drinking 4 cups of black tea

masumaj
masumaj Posts: 153 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
If i'm drinking 4 cups of black tea without sweetener, sugar or honey can it be counted as drinking 4 cups of water? i use like one tea bag for almost 3 cups

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  • SaintsK
    SaintsK Posts: 18 Member
    I have a problem drinking strait water so I always drink a weaker brewed black tea. I count it in my diary, but as it comes up with no calories I think of it as drinking water. That's still pretty much what's going on, it's flavored water.
  • SaintsK
    SaintsK Posts: 18 Member
    I guess I should amend that. Black tea does have about 50 mg of caffiene per cup. I brew mine to about half strength.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    All liquid counts. The caffeine is slightly dehydrating. The food you eat (fresh fruits, veggies, etc) contains liquid as well.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    If i'm drinking 4 cups of black tea without sweetener, sugar or honey can it be counted as drinking 4 cups of water?

    Many people here disagree, but for me, water means water.
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    If you have to count, then count it as water. A better idea is to give up counting. You don't need 8x8 glasses of water a day. Drink if you're thirsty, and don't obsess over it.
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