Healthier drink alternative

SweetRachel · January 2014

At my house DD only gets milk and water. My mom keeps her during the week for me and she insists on giving her juice sometimes. I don't really like DD to have juice on a regular basis. Certain occasions I will allow it. Does anyone have any suggestions on something healthy to give DD to drink besides milk so it will pacify my mom. Thanks

ladylisalt · January 2014

Funny bc that's all my DS drinks. I have offered him juice on occasion but he never wants it. Fine by me. He will have the rest of his life to drink crap! lol My DH does buy this strawberry banana smoothie(can't think of the brand...something with Hills in it) Anyhow, he has it here and there and it seems nutritious enough. There are many juices out there now low in sugar,etc. I am sure other moms will have some great ideas.

ncbelle · January 2014

I'd just tell her my kid, my rules. I don't want her to have juice! Maybe print off some articles for her on why juice is not healthy for kids.

ashiscute · January 2014

I give my kids iced tea when they want something different. I brew it here and I buy the decaf tea bags so it's not too much caffeine. We don't add sweetener but they can add strawberries or lemon or something. They both like it. I make a pitcher once a week or so.

shannyn0 · January 2014

DD drinks milk and water at school. At home i'll let her have juice, milk or water. However, I only let her drink Naked juices (Green Machine, C Monster, Mango tango, etc), Odwalla Juices, Tropicana Farmstand Fruit & Vegetable Juice, Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry Juice, or Pom Juice.

Even though its juice, its not entirely sugar water.

SusieBW · January 2014

What about watered-down juice?
I give DD juice or lemonade here and there, but I dilute it with water. Honestly, I dilute my own juice and lemonade with water most of the time, too, because it's even too sweet for me.

fancefpp · January 2014

My son loves Kefir

sugarbear0524 · January 2014

Your mom shouldn't "insist" that you let her do anything with your child. If it's not juice, it might be something else. You shouldn't have to come up with alternatives to pacify her or print articles to inform her. It should be your and your DH's choice.

veetveet · January 2014

My daughter drinks milk, water, thr occasional smoothie. I will not buy juice. If were out and she wants it as a treat that's fine. But it's definitely an occasional treat.

I'd tell my mom that it's my child and my choice.

TiffanyBerry · January 2014

We do watered down OJ fortified with calcium. For a long time, DD wouldn't drink cow milk, and though I do definitely try to get her other non-dairy sources of calcium (and I know it's certainly not the best one), I wanted another route to get a little in her. She gets about 2oz of juice (watered with 2oz water - very approximately) a day max. Some days she asks for it, some days she doesn't.

But I agree with the others who said that if you feel strongly about it, then I would tell your mom that it's a rule that you have and that's just the way it is. (Heh... what if she blended up an orange to make "orange juice", but it was really just an orange!

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But keep in mind, whole milk still has 13g of sugar per 8oz. Yes, this is less than orange juice (which clocks in at 21oz), but if you give her one 50:50 watered down cup of orange juice over a whole day, she is actually having less sugar than if you give her a full cup of milk over a whole day. Yes, milk has more fat and protein, which are both important, but I think juice is easily listed as "way too much sugar", when milk also has a fair amount of sugar. This may not be why you choose to skip juice, however, so it might not apply in your case.

funchicken · January 2014

My kids drink water almost exclusively. Once in a while they get juice, and DD1 likes sparkling water as a treat sometimes. Why can't your mom just give her water?

janinekrause · January 2014

my daughter drinks very watered down juice. They started it in the in-home daycare- at first, I was very frustrated and oh no- I don't give her juice.

Then honestly- I got over it. Its really not a big deal. Limit it, water it down. Ask your mom if she can only give her one glass a day.

I think we get way too fired up about the small stuff in life. part of having a parent watching your kid- I don't agree with your kid, your rules, if you have a non-paid family babysitter. My sister used to have tons of rules when my parents watched her kids and they got really bitter.

GirlLeastLikelyTo · January 2014

I totally agree with janinekrause - it wouldn't be a big deal for me.

GirlLeastLikelyTo · January 2014

Oh, and if I ever said "my kid, my rules" to my mother, it wouldn't be pretty for any of us. I shudder just thinking about it.

Grk_Natasha · January 2014

My mom used to give my son juice on occasion. After many eye rolls she finally realized that there are zero nutritional benefits to it so she stopped buying it altogether.

dairygirl19 · January 2014

I put lemon slices, strawberries, a couple blueberries etc. in my kid's water sometimes. She loves it.

I'm waaaaayyy more lax than most of the internets on food and even I don't let my kid have juice all that often. When I do I water it down. Like 8oz water to 1/2 oz juice...just a splash. I'm okay with that.

authorofdreamz · January 2014

Why can't your mom just give her water? DD pretty much only drinks water (she mostly refuses milk though will occasionally drink it if she sees other people drinking it). Once in awhile when we are out I will get her juice but she usually only drinks a little and still wants her water. I don't think you need to "pacify" your mom, it is your child. I would tell your mom NO JUICE and if she questions it show her articles that show that juice is linked to childhood obesity and diabetes.

GirlLeastLikelyTo · January 2014

Yeah, different strokes for different folks.
Chacon son gout.
xo

sugarbear0524 · January 2014

The thing is, when a kid sees his grandparents every day, it isn't an "occasional grandparent treat" anymore. I fight this sometimes because my in-laws live in my neighborhood. My MIL wants to spoil my son like crazy. it's fine once in a while but not every time she sees him (probably 5 days out of 7 a week).

tracyl0826 · January 2014

I give my son water kefir (it takes kind of like juice, but it's full of probiotics). We also do smoothies, which he loves. I put a handful of spinach or kale (which is great because he doesn't really eat veggies), some fruit (banana, berries, apples) and water or milk into the bullet (or a blender would work fine too). Occasionally I will give him watered down juice, but usually only if he needs to drink more fluids and won't take anything else.

janinekrause · January 2014

Hence, why my mom would never watch my kid 5 days a week. I can tell a babysitter what to do a lot easier than my mom.

bumpuser9524622 · January 2014

We don't do any juice. Sometimes I will give DD a small amount of my Kombucha as a treat and she loves it.

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