Is 'cutting' your orange juice with filtered water trashy?

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I will say as a pediatric dental hygienist, I frequently had to gently inquire with low-income parents about juice drinking habits of their cavity-ridden children. Many of them believed that bottles filled with orange or apple juice were good for their toddlers- akin to fruit. Lots of Capri Sun packed with lunches in the elementary set- we tried to get them to switch to water. Some said their children refused to drink water.

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Anonymous wrote:Adults drink juice?

My children don't even drink juice outside of maybe at the occasional birthday party.

Lol. Imagine pretending you've never heard of an adult drinking orange juice just to feel better about yourself.

Ha! +1

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It’s only trashy if it’s regular tap water. If you use fancy filtered water then you’re fine.

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I only drink juice when splashed into water. I would say 90% water 10% juice. It is just too strong/sweet on it own.

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Anonymous wrote:

I will say as a pediatric dental hygienist, I frequently had to gently inquire with low-income parents about juice drinking habits of their cavity-ridden children. Many of them believed that bottles filled with orange or apple juice were good for their toddlers- akin to fruit. Lots of Capri Sun packed with lunches in the elementary set- we tried to get them to switch to water. Some said their children refused to drink water.

As someone who grew up in an urban area, there is nothing more cringe inducing than seeing a baby/toddler with a bottle full of juice/soda/some kid of artificial (usually red) drink. Ugh.

To answer the question, I mix my OJ with coconut water.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s only trashy if it’s regular tap water. If you use fancy filtered water then you’re fine.

Come sit by me.

I used regular tap water to make simple syrup. Then I added bourbon and bitters. Want some?

[Anonymous]

There's a restaurant I like that makes fresh lemonade but it's always way too strong. So I order one and split it with my kids and water it down, making it just right. If that's trashy, oh well. Tastes better and is less sugar.

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Anonymous wrote:What does trashy even mean in this context?

You wouldn't request this in public, would you? Why not? Because it feels a little trashy.

actually, I think this one is the DCUMest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i like to cut mine with vodka, though.

We are slipping because the first reference to vodka was this on page 4, people. For shame.

[Anonymous]

It’s not trashy - it’s nasty straight up!

[Anonymous]

comment on below: You have to squeeze at least a couple of oranges to get 8 oz of fresh. When I have made it (using navel oranges) it is sweeter than store bought which uses a different variety of orange I think.

It's not that OJ is "bad". And WIC for low income families includes juices (not juice drinks).

I thought maybe OP was wondering about when serving for guests? They might see it as cheap I suppose, but one could always offer both full strength (too intense for me) or diluted.

Most notably, compared to a whole orange, a serving of orange juice has significantly less fiber and about twice the calories and carbs — which are mostly fruit sugar.

Here’s a closer look at the nutritional value of one cup (240 ml) of orange juice compared to a medium orange (131 grams) — either counts as one serving of fruit (6, 7, 8):

Orange juice Fresh orange
Calories 110 62
Fat 0 grams 0 grams
Carbs 25.5 grams 15 grams
Fiber 0.5 grams 3 grams
Protein 2 grams 1 gram
Vitamin A 4% of the RDI 6% of the RDI
Vitamin C 137% of the RDI 116% of the RDI
Thiamine 18% of the RDI 8% of the RDI
Vitamin B6 7% of the RDI 4% of the RDI
Folate 11% of the RDI 10% of the RDI
Calcium 2% of the RDI 5% of the RDI
Magnesium 7% of the RDI 3% of the RDI
Potassium 14% of the RDI 7% of the RDI
As you can see, the nutrient content of whole oranges and juice is similar. Both are excellent sources of vitamin C — which supports immune health — and a good source of folate — which helps reduce the risk of certain birth defects in pregnancy (9Trusted Source, 10Trusted Source).

However, juice would be even higher in these nutrients if some weren’t lost during processing and storage. For example, in one study, store-bought orange juice had 15% less vitamin C and 27% less folate than home-squeezed orange juice (4).

Though not listed on nutrition labels, oranges and orange juice are also rich in flavonoids and other beneficial plant compounds. Some of these are reduced during orange juice processing and storage (1Trusted Source, 4, 11Trusted Source).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do it all the time because juice is too sweet for me. I do not care what people think and I also think people do not give a flying fig how I drink my juice.

yep, +1

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Anonymous wrote:Adults drink juice?

My children don't even drink juice outside of maybe at the occasional birthday party.

Many adults drink orange juice at breakfast. You really didn't know this?

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Anonymous wrote:I often let my kids have lemonade when we are out to eat and regularly ask that they do half water/half lemonade. I’m polite about asking and it never seems to be a problem…why would that be trashy?

Do they charge you the full amount or do you get two drinks for one? Because that’s what that could sound like, like you’re being a miser.

DP. Really? That literally never would have occurred to me that I would be asking for two drinks for the price of one. If I say “lemonades for both my kids, half lemonade half water” am I going to look like I’m being miserly? This is good to know.

I used to be a server and parents ask for this all the time. We assume you are trying to make the drink less sugary, that’s all. If the family is worried about keeping the cost down they might split entrees, not order apps etc. That’s also fine but asking for your drink to be diluted does not make you sound poor if you are concerned about that.

Depends on the restaurant and who’s ordering.

Sure but if you are ordering full meals with the whole family I wouldn’t make this assumption based on one drink request. And I worked part time at an Applebee’s in HS before I landed a job at an upscale place. I really don’t get this paranoia about sounding poor though. Your server truly doesn’t care as long as you are polite and tip well. And none of these dcum people rolling into farm to table restaurants with their fancy strollers and ordering $25 entrees are going to “look poor” because they want their kids’ juice diluted. This whole thread is ridiculous.

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I absolutely can't understand how people (1) think this is trashy in any way or (2) care this much about wealth and status. I can't imagine worrying about this.

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Anonymous wrote:Adults drink juice?

My children don't even drink juice outside of maybe at the occasional birthday party.

Lol. Imagine pretending you've never heard of an adult drinking orange juice just to feel better about yourself.

Ha! +1

Exactly.