Instead of drinking 8 glasses of water can i drink iced tea?

Question

Instead of drinking 8 glasses of water can i drink iced tea?

Answer 1

Any liquid will work, just try to have unsweetened tea or Crystal Light or something of that sort for a healthier 8 glasses per day.

Answer 2

YES     Fluid is fluid in.

Answer 3

The thing with tea is that it is a mild diuretic - meaning it can deplete your hydration levels. Plus, if it's sweetened, that can be a lot of sugar. Your better bet is to alternate a tea and then a water - that will keep you hydrated better. Otherwise, tea really is mostly water, so it's definitely better than soda's or energy drinks!

Answer 4

yes, you can drink iced tea as long as it is decaffeinated and not sweetened.

you can choose different iced tea if you are in for it like green tea for other healthy benefits.

Answer 5

Iced tea can count toward your daily water intake, but it needs to be decaffeinated and no sugar (sugar substitute ok).

Answer 6

sure, it'll be equivalent as long as it's unsweetened. If you sweeten up each glass, you'll still be getting the water content but it won't be as healthy. Also, use decaf tea because caffeinated tea will actually dehydrate you a bit so it wouldn't be exactly as hydrating as plain water

Answer 7

Well you could but water really is better for you.

Answer 8

I highly recommend green tea (hot) instead. It speeds up your metabolism and doesn't contain sugar or bad ingredients while also giving you a ton of water intake!

Answer 9

No, at least not if it is not decaffeinated.

Caffeine takes more water to process than a caffeinated drink contains. This has a dehydrating effect on the body. A serving of regular tea has about 50 mg of caffeine in it. So 8 glasses a day would contain 400 mg of caffeine. This is 1/3 more than the safe amount of caffeine intake.

Plus keep in mind that there will be extra calories involved, especially if it is sweetened.

Also consider that drinking 8 glasses of water is outdated and not very accurate information on how much water you should consume. For proper hydration we need 1 ounce of water per 2 pounds of body weight, plus 8 more ounces for every 20 minutes of exercise. On hot/dry days we will even need more.

Answer 10

Pretty much all water in any food or beverage counts toward your eight glasses a day.