Question:
Is Tea Okay To Drink ?
Can you count decaf tea as part of your liquid intake, i still have a terrible time with plain water, i always have. How bad is it to drink tea with caffiene in it? and what does it do to you? — lisa N. (posted on December 23, 2002)
December 22, 2002
DECAF SUGAR FREE would be okay to subsitute once in a while i think. My
nutrionist perfers me to drink plane Ol Water sometimes with lemon to give
it a flavor. Cafine I know cannot count as a water so becareful!
— sandrac131
December 22, 2002
Caffeine dehydrates the body, taking away the water you put in. I read in a
couple of places, including here on AMOS, that for every beverage with
caffeine you should replace that with twice as much water. Dehydration can
lead to any number of health problems, starting with simple problems like
constipation and headache. The only tea I drink is peppermint herbal tea
(the warmth soothes the pouch). Even decaf iced tea or coffee contains some
amount of caffeine since caffeine is there to begin with then has to be
removed. I believe the only "real" decaf coffee is the
Swiss-extraction method stuff, which isn't cheap. Try drinking your water
in different ways to see what way you prefer it (ice cold, cold no ice,
room temp, bottled straight from the bottle or in a glass). Seriously,
you'd be surprised that the source or temp of your water can make a big
difference in how palatable it is.
— Anna L.
December 22, 2002
the other probelm with caffeine is that it interfers with your calcium
absorption. Antoher reason to stay away. I drink decaff tea all of the
time. I just love my tea.
— Vicki L.
December 22, 2002
Decaf tea is perfectly fine as liquid intake. Herbal or green teas are
decaf so no worries. I particularly loved mint tea right after I cam hoe
from surgery.
— LMCLILLY
December 22, 2002
My primary source of liquid is decaf Crystal Light Iced Tea. Water doesn't
agree with me except immediatly after exercise (who knows??), so I go
through a lot of Iced Tea.
Go for it ... but make sure it's the decaf kind!
— KelBurt
December 22, 2002
In the beginning I had a hard time with cold water. I would drink herbal
teas with splenda. It helped me get in all of the liquid everyday.
— Linda A.
December 23, 2002
Lipton makes a great Diet Tea. It has only 5 calories per serving and NO
sugar is listed on the label. However, it does list Aspartame(Nutrasweet)
but dsn't give any info. beyond that. I think there is a Decaf one also.
The diet is a blue lid, I think decaf is green. However, I had a DS so I
don't on sugar. Hope this is another choice for you. Best wishes and
continued success.
— Linda M.
December 23, 2002
Hi:
I always drank decaf tea and counted it as water intake. If you are afraid
of even the minute amount of caffeine in decaf tea, try herbal tea. Herbal
tea is not actually tea, therefore contains no caffeine. If you sweeten
this with artifical sweetener, I believe it is much easier to get your
water quota in this way. Also, during the winter months, depending upon
where you live, it is much more difficult to drink cold drinks. I find
decaf/herbal tea much more soothing and comforting. Good luck.
Love Grace
— Grace H.
December 23, 2002
I was told by my Dr. and nutristionist that coffee and tea were no-no's in
GBP. Something having to do with a direct corolation between the
coffee/tea and kidney stones. I was a HUGE tea drinker before surgery, but
haven't even been tempted to try it since...and I am 2 months out.
— Jessica D
December 23, 2002
I can't stand plain water either, so I can really relate to this. I have
found that mixing a spoon (depending on how much water you have) of sugar
free flavor syrups with the water that I can tolerate much more. I know
that the Da Vinci syrups make a green tea concentrate syrup and a lemon tea
concentrate. So you may want to try those to get a tea flavor but with out
the bad side effects that teas have. There are also some other brands that
make them, such as atkins, sorbee, torani, and nature's flavors are a few
of them. I personally have only tried sorbee, da vinci, and atkins and all
of them were pretty good. The da vinci's had the strongest flavors. Best
of luck.
— [Deactivated Member]
December 24, 2002
I drink tea every day, all day. I buy decaff for at home, but dump all
kinds of sugar in it. When I'm out, most places don't offer decaff tea, so
I just get regular...again, with sugar. Not the best of advice, but it
seems to be working for me. 14 mos post op 140lbs~~and my doc says I'm
fine. :)
— RebeccaP
December 24, 2002
I drink tea(hot) all the time. I always drink the decaf and if I am out I
keep a zip-loc baggie in my purse with some decaf tea bags and some splenda
in it. I just ask for hot water. I drink so much tea that my husband has
even taken up the habit and I think he drinks more than I do now. All I
need to do now is to get him to switch to decaf...lol.
— DRutherford
December 25, 2002
Teas that contain black tea also effect your absorption of non-heme iron,
which is the type of iron you would find in supplements and non-meat foods.
Check ingredients.
— dream_small
January 7, 2003
I drink tea constantly. I drink what ever is available be it caff, or
decaff. It is a myth that everything with caffeine doesn't count as fluid
because it makes you urinate more. You are not going to urinate all of it
out. Of course every one knows that water is the best. I like tea. Just
keep yourself hydrated and you will be just fine.
— denaa
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