Artificial Sweetner??

mermaid150

Is it really bad to give your baby some crystal light with the artificial sweetner and all??

kacelle

Is this a joke?  Yes, it's terrible to give artificial sweeteners to a baby.  They're not even healthy for adults.

XSailoretteX

Artificial Sugars

Some flavors of Crystal Light contain aspartame, one of the most dangerous artificial sweeteners. Side effects of aspartame include headaches, anxiety, abdominal pain, nausea, heart palpitations and irritable bowel syndrome. Acesulfame potassium is another artificial sweetener used in some Crystal Light varieties. This sweetener contains methylene chloride, which is a known carcinogen. Therefore, long-term use of this carcinogen may cause cancer. Other side effects include nausea, headaches and impaired liver.

Read more: https://www.livestrong.com/article/413874-what-are-the-ingredients-of-crystal-light/#ixzz1trOCgIu4

 

(Just to state the obvious, the text above was a copy and paste from the cited website. The writing style makes me cringe a bit, but it's all pretty true)

clineak

Doing would certainly go against my better judgment.

IrishEyes0530

LalaMama81:

kacelle:

Is this a joke?  Yes, it's terrible to give artificial sweeteners to a baby.  They're not even healthy for adults.

This. If you really feel the need to give them something non-water (but why would you?), just add a splash of 100% juice to water, like a literal splash, not half and half. They don't need juice, artificial sweeteners or anything except water and your choice of milk (breast or formula). 

All of this!!!

Snapdragon750

Probably.

 But more to the point, why the heck would you want to?