Tea vs water

Caleysia
Caleysia Posts: 23
in Food and Nutrition
I have more tea a day than I do water. I have loose leaf tea (not the bag stuff you get like Lipton). I have it with no milk or sugar. I can go through 2 pots of tea a day of green or/and white tea. Is that really ok and can it count for water consumption?

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  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
    I'm pretty sure that you can equate tea with water, but I'm not 100% sure. :frown:
  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    yep, so long as you log the tea brand to
  • healthyfityoga
    healthyfityoga Posts: 7
    tea is practically water with healthy 0 cal flavor. so yes i log that as water
  • MsBaby117
    MsBaby117 Posts: 201 Member
    I log tea as water :flowerforyou:
  • PShep17
    PShep17 Posts: 221 Member
    You'll hear a range of different views. I personally don't as caffeine is a diuretic (however mild) therefore it's making your body lose some fluids.
  • MeMyCatsandI
    MeMyCatsandI Posts: 704 Member
    A whole bunch of people are going to chime in on this and say that "only water is water'.

    IGNORE THEM!

    All liquid counts as water EXCEPT alcohol. Continue drinking tea and log it!

    Enjoy.:drinker:
  • Caleysia
    Caleysia Posts: 23
    Does the caffeine in the tea cause any problem? I don't seem to be affected by it in anyway. The tea I drink mainly is also supposed to help with weight loss aswell
  • MeMyCatsandI
    MeMyCatsandI Posts: 704 Member
    You'll hear a range of different views. I personally don't as caffeine is a diuretic (however mild) therefore it's making your body lose some fluids.
    Water is also a diuretic. But you're still logging that, no?
  • sufikitkat
    sufikitkat Posts: 583 Member
    Just watch if it is caffeinated, I would still try to drink water itself then. Caffeine can dehydrate you. I love tea as well :-)
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    A whole bunch of people are going to chime in on this and say that "only water is water'.

    IGNORE THEM!

    All liquid counts as water EXCEPT alcohol. Continue drinking tea and log it!

    Enjoy.:drinker:

    You just need to log anything other than plain water as most beverages also have calories.
  • MyHighestPraise
    MyHighestPraise Posts: 87 Member
    I am the same way. I drink lots of green and white tea without adding a thing to it. I did track the type of tea for a long time along with the water quantity, but I quit doing that b/c the health benefits of the tea aren't something trackable in MFP. I my water and my tea. Once I hit my 8 cups I quit logging even though I haven't finished consuming. I know I get far more than I track.

    Also, I choose mostly naturally decaf teas, so the caffeine is such a minimal amount I'm not concerned with it.

    Catherine
  • Caleysia
    Caleysia Posts: 23
    The tea I get does not show a calorie content (or any nutrition info). And I can't firn any information about it online or on MFP. Should I log it as tea with zero calories??
  • merithj
    merithj Posts: 11 Member
    A whole bunch of people are going to chime in on this and say that "only water is water'.

    IGNORE THEM!

    All liquid counts as water EXCEPT alcohol. Continue drinking tea and log it!

    Enjoy.:drinker:

    I wouldn't suggest following this idea. Beverages like soda and coffee do not hydrate the body, they dehydrate it. Things like tea, soup broth, etc do hydrate the body.
  • PShep17
    PShep17 Posts: 221 Member
    Water is also a diuretic. But you're still logging that, no?

    Aye very good! Water doesn't count as water any more!
  • MeMyCatsandI
    MeMyCatsandI Posts: 704 Member
    A whole bunch of people are going to chime in on this and say that "only water is water'.

    IGNORE THEM!

    All liquid counts as water EXCEPT alcohol. Continue drinking tea and log it!

    Enjoy.:drinker:

    I wouldn't suggest following this idea. Beverages like soda and coffee do not hydrate the body, they dehydrate it.
    FALSE!
  • xarge
    xarge Posts: 484 Member
    About water and tea and stuff:

    No, water is a diuretic strictly by definition, only in excessive amount, taken into the amount lost by perspiration I doubt most people here go above that amount on a regular basis. Some people easily go above the diuretic effect threshold of caffeine and neither green tea nor white is as caffeine-free. People have different ways and amounts of brewing and a cup black tea can easily have as high caffeine as an espresso shot. It's similar for green and white, caffeine amount is only around 1/3-1/4 lower than black tea since we're talking about the same species of plant here. On a side note; anything above 3 to 4 (researches vary, no wonder) cups of coffee (mind the brewing again) is diuretic.

    Herbal tea is the only exception to this.

    Edit: Needless to say caffeine is a chemical compound and you can't argue with chemistry and chromatography.
  • SaintsK
    SaintsK Posts: 18 Member
    I drink a LOT of weak brewed black teas. Yes it has caffeine. Yes, caffeine does dehydrate you to a point, but I've given up 2-3 of my 3-4 cokes a day . . and I'm working on the last one now so the amount of caffeine I get from tea is astronomically lower than my usual intake.

    Tea will still hydrate you, I just suggest trying to drink some pure water when you can. I have a problem drinking plain water because its so . . . well . . plain. So I'm TRYING to drink two bottles of water (8 cups) and then the rest of the day I drink tea.

    So far I am struggling with reaching my goal on either thing, I've never been a well hydrated person and changing my habits is proving difficult.
  • Impy84
    Impy84 Posts: 430
    caffeine free tea w/o sugar or cream or whatever is basically healthy water IMHO.

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