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    I only log the creamer that I add, coffee has so little calories itself, I don't worry about it.
  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
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    I've started logging it because it has a few calories, even black--only about 2-3 cup, though. You could track it with water as well. I just don't track my water because that's one thing I don't have an issue with.
  • Mistapholeezkat
    Mistapholeezkat Posts: 80 Member
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    Usually I dont log it at all, however, I just recently logged Folger's columbian roast. It had 20 calories for 6 oz brewed (if I remember correctly). A whole pot of coffee could mean like.....hundred calories depending on pot size. That adds up. I usually have 3 or 4 cups of coffee in a mug so I is probably more than 6 ozs a drink.
  • BenPVolk
    BenPVolk Posts: 22 Member
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    I guess I need to redefine my question... Do you count coffee as positive water intake, neutral, or negative since it is a diuretic?
  • tokig0313
    tokig0313 Posts: 99 Member
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    1 coffee. 2 coffee. 3 coffee....

    This made my day. I don't log coffee or tea unless I put something into it as I typically drink both black. I maybe will have 1-2 max per day of either (not both) and it's not a daily thing for me.
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
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    I drink it weird (large iced coffee with one cream and one sugar) and always the same, so I created a recipe for it with the 3 ingredients so I know it's somewhat right:

    Large black iced coffee
    1 tbsp. light cream
    1 tbsp. table sugar

    and just choose that recipe when I log it.

    Edit: and I only count actual water consumed as water.
  • evilpixiegrrr
    evilpixiegrrr Posts: 103
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    I log it as coffee, not as water. I only log water/sparkling water as water. :P
  • fe_nyx
    fe_nyx Posts: 84 Member
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    I guess I need to redefine my question... Do you count coffee as positive water intake, neutral, or negative since it is a diuretic?

    I log it, but I don't count it towards my water intake. So I guess in that sense, it would be "neutral". To me, coffee is separate from any water I might drink.
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
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    One bean at a time!
  • F00LofaT00K
    F00LofaT00K Posts: 688 Member
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    I log it just like any other food or beverage I consume.

    I log pizza as pizza, lima beans as lima beans and coffee as coffee.
  • ThatSoundsHard
    ThatSoundsHard Posts: 475 Member
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    I log coffee as coffee. (Tim Horton's extra large regular)
    Coffee isn't water, water is water.
    Mind you, I don't track my water intake at all.
  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
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    I don't log anything caffeinated as water, just my preference. My work uses a kcup machine so I log how many I have each day. Been using monk fruit to sweeten (0 calorie natural sweetener) after drinking it black for some months. Monkfruit does not have the weird aftertaste I get from stevia or erythritol.
  • taracangel
    taracangel Posts: 24 Member
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    I don't log the coffee, I just log the light cream I put in it. Example: 1 tbsp of light 5% cream = 15 cals. I figure coffee is pretty much zero calories (or 1 or 2) so I don't bother. If you drink your coffee black, then it's not necessary unless you want to keep track of the amount of caffeine you drink in a day. Hope this helps.

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