Do all beverages count towards your water intake?
Pooks1n1Schmoops
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I drink a lot of iced tea and I was wondering if that counts towards your water intake or no because it's a diuretic? I don't really like water by itself
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No one is commenting! Booooo0
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every fluid that you drink and every water content food that you eat count towards your water intake. i am guessing its diuretic because of the caffeine content in the tea. one of the side effect of high caffeine intake is the frequent urination.0
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Good question.......sorry no answers for you.
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I don't count things like diet soda or almond milk to my water count, but I do count anything that I use water to make (Crystal Light , tea, those sorts of things). Hmm, I also don't count coffee...hadn't considered that even though I make it from water. :-)0
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I count anything that's a liquid toward my water count, but I consider it a liquid count ;-) That includes, for me, tea, water, milk, juice, etc.0
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I only count water, personally.0
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My nutritionist told me not to count anything but pure water as part of my water intake.
So, I drink nothing but water and my one bowl of coffee in the morning.0 -
I count tea because it is mostly water anyway.0
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I dont add it to my water intake due to the fact it has some calories. I do add any drinks other than water to my calorie intake though, but I am not sure what is the proper way to add any liquids to your water.. I would ask a nutritionist if they know.. Good luck..0
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Any drink under 10 cal/serving I log as water. (the majority of what I drink.) Other more caloric driinks I log as what they are...0
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My doctor says it all counts but I still try to get in 8 servings of water (some with Mio) every day on top of the food and other liquids that can be counted.0
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I only count water. Not coffee, not tea, not wine. Water.0
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Anything liquid and also water content in food count toward your daily water intake, with the exception of maybe alcoholic beverages. Caffeine is a diuretic, but in most caffeinated beverages, the amount of caffeine is not enough to have a diuretic effect that is large enough to cancel out the fluid in the drink. If that makes sense (sorry, my mind is not forming sentences very well after a long day!). So you can even count coffee towards your water intake. Which is good news for me, since I like to drink a lot of it in the mornings!
I wouldn't count alcoholic drinks, because I believe the diuretic effects of alcohol are stronger than those of caffeine, and alcohol is notorious for dehydrating you.
So, good news if you don't like water too much! :bigsmile:0 -
Diet soda has no calories, yet it dehydrates you and causes weight retention in the belly area. So personally, I only count pure water.0
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i count water and unsweetened, non-caffeinated teas. if i drink caffeine i try to drink +2 water.0
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I make sure that I get my 8 glasses of water a day, but I also usually have a cup of tea and a mini can of Diet Coke most days.0
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There are no calories in iced tea.I dont add it to my water intake due to the fact it has some calories. I do add any drinks other than water to my calorie intake though, but I am not sure what is the proper way to add any liquids to your water.. I would ask a nutritionist if they know.. Good luck..0
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Lol @ wine. That would be nice. I don't count the others either, I just wondered if tea counted.I only count water. Not coffee, not tea, not wine. Water.0
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I wouldn't count soda either. Too much sodiumDiet soda has no calories, yet it dehydrates you and causes weight retention in the belly area. So personally, I only count pure water.0
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I'm going to count it. Otherwise, I would have no fluid at all lol. I did drink a 16 ounce bottle of water today, but I added lemon juice. Yay0
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