no just regular H2O

No.

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I've never felt I could count coffee as water, because coffee has such a diuretic effect so it doesn't have the staying power water does, and it doesn't curb my appetite the way that water (or, yes, tea) does. I have the same issue with Diet Coke or other diet soda. I feel like I'd be lying to myself. But for those who count coffee as water and are losing weight or keeping their target weight, more power to you. It's never worked for me though.

It's thicker than water. You need to log those calories (good iron though!).

Oh my...I just looked up everything I drink and don't coun't cause I thought it was just like water. Now I have 13 extra calories I should of been logging.

I agree. Herbal tea w/ nothing in it (no caffeine) should count as water!

Yup. I read this on Yahoo answers once.

So, um, I think I will have to avoid you from now on.

Tea and coffee are not chemically the same as water. Both are diuretics and therefore work to dehydrate. Water does exactly the opposite. Not the same, and should not be interchanged as such. They can all be a part of a healthy lifestyle, but they have truly different effects on your body.

Counting coffee as water prevented you from losing weight?

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Tea does have calories, sorry for the bad news!! The ginger drink that I drink actually has 78 calories and my friends and I actually had this conversation because I was contemplating going to a strictly tea as a beverage diet.

I actually have always disliked water highly and I normally drank vitamin water, the dragon fruit flavor specifically or juice. However, using the logic that the calories that I am drinking in my juice and vitaminwater(I don't drink soda) are adding calories that are taking away from foods or alcohol(:D) I am trying to at least drink some with a squeeze of lemon in it.

Sigh, it's so exhausting, isn't it?

Sources of fluid

Water is the best source of fluid; it is inexpensive and comes without hidden extras like additives or sugar.
Tea and coffee are sources of water and contain some nutrients if consumed with milk. Tea also contains antioxidants. These drinks are fine in average amounts (around 3–4 cups a day).
Fruit juices and smoothies provide vitamins (smoothies also provide some fibre) and can count once a day towards your daily fruit recommendation. But limit them to only one glass a day — ideally with meals — as they are high in sugar and can cause tooth decay.
Milk provides water and is a rich source of nutrients like protein and calcium, which is important for our bone health. Choosing low-fat milk will save you from the additional fat and calories.
Other sources of fluid include low-calorie soft drinks and some foods like soups, yoghurts, fruit and vegetables.
Sport (isotonic) drinks can help in replenishing electrolytes as well as fluids, and may be useful for those exercising for long periods.

Caffeine in moderation will not dehydrate you, so you could likely include it in your water intake if you were so inclined. I personally like to drink a lot of water to filter out the little coffee/tea I drink. I look at water as a good way to help my body filter out & pass the toxins from my body. If you just get in the habit of carrying around a liter/quart size jug of water & making sure you refil & drink 3 of them a day, you should be in great shape. I personally got a pitcher where I filter the water and for me it tastes better and I'm not going thru cases of plastic bottles. At some point I think I'm going to get one of those reverse osmosis filter systems for my house, but I need to read up on them...but I saw one for about $200 or so at Home Depot or Lowes.

Anyhow, here are a couple of articles I found:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeinated-drinks/AN01661
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1

Just don't go crazy with the coffee/tea & you should be fine. Like almost everything else in life, moderation is key.

WTH do you put in your tea to cause it to have 78 calories???

Technically not true, unless you drink tea and coffee to excess the diuretic effect is minimal

OHHH!! Well, in that case. Ok.

Water = water

Soaking a tea bag in water, or passing water over coffee grounds does not chemically change the water. It's still H2O, with tea or coffee suspended in it. Also, caffeine does not have a diuretic effect until you consume over 500mg (about 5-7 cups a day) and even then it is a short-lived effect if you are doing it regularly, because your body will eventually become accustomed to it.

But who was phone?

http://nutritiondiva.quickanddirtytips.com/how-much-water-should-I-drink.aspx

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It's a ginger tea. They took ginger root, ground it up, and there are probably some sort of additive found within, but the "teapack" says 78 calories. Needless to say, I have moved consumption of this tea to once every two weeks! it really tries to make you think that it is so good for you!

I like crystal light flavoring, but hate that according to folks here I can't count it as water.

Now, I just eat the flavoring out of the packet, and count the glass of water I drink right after.

Problem solved.

I'm sure someone has already said this, but tea (for many people) and coffee are diuretics, which means they flush the body of water. Thus, you need water-water to replenish your body.

And to anyone who says differently, I could give countless examples of the times I've hit the head after drinking tea or coffee.