calorie free drinks
04-01-2012, 05:19 PM
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calorie free drinks
Hi!
I am new here and I am not sure if I should be adding my coke zeros and other cal free drinks to my food log? I thought since they had no calories it wouldn't make a difference, but maybe some one can give me some insight . . .
thanks!
I am new here and I am not sure if I should be adding my coke zeros and other cal free drinks to my food log? I thought since they had no calories it wouldn't make a difference, but maybe some one can give me some insight . . .
thanks!
04-03-2012, 02:43 AM
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If you are worried about tracking your sodium then I would log them, as they can be quite heavy in that department.
I am trying to keep track of all of my nutrition stats in addition to calories, so if I do have a diet drink (especially soda) I make sure to log it. But if you are only concerned about calories, then I don't know that it's necessary.
I am trying to keep track of all of my nutrition stats in addition to calories, so if I do have a diet drink (especially soda) I make sure to log it. But if you are only concerned about calories, then I don't know that it's necessary.
04-03-2012, 04:28 AM
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If you are worried about tracking your sodium then I would log them, as they can be quite heavy in that department.
I am trying to keep track of all of my nutrition stats in addition to calories, so if I do have a diet drink (especially soda) I make sure to log it. But if you are only concerned about calories, then I don't know that it's necessary.
I am trying to keep track of all of my nutrition stats in addition to calories, so if I do have a diet drink (especially soda) I make sure to log it. But if you are only concerned about calories, then I don't know that it's necessary.
And a tip for you. If you're tracking your water, and you need to create a custom food for green tea for example, here's how to create it so that the custom food includes water content:
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04-05-2012, 03:51 AM
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04-06-2012, 02:49 AM
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In my opinion, only WATER fits this mindset. And not flavored water. I'm talking about REAL water, like spring water or filtered tap water.
Homemade iced tea is a close second, both green and black iced tea. Both add to your potassium amounts, which is a good thing, and it's not exactly calorie free as water.
12 oz. Black Tea approximately equals 3 calories.
12 oz. Green Tea approximately equals 7 calories.
So if a person is drinking a lot of tea, even though it's homemade and unsweetened, the calories DO add up.
04-06-2012, 03:23 PM
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In my opinion, only WATER fits this mindset. And not flavored water. I'm talking about REAL water, like spring water or filtered tap water.
Homemade iced tea is a close second, both green and black iced tea. Both add to your potassium amounts, which is a good thing, and it's not exactly calorie free as water.
12 oz. Black Tea approximately equals 3 calories.
12 oz. Green Tea approximately equals 7 calories.
So if a person is drinking a lot of tea, even though it's homemade and unsweetened, the calories DO add up.
Homemade iced tea is a close second, both green and black iced tea. Both add to your potassium amounts, which is a good thing, and it's not exactly calorie free as water.
12 oz. Black Tea approximately equals 3 calories.
12 oz. Green Tea approximately equals 7 calories.
So if a person is drinking a lot of tea, even though it's homemade and unsweetened, the calories DO add up.
But I did not realize green tea had calories! Thanks for the heads up, I am going to have to look into the brand I use and see what the calorie count is, and track it.
04-07-2012, 05:03 AM
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Home brewed iced tea (green, unsweetened) and water are primarily all I drink, and I don't track them as I never struggle to get enough water in for the day.
But I did not realize green tea had calories! Thanks for the heads up, I am going to have to look into the brand I use and see what the calorie count is, and track it.
But I did not realize green tea had calories! Thanks for the heads up, I am going to have to look into the brand I use and see what the calorie count is, and track it.
I got information about Green Tea here: Green Tea Nutrition Facts
I forget where I found the Nutrition Facts for Black Tea from, but I'm sure when I stated the calories above it is correct. I'm very careful about plugging in correct numbers to my custom foods.
Here's how I did if for green tea:
They state 100 ml has about 2 calories (or less, so I use 2). 100 ml = 3.38 ounces http://www.convertunits.com/from/ml/to/oz
therefore
2 cal/3.38 oz = x cal/12 oz ----> ANSWER: x = 7 calories
Last edited by VitoVino; 04-07-2012 at 05:10 AM.
