How much soda do your kids drink?

[Anonymous]

None

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Kids are 6 & 11. They have it very occasionally (maybe a few times a year).

[Anonymous]

Does the Italian soda at Whole foods count as soda? Then yes they do drink soda.

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Anonymous wrote:None, and if I have it my way, they never will. I don't care what their friends are drinking. Mine have never complained about not having had pop. They know it's unhealthy, and not something anyone their age should be having.

Do they also feel the same way about cookies or ice cream? What does age have to do with it? Yes it is way too much sugar but the same can be said about other treats.

They don't eat junkfood, and yes, they feel the same way about the other stuff, too. FWIW, I don't care what you choose to feed your kids.

Are there people who aren’t on tv who just have cookies and cake and ice cream in their house all the time?

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I’m really surprised at this thread. I know A LOT of kids in elementary and older that have/drink sodas sometimes. I even know a few young children who drink soda on occasion. It has always been a struggle cause we don’t allow it unless it’s a very special occasion. We don’t have it in the house and order lemonade at restaurants. I think it depends on the age of the kids and the demographic.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really surprised at this thread. I know A LOT of kids in elementary and older that have/drink sodas sometimes. I even know a few young children who drink soda on occasion. It has always been a struggle cause we don’t allow it unless it’s a very special occasion. We don’t have it in the house and order lemonade at restaurants. I think it depends on the age of the kids and the demographic.

Lemonade. It is as bad as soda in terms of sugar, sometimes worse. I get that it is a restaurant treat when you are out but it isn’t better than soda. My kids are still young but so far we only do water or milk. We are not a no sugar family by any means, we believe in moderation and avoiding drinking calories.

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My kids never cared for soda, not sure why but they don’t. DH and I drink Diet Pepsi, each 2-3 a day but our teens just don’t ever drink soda, even at restaurants (at least when we went which seems like ages ago) and prefer simple ice water.

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I have a 5 and 7 year old and they have had soda a couple of times I think. I can only remember once during a movie event at a theater. I have bought Zevia before for them though which is like stevia sweetened sparkling water.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None, and if I have it my way, they never will. I don't care what their friends are drinking. Mine have never complained about not having had pop. They know it's unhealthy, and not something anyone their age should be having.

Do they also feel the same way about cookies or ice cream? What does age have to do with it? Yes it is way too much sugar but the same can be said about other treats.

They don't eat junkfood, and yes, they feel the same way about the other stuff, too. FWIW, I don't care what you choose to feed your kids.

Are there people who aren’t on tv who just have cookies and cake and ice cream in their house all the time?

No soda in this house, although if my kid was at an event or party (not happening these days) I wouldn't worry about her having it. We do have several kinds of popsicles and ice cream in the house at all times. Right now, we also have gingersnaps and I might make cake today.

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Oldest is 5, and never. But we do drink sparkling water regularly.

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None but it's because they don't like it. I've let them try it and basically they don't like anything carbonated. They are 9 and 12.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really surprised at this thread. I know A LOT of kids in elementary and older that have/drink sodas sometimes. I even know a few young children who drink soda on occasion. It has always been a struggle cause we don’t allow it unless it’s a very special occasion. We don’t have it in the house and order lemonade at restaurants. I think it depends on the age of the kids and the demographic.

Lemonade has more sugar and it’s worse for teeth bc of the higher sugar and acid.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience, “forbidding” things often fails. When kids learn about the forbidden thing - food, drink, tv, video games, etc. - they develop an unhealthy obsession and rebel by going overboard with their consumption when exposed.

I'm the oldest, and wasn't even aware candy or ice cream or anything like that existed until I was maybe five, and then became an absolute sugar fiend.

My middle brother, to whom it was available, could take it or leave it. "Aha!" Mom said, "It's the forbidden and mysterious nature that makes it so desirable."

My youngest brother, also to whom it was available, was even worse than I was. If I were a sugar fiend, he was sugar Satan himself.

Yeah it all depends on the kids. My parents had soda in the pantry and it would just sit there even though we could have it at anytime.

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Pp here. I also never developed a taste for any alcoholic drinks

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Anonymous wrote:Pp here. I also never developed a taste for any alcoholic drinks

Gosh, don’t let me touch you, I might turn to gold!