The dumbest food question to ever hit the bump
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Ok, so since there seems to be some people knowledgable about reading labels (or a bunch of obese people who are faking it 
) I thought you might have some suggestions for me.
My DD's therapist suggested I try giving her some lemonade with lots of ice to help get her nervous system ramped up prior to her therapy session. From what I know (which is limited since I'm not a lemonade drinker) the only options are those lemonade mixes or making my own. I'm kind of reluctant to make homemade lemonade for two glasses a week, I don't want to do the sugar free kind with all the chemicals, and the others are loaded with sugar.
Is there something kind of healthy besides squeezing my own lemons for two glasses a week? Does trader joe's make their own or something that's (somewhat) low in sugar? Seriously I was kind of twitching when this woman suggested I give my barely two year old kid something with loads of added sugar. LOL
Re: The dumbest food question to ever hit the bump
What about just buying some lemon juice and making your own that way?
We purchase the "Simply Lemonade" brand out of the fridge case at the local grocery store then water it down a bit, they also sell a lower sugar option of the Simply Lemonade that my bodybuilding friends get...
All great ideas--I will check out the sante cruz/real simple lemonade brand or just make my own with lemon juice (how did I forget they made this though LOL). Thank you!
I was just thinking the same thing. I guess I also missed the part of why it had to be lemonade. Especially because it does, by default, have a lot of sugar in it.
because I'm searching out the healthiest way to give something that she'll be having multiple times a week she's going to have food issues?
My parents limited processed/added sugar in my diet and I can tell you I have no hang ups about food and think it was a great gift they gave me. Many of my friends constantly struggle/are unhappy with their weight since they struggle to eat healthy since they grew up on juice and soda and sugary snacks. I've never had to worry (minus the teen years when most are overly critical of their apperance).
The point is to give her a drink that's tart in the hopes of revving up her nervous system. Hence lemonade since most 2 year olds would tolerate it.
That's what I would do. Especially because you could add sugar slowly, which is what I do. I actually like it less sweet. Which is especially good, because I love a glass of cold lemonade in the summer. I have a feeling J. and A. will get that love from me!
You only need like 1/8th of a cup of lemonade to water ratio with that!
I don't know how asking about healthier alternatives is getting "worked up" over something...
Sorry I give a sh!t about my kids health and don't load her up with the first sugar packed thing on the shelf. Scary that people think that's so bizarre and unusual.
She said give your child lemonade. If you aren't going to follow her instructions, why work with a therapist?
Uh... if I was planning on ignoring her instructions, I wouldn't be asking for the healthiest option, no?
I don't think wanting your kids to be healthy is bizarre and unusual...now you on the other hand...
My point exactly.
But the obesity, the ooobbbbesssssity!
Perfect! Plus, then they might have some extra energy and you can put them to work around the house. Bonus!
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I may or may not have been drinking all day so you can take this or leave this. KC you have lost you freaking mind! You need your kid to eat to survive. You are a therapist worst nightmare. Give the freaking kid lemonade. Any kind! Filled with sugar, who freaking cares, right now it is the least of your worries. Buy some *** minute maid and call it done. With a diagnosis of AU on the table I know you feel the need to control what you can, but let it go. Two sugar filled drinks are the least of your worries on the long journey you are starting.
Go all out ladies, my kids are currently loving Angry Birds cheese nips- Sodium, preservatives AND marketing!!!
I'm not hungry, I'm HUUUNNNNNGGGRRRRRYYYY! NOW!
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I don't understand why the therapist is stipulating lemonade frankly. But if it must be lemonade, I'd buy a bottle of Snapple and be done with it.
But why it can't be orange juice, for instance, is beyond me.
Yes. You are missing the fact that the Cheerios have to be from Aldi.
This and the pouch post are the same to me.
The answer is glaringly obvious to both "questions." Pouches are popular because kids like them, and they are easy and healthy. The healthiest lemonade option is either make your own or find the one with all natural ingredients. What is there to not get?
Neither poster strikes me as unintelligent, so I can only guess the motive as being argumentativeness or superiority...
I've just begun my lurking around these parts, and I am thoroughly impressed with the entertainment value thus far.
To answer your questions, KC, lemonade is super, ridiculously easy to make on your own. The simple syrup is just about 4 lemons juiced (you don't even have to buy a fancy thing. They sell them for around $5 at any grocery store), zest one of the lemons, 2 C of Sugar to 2 C of water with the zest brought heated on stove until incorporated. Once it cools, add the lemon juice. You have simple syrup. It's about 1/4 syrup to water ratio when you make per glass.
I also don't think she means you have to give her just lenonade. You could give her anything with a little pick me up to wake her up a bit. I would do some watered down apple juice no sugar added or needed its naturally sweet.
The alcohol may be making you lose your mind. LOL. My kid eats plenty! She's surviving and thriving just fine. I'm not sure what AU is--but no diagnosis is on the table for her.
Her OT who is trying to give me ideas on how to get her nervous system ramped up prior to her group therapy since she's fairly underresponsive the first half of class. It's not something that she said I needed to do for her health for her to grow--of course I'd give her the most sugary thing I seen if that were the case. She was just tossing out ideas. I want to see if it helps so I just wanted to find the lesser of the evils.
LOL seriously. I left this thread long before it got funny and ironic. Thanks for the morning chuckle though guys!
(and seriously, thanks for all the recipes/product suggestions)
No, she specifically meant something tart. Not just sugary. It doesn't have the same effect on the nervous system.
It's great you can do all this juice and coke and stay thin. My FIL was also fooled into believing since he was thin he was healthy, and then had a heart attack at 47...
I would really read into the effects of sugar in your day to day diet. It causes a lot more health issues than just obesity.