I've been trying to eat a yogurt everyday (to ward off a UTI), and I always buy the fruit ones (strawberry, cherry, etc...), do they "count" as eating a fruit?
Also, I drink alot of ice tea. I never have sugar/sweetener or lemon in it though cuz I don't like that. So just plain ice tea... Does that count for water?
I doubt if there's enough fruit in a yogurt to count as a fruit. I would count it as a dairy serving. If you want real fruit that counts you can buy plain yogurt and add your own fruit. It's cheaper that way and you can switch flavors... I usually add sugar free jam...but fruit is good, too.
As for the ice tea - if it's black tea it have some dehydrating effect that water would not have (I think black tea and coffee are both diuretics). But I count liquids for what they are...liquids. The fact that you don't add sugar is great!
I would have to agree with chick---I don't think there is enough fruit to count it as a fruit but would count it towards dairy. Unsure about the tea also--what I try to do is drink 8oz of water then 8oz of tea and switc back and forth then I know if I really want more tea I need to drink more water.
HTH
Kari
GL in your WL
I was told by a dietician awhile back that most herbal tea counts as water but if the tea has caffeine then it does not count as water and to limit to two cups a day.
I make a large pot of green tea (yerba mate) in the morning and let it cool. I drink it plain all day, between my bottles of water for some variety.
I recently read about a study that showed the dehydrating effects from caffeine in tea and other beverages was very small in comparison to the hydrating effect of the water, so it didn't matter. The water in the tea is still water, so it counts
I recently read about a study that showed the dehydrating effects from caffeine in tea and other beverages was very small in comparison to the hydrating effect of the water, so it didn't matter. The water in the tea is still water, so it counts
Ah hah!
I was thinking along the same lines, because typically I get ice tea out of a fountain from the gas station (hey, its better than grabbing a moutain dew, right?) - And from the particular gas station I always get from, the ice tea is very watered-down (in comparasion to most ice teas). I mean, I can see through it. This is how I like my tea, and how I make it when I make it at hoem (which is rarely).
I guess, I will go ahead & count it, and just try to cut back on it. I'm aiming for 3 liters of water a day. So if I have a 32oz ice tea, and the rest all water, I think thats pretty well counts.
Thanks everyone! I'm so glad I have this place to come to for advice.
Thanks Chick for your suggestion on the plain yogurt with my own added real fruit! Thats a very good idea I will try!
If you want real fruit that counts you can buy plain yogurt and add your own fruit. It's cheaper that way and you can switch flavors... I usually add sugar free jam...but fruit is good, too.
Sometimes I buy frozen fruit for this purpose. Cherries, strawberries, peaches... whatever's out of season. I pop some in the microwave for 20 or 30 seconds, and add fat-free plain or vanilla yogurt. When you heat the fruit, it gets both soft and juicy, so when you add the yogurt it takes on both the color and flavor of the fruit. Yummy.
Yogurt is really dairy only. The amount of fruit is miniscule, and it's floating in a sugar syrup.
I would count the tea as water. Personally, anything liquid for me counts towards my water intake. That means milk, coffee, tea. I don't seem to get dehydrated at all from caffeine.
Sometimes I buy frozen fruit for this purpose. Cherries, strawberries, peaches... whatever's out of season. I pop some in the microwave for 20 or 30 seconds, and add fat-free plain or vanilla yogurt. When you heat the fruit, it gets both soft and juicy, so when you add the yogurt it takes on both the color and flavor of the fruit. Yummy.
Lisa
I this idea! Frozen fruit is generally cheaper, too. Thanks!
yogurt = fruit? ice tea = water?
this idea! Frozen fruit is generally cheaper, too. Thanks!
