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Kids and sports drinks

chelle828chelle828
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What age would you allow a kid to drink sports drinks?  I have a major thing about people drinking them like they're juice - which they're not.  However - if your kid is in sports and sweats a LOT, how young would be too young?  (DS started hockey tonight - he's almost 5 - and I generally think water is fine, but a lot of the kids's parents had sports drinks for them.)
Michelle, Happily married to R 2006,
StepMom to P, Mama to R and E.
SAHM and weekend NICU nurse
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Re: Kids and sports drinks

  • ZenyaZenya member
    What's wrong with sports drinks?  I equate them to soda.  So, fine for 'sometimes'.  
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  • r9stedtr9stedt
    Sometimes, and, I still water down gatorade if he has it (and that is only in the summer if he is out a lot).
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  • chelle828chelle828
    It's a lot of sugar and electrolytes that you don't really need if you haven't been losing a lot of electrolytes.  I think sometimes is ok - I just see people giving them to their kids every day like juice (DH being one of them...drives me nuts). 
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  • veloelleveloelle member
    I heard a dietician on NPR, and her rule of thumb is less than an hour of activity, water. Mire than an hour of strenuous activity, you can hydrate w/ a sports drink.
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  • MelandJeffMelandJeff

    I also equate them to soda, but, Ian has never had a sports drink. I keep him hydtrated with just plain ole water.

     

    He does get orange soda on Thursday nights for pizza night. :-)

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  • ghmghm
    For tball, I bought ethan the natural version. I just can't buy gatorade. He would drink a third and save the rest for his next game.
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  • superslugsuperslug member
    They give them out at soccer so both my boys get one. I don't think they've ever drunk the whole thing. They both take a bottle water, too. My 4year old prefers water over anything.
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