Peach Juice vs. Apple Juice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I appreciate the advice regarding sugar. My children only eat apples, bananas, strawberries, and pears so I don't mind the peach juice since they're only getting it once a day. The rest of the day is milk or water. I guess I'll stick with the peach since the vitamins outweigh the sugar and none of the fruits they are eating are loaded with vitamin A.

I'm confused. Didn't you say they're also getting orange juice at preschool? If you give them juice as well that's quite a lot of sugar. Why not try doing smoothies at breakfast with fresh peaches, berries, or other fruit, and plain yogurt?

[Anonymous]

I use Mott's Totts or the juice that is mix of juice and vegetables (it tastes sweet). They have significantly less sugar. I tend to get juice boxes. They are more expensive, but it makes it clear to my son when he has had his one serving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

And regarding the vitamin - I'd prefer to give the juice than the vitamin being the vitamin is from the peach, the vitamin will mostly pass undigested (per my ped).

The nutrients in the juice have degraded significantly since the time that peach was picked and processed into liquid. The nutrients are lost to oxidation with each passing day.

Idea for food sources of vitamin A that are better bets, also sold at Trader Joes -- flash frozen mango slices; flash frozen sweet potato fries; a fresh mango. Frozen broccoli florets.

My kids wont eat them, I've tried all three. The peach juice is a stretch and last resort to get a non-vitamin pill source of something semi-healthy into them.

[Anonymous]

Why do people feel the need to give their kids juice at all? Sweet beverage (juice) equals preference for sweet beverages equals a predisposition for soda in a few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I appreciate the advice regarding sugar. My children only eat apples, bananas, strawberries, and pears so I don't mind the peach juice since they're only getting it once a day. The rest of the day is milk or water. I guess I'll stick with the peach since the vitamins outweigh the sugar and none of the fruits they are eating are loaded with vitamin A.

I'm confused. Didn't you say they're also getting orange juice at preschool? If you give them juice as well that's quite a lot of sugar. Why not try doing smoothies at breakfast with fresh peaches, berries, or other fruit, and plain yogurt?

One goes to preschool twice a week, the other two days a week. The OJ isn't every day. Some days are just water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I appreciate the advice regarding sugar. My children only eat apples, bananas, strawberries, and pears so I don't mind the peach juice since they're only getting it once a day. The rest of the day is milk or water. I guess I'll stick with the peach since the vitamins outweigh the sugar and none of the fruits they are eating are loaded with vitamin A.

I'm confused. Didn't you say they're also getting orange juice at preschool? If you give them juice as well that's quite a lot of sugar. Why not try doing smoothies at breakfast with fresh peaches, berries, or other fruit, and plain yogurt?

One goes to preschool twice a week, the other two days a week. The OJ isn't every day. Some days are just water.

Sorry three days a week. My two year old goes 2 days a week, 3 year old goes 3 days a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you tried the Carrot Orange juice from Trader Joe's? My kids love it. 21 grams of sugar and 130% of the RDA of vitamin A. I water it down to cut down the sugar, but still get a good amount of vitamin A.

I've tried this and the green juice from Trader Joes, they wont drink either. I've also tried buying the fresh squeezed carrot juice from the OJ section and mixing it with apple juice. They refuse it. I end up drinking it so it's not a waste of money.

[Anonymous]

"they refuse" this is funny. if they had no other options this would not be an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"they refuse" this is funny. if they had no other options this would not be an issue.

I'm not force feeding my 2 & 3 year old juice they don't like or mango slices or broccoli so they have food issues when they're older. They're kids and it's really not that big of a deal. I was only asking about APPLE VS. PEACH. Not asking for alternatives. I'm not stupid and know how to feed my kids, I've tried and know when to back off and not force food issues with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"they refuse" this is funny. if they had no other options this would not be an issue.

I'm not force feeding my 2 & 3 year old juice they don't like or mango slices or broccoli so they have food issues when they're older. They're kids and it's really not that big of a deal. I was only asking about APPLE VS. PEACH. Not asking for alternatives. I'm not stupid and know how to feed my kids, I've tried and know when to back off and not force food issues with them.

I think the consensus is it doesn't really matter because packaged fruit juice has negligible nutritional value.

[Anonymous]

Peach juice sounds yummy - I'd stick with it. I wouldn't get too hung up on the extra sugar if your kids are getting a good serving of fruit. Juice in moderation sounds like no big deal - people act like you're asking if Pepsi or Mountain Dew is a better breakfast drink. FWIW - I am a big apple juice drinker. It has a ton of vitamin C and I usually get the kind fortified with calcium., but I usually end up going with whatever my daughter likes best for her, as long as it's not something particularly unhealthy.

[Anonymous]

We give V-8 Fusion, mixed with water. The juice is half fruit, half vegetable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people feel the need to give their kids juice at all? Sweet beverage (juice) equals preference for sweet beverages equals a predisposition for soda in a few years.

This is such a lame argument. Have you ever tasted breast milk or formula? WAY sweeter than juice. Baby foods? Very sweet. Juice ain't gonna make or break a sweet tooth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people feel the need to give their kids juice at all? Sweet beverage (juice) equals preference for sweet beverages equals a predisposition for soda in a few years.

This is such a lame argument. Have you ever tasted breast milk or formula? WAY sweeter than juice. Baby foods? Very sweet. Juice ain't gonna make or break a sweet tooth.

Not true. Breast milk is natural and intended for infants up to about age one. And it is not WAY sweeter than juice. And I assume you're referring to packaged baby foods which no, I would never taste nor feed my child. You're exactly right and that is exactly the problem. They are all very sweet. Juice -- usually started at about age 1 to 1.5 and continued throughout childhood -- sets up the expectation that "beverages must be sweet" to taste good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Peach juice sounds yummy - I'd stick with it. I wouldn't get too hung up on the extra sugar if your kids are getting a good serving of fruit. Juice in moderation sounds like no big deal - people act like you're asking if Pepsi or Mountain Dew is a better breakfast drink. FWIW - I am a big apple juice drinker. It has a ton of vitamin C and I usually get the kind fortified with calcium., but I usually end up going with whatever my daughter likes best for her, as long as it's not something particularly unhealthy.

Apple juice also has a ton of calories....