Does decaf coffee or tea count as part of our daily fluid requirement?

I have been drinking about 3 cups a day of decaf coffee and/or tea a day, but I wasn't sure if it counts as part of our fluid intake. I know when I was on my pre-surgery liquid diet...anything caffeinated DID NOT count!

As long as it's decaf - it counts.

Yep, anything decaf counts.

Kelly

All liquids count, esp any milkshakes. Just kidding. I have heard some folks say you need to drink the same amount of water as anything else, i.e., 8 oz tea, drink 8 oz water. No caffeine, no carbonation. Congrats on your progress.

Thanks everyone...

A milkshake..lol Oh I Wish!!!..lol I have been craving coffee so bad lately, so I got some decaf, and I have been drinking a few cups a day...plus water and my protein shakes! I'm glad it counts cause it has been helping me get in all my fluids...

I was told YES- as long as it is decaf.

Had a cup of decaf coffee yesterday for the first time since surgery. Little milk and a little splenda...absolute heaven.

Yes, as long as you don't add calories by putting in milk, cream or coffee mate.

Why does having FF milk in my decaf make it not count? It's still liquid. I just have to be sure to keep track of the calories that I am adding (and the protein, by the way). I was never told that adding milk to my decaf would somehow nullify it. When you drink FF milk, do you not count that toward your liquid? Why not?

It doesn't matter if it has calories or not, it still counts as long as it's caffeine free.  (pshew!)

~m

Boy, did I open a can of worms.  Sorry, all.  I was told that to count towards your water intake it had to be non caloric as well as caffeine free, which is why I made that comment.