Can i supplement Water with iced tea?

Question

I have recently been on a health thing. I realize i should drink a lot more water.. but i just don't like the taste (or lack there of) so i went and bought some regular lipton tea bags and made a huge pitcher of iced tea (unsweetened) so my question is. Can i supplement my 6-8 glasses of water each day for the corresponding amount of unsweetened iced tea?

Answer 1

you could use green tea...I don't think it has caffeine

Answer 2

The caffeine in tea makes this a bad idea.  Try flavored water like Propel. It makes water taste yummy

Answer 3

Not just caffeine, iced tea is cold and has loads of acid. Be prepared to see your dentist more often. Tea will stain your teeth. The coldness from the ice and the acid will weaken the enamel on the teeth surface. If you are on this "iced tea" diet already, how about drink less of iced tea and more iced water?

Answer 4

although the caffeine in tea is an issue, there is a simple chemical free way to decaffeinate the tea.

to quote a blog i recently discovered,

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All tea contains caffeine. But you don’t have to buy decaf, or perform crazy chemistry experiments at home in order to drink decaf. Intrigued? Here’s what you do:

    * Pour boiling water (less than boiling water for green/white teas) over the tea leaves or tea bag and swish it around for 20-30 seconds. This gives it a good rinse through.

    * Discard the water (this contains around 80% of the caffeine)

    * Pour fresh boiling water (less than boiling water for green/white teas) over the rinsed tea leaves (and brew for the recommended length of time (depending on the type of tea)

Voila! Decaf.

Well, almost.

This simple process removes up to 80% of the caffeine content in the tea leaves* and does not detract much from the flavor of the tea.

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Answer 5

I am not a purest so any way you get the liquid into yourself sounds good to me.

Answer 6

Try carbonating your water.

Use a soda stream machine or similar. to make carbonated water.

Just don't add the revolting syrup concentrates that make it into cola or lemonade or whatever, -they are full of sugar or sweeteners.

Fizzy water tastes SO much nicer than plain tap water, has no caffeine, no colourants, no sugar, and no sweeteners.

In a restaurant you can ask for soda water or sparkling mineral water for the same effect.

And of course you can add ice if you want it colder.

Answer 7

Iced tea contains caffeine, so it's not a good substitute for water.  Caffeine is slightly dehydrating.

Have you tried adding a wedge of lemon to your water?  It makes a big difference in flavor.

Answer 8

No.

Tea contains caffeine. It takes more water to process caffeine than a caffeinated drink contains. This means that caffeinated drinks actually dehydrate us.

We need 1 ounce of water per 2 pound of body weight and 8 more ounces for every 20 minutes of exercise. Warmer/drier days or climates could require even more. 8 glasses is outdated information.

So say for instance you weight 160 pounds. That would mean you need 80 ounces minimum. If you make all 80 ounces ice tea then you would take in approcimately 500 mg of caffein. Regular tea contains about 50 mg per serving. This is much more than the safe level of caffein. A recent study showed serious health problems starting to arise in people that consumed 300 mg of caffeine daily.

Yes we can get water from foods we eat and other beverages but we do need to make sure we are not doing ourselves more harm than we think we are by ignoring water. Try to flavor water too, that is good. Green tea has only 30 mg as apposed to 50 for others. Chamomile tea has none but it is used to relax too. Good for beddy bye time.

By the way alcohol dehydrates us too so please don't decide to switch from tea to beer.