Drinking water can help you lose weight, whether you're restricting your calories or not. Consuming 2 cups of water before a meal helped a group of obese adults lose 2 pounds over a 12-week period without making any other changes to their usual intake, according to a 2015 clinical study published in Obesity.
How many tea bags should you use to make a half gallon of iced tea? One gallon is about 128 ounces, so if one tea bag is good for 10 oz  of water, then about 10 teabags is good for a gallon. Start with 10  and adjust accordingly with water.
In 2014, over 77% of the tea brewed in the United States was prepared using tea bags. Ready-to-Drink and iced tea mix comprises more than one half (52%) of all tea prepared in the U.S., with instant and loose tea accounting for the balance.ea Fact Sheet â 2014. Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water, and can be found in almost 80% of all U.S. households.