Giving Crystal Light to DS?

Luckie519 · October 2011

DS hates water. Won't drink it at all.

If it's not milk or juice, he throws the bottle or sippee cup down.

The other day, I gave him some Crystal Light Lemonade - just a small amount, like 4 oz and he loved it. Also gave him the Strawberry Orange Banana kind and he loved it also.

You think this is ok? I mean, I know it has the artificial sweetner, but I don't think that 4 - 8 oz a day would hurt him. I would think the juice would be worse. What do you ladies think?

amy5162 · October 2011

I would think watered down 100% juice would be better for him than anything with artificial sweetener. Although, if it's only once in awhile I would not have a problem with it.

waysidemommy · October 2011

Id only put a few sprinkles in there just to BARELY get the taste in there if I had to. I'd give a smidge of 100% juice before that though. JMO

katcarls · October 2011

I think 100% fruit juice with natural sugars would be better than the fake stuff and artificial sweeteners of Crystal Lite. Not sure how juice could be worse.

Luckie519 · October 2011

What made me think the juice was worse, was that the pedi only said to give him 4 ounces or less of the juice. So the one serving, I don't think is worse.

But giving him juice everytime he wants something to drink, I think would be worse. Maybe I am wrong. Like I said, I only give him about 4 ounces of the Crystal Light to take place of a serving of juice. And it's pretty watered down also.

shakes · October 2011

No it's not ok. It's 100% aspartame. It's a carcinogen. Like a pp said, just water down juice. OR throw fresh fruit slices in his water.

https://www.livestrong.com/article/343251-the-effects-of-aspartame-on-kids/

My dad is in the final stages of brain cancer, and has been using sweetener daily for almost 25 years. The dr's very much believe this is the cause. Please do your reseach on this!

ASmallWonder · October 2011

Fruit is better than juice. Watered down 100% fruit juice is better than straight juice. 100% juice,watered down or not, is definitely better than Crystal Light. Your pedi said not too much juice because juice has a lot of natural sugar but anything real will always be better than fake sugar.

katcarls · October 2011

Luckie519:
What made me think the juice was worse, was that the pedi only said to give him 4 ounces or less of the juice. So the one serving, I don't think is worse.

But giving him juice everytime he wants something to drink, I think would be worse. Maybe I am wrong. Like I said, I only give him about 4 ounces of the Crystal Light to take place of a serving of juice. And it's pretty watered down also.

We're not saying to give straight juice, we mean that you should flavor the water with a little juice instead of the Crystal Light. If you're worried about how much he's drinking you should probably water his juice down all the time.

SaranJonathan · October 2011

A few oz here or there isnt bad but I wouldnt make a habit of it.

Luckie519 · October 2011

Sounds like a Crystal Light is not a good idea. Ha. Glad I asked. Thanks!

Luckie519 · October 2011

shakes:

No it's not ok. It's 100% aspartame. It's a carcinogen. Like a pp said, just water down juice. OR throw fresh fruit slices in his water.

https://www.livestrong.com/article/343251-the-effects-of-aspartame-on-kids/

My dad is in the final stages of brain cancer, and has been using sweetener daily for almost 25 years. The dr's very much believe this is the cause. Please do your reseach on this!

Thanks for the link! I really had no idea about all this stuff. Thanks!

diana.filipi · October 2011

Don't do Crystal Light. I thought it would be okay as DD refused milk AND water when we got rid of the bottle. She had liquid poo for over 3 weeks. First the pedi told us to us probiotics (at her 15 month appointment it'd only been a week of liquid like poo). We did that to no avail. Then nearly 2 1/2 weeks later I took her back in and right at the end of the appointment I let it slip that she was drinking Crystal Light and the pedi was like "WHAT!? Take her off it!" Her poo returned to normal within days. The fake sweetner was what was doing it.

ETA: When I finally gave her NO CHOICE about water or milk she began to drink it Stick out tongue

lelekay · October 2011

I don't even like that stuff in MY body.

Arnegard · October 2011

If you don't feel comfortable giving DS watered down juice multiple times a day then by all means give him 4 oz of Kool-aid instead. I do not promote any non 100% juice drinks for my kids, but on occasion (read: less than twice per month) I do not see any issues with REAL sugar drink but I honestly try to avoid artificial sugars for them.

MrsSR · October 2011

I wouldn't... I don't give DD an opinion on what she's drinking. She either gets milk or water. She has never had juice.

If you are concerned that he won't drink if you don't flavor the water, then throw pieces of real fruit in the water.

mandapie · October 2011

Ditto what all the PP say about sugar vs. the artificial stuff. I used to buy a lot of "No Sugar Added" things, but most of that stuff has the aspartame in it so we do the full sugar stuff just very sparingly.

As far as juice I use the V8 V-Fusion light. It has a full serving of fruits and veggies at least and less sugar and no artificial sweeteners. IMO, that stuff is worse than juice. DS gets a sippy with juice in it with breakfast and I don't feel a bit bad about it. He loves his veggies, eats whole grains in breads and pasta and drinks milk with lunch and dinner.

shotzie · October 2011

That stuff is terrible for everyone, I wouldn't give it to him. Instead, squeeze some juice from a lemon or lime into his water. Or make a pitcher to keep in the fridge of water with orange slices, cucumbers, raspberries...I don't understand putting crystal light in for flavoring when you can buy a lemon for 30 cents and have the real thing! (I don't mean that about you specifically, I mean that in general. My SIL drinks that crap too. Just doesn't make sense to me. If you want lemon flavor, squeeze in some lemon)!

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TiffanyBerry · October 2011

He can learn to drink water, but you'd have to be really really consistent on giving him ONLY water (or milk) for a number of days, and he'll have to go through thirsty before he'll do it. But, if you want to stick with this, you might look at Crystal Light Pure - a tiny amount of sugar and a little stevia, rather than artificial sweeteners - and make it half strength, at most.

ValentineNJ · October 2011

Absolutely not okay. I told my nutritionist when I was pregnant that I had a sip now and then of DH Diet Coke and I heard a lecture for about 10 minutes after she almost slapped me silly. The Crystal Light Pure is a better option, but it has all kinds of fillers that really aren't good - try a splash of white grape juice or a squeeze of lemon with some pure stevia if a lemon won't fly.

ANJ410 · October 2011

The reason my pedi gave for only giving 4-6 oz of juice a day was because too much juice can cause loose bm's and a nasty diaper rash. It had nothing to do with sugar. I know this is true for my kids because if I don't water down their juice to 90% water/10% juice, they crap their brains out.

On another note, I have given my LO's very watered down iced tea or crystal light-type drinks if there was no milk, juice or seltzer options available (if we are at a restaurant or someone's house), and I didn't think it was a big deal, but that would not be something I would give them on a daily basis. Like everyone else said, artifical sweeteners are just very unhealthy.

only1erin · October 2011

as many PP said i would do the watered down juice. i hope it works.

smitt2619 · October 2011

I'm kind of a milk fanatic, and don't give him juice or water that often. He does happen to love water though, and when I do give him juice, he sucks it down. I have occasionally given him some of my crystal light, but I always make it have as strong even for myself. And when I give him juice, it's diluted with roughly half part water and half part juice (which is also what I do for myself). If he won't drink water, give him twice as much watered down juice, or just give him more milk.

melody921 · October 2011

I would give juice before I'd give Crystal Light. What if you give just a little juice mixed with a lot more water?

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