Does this count as water consumption/?

edavis27
edavis27 Posts: 21 Member
edited October 6 in Health and Weight Loss
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?

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  • Dawn_is_getting_healthy
    Dawn_is_getting_healthy Posts: 245
    I count any non-caffeinated beverage as water. Not sure if that's "legal" but that's how I do it.
  • deja_blu
    deja_blu Posts: 359 Member
    I count water as water.
  • chickadee2010
    chickadee2010 Posts: 1,389 Member
    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
    sufikitkat Posts: 583 Member
    as long as you brew it without adding sugar then yes. Natural, brewed tea is mostly, if not all, water.
  • miss_p90x
    miss_p90x Posts: 97 Member
    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
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    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
    Sp1nGoddess Posts: 1,134 Member
    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
    jeni_Giedd Posts: 61
    Oh, yeah, tea is as good as water, especially green tea without sugar.
  • JMHJess
    JMHJess Posts: 24
    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
    fjrandol Posts: 437 Member
    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.
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