Hydration

Can I count tea in my water total?

It would really help if I could! ☕️

[Hidden]

Yes. Not sure you can count alcohol. But any other drink that's mostly water will hydrate you.

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Ha, I think alcohol cancels out all other hydration...

But everyone says tea counts even though it contains caffeine.

[Hidden in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

The caffeine thing is a myth I believe. If you drink strong espresso it will dehydrate you. But an ordinary cup of coffee contains more than enough fluid to counteract the caffeine.

[Hidden in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Fabulous news

[AnnieW55 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Water is the best source of hydration and is in your food. Yep tea, and coffee, counts as they are mainly water. Caffeine is a diuretic but the amounts in drinks isn't too bad (unless taken strong and virtually intravenously😀). It's when they're taken by the spoonful - someone must do it - that it doesn't help with hydration.

[Kimchoc08 Graduate]

I really hope so. What I try to do do is alternate between a cup of tea and a glass of water. Some days it works and others, well let's just say that I can't even look at a drop of water let alone a glass💧!!

[davelinks Graduate]

Although tea contains only about one-third the caffeine found in coffee, Caffeine is a diuretic and stimulates urination, and you can actually get dehydrated by drinking too much tea or coffee -- so take it easy.

[Guavafisg]

Hope so. I try and drink 1 ltr of water and and make the rest with normal tea, green tea and the odd Pepsi max. I don't feel dehydrated

[ancientrunner Graduate]

It's my only fluid most days, tho' most people would call it gnats p** rather than tea!!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Water is still always the best option But... lots of interesting facts here..

discovergoodnutrition.com/2...

[Curlygurly2 Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

That's interesting, thank you Floss. It's what I've always thought - as a tea drinker....I do need to wee after, but only when the liquid has passed through so to speak, no more than if it was water...