I like juice,,, I drink juice (and I'm 125# and have two kids 2 and under, so don't go there) Why should I restrict my healthy active child juice?

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Anonymous wrote:My school aged children have a juice box every day with their lunch.

Is there something wrong with juice?

If they're burning the calories with exercise I don't think so. In my book the issue is with the empty calories.

My kids is in the 5th %ile for BMI for his age. Do you think it's OK he drinks juice??

What % for height?

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Anonymous wrote:My school aged children have a juice box every day with their lunch.

Is there something wrong with juice?

If they're burning the calories with exercise I don't think so. In my book the issue is with the empty calories.

My kids is in the 5th %ile for BMI for his age. Do you think it's OK he drinks juice??

Shouldn't we have a limit to how many of these ignorant "juice/sugar" posts we have a month?

Anonymous wrote:My school aged children have a juice box every day with their lunch.

Is there something wrong with juice?

If they're burning the calories with exercise I don't think so. In my book the issue is with the empty calories.

First off, juice is not "just sugar."

When you drink it alone, it does have an effect on blood sugar similar to pure glucose. However, having a glass of orange juice with eggs and whole grain toast for breakfast will blunt that effect on blood sugar-- and provide vitamin C, folate, and potassium, with smaller doses of other nutrients. Would it be better to just eat an orange? Yes, especially if you have weight concerns. But juice is a more concentrated source of nutrients, just as it is a more concentrated source of sugars. Furthermore, are you saying you have a problem with ALL juices? What about vegetable juices, which are very low sugar?

I drank juice growing up, in moderation, just as my parents and grandparents did. Juice glasses hold about 6 oz. of juice, and it is a nice accompaniment to breakfast especially, in my opinion. Sure, many kids today drink too many sugary beverages, but in the context of a healthy diet, certain foods can be enjoyed at no detriment-- and with benefit-- to an individual's health. In fact, every piece of advice I've seen re: kids and juice is to limit it to one glass a day, not to cut it out altogether, but I am guessing you are perhaps also the same kind of all-or-nothing food crusader who wouldn't enjoy a fresh-baked slice of rustic bread if it contained a morsel of refined flour?

Also, if the biggest "treat" your child's grandparent is trying to feed your child is juice, for heaven's sake, what is your problem, OP? Grandparents are there to sneak our children all the delicious morsels we deny them at home, and right before dinnertime, too. Count your blessings that you are worrying about something with more nutritional value than whoopie pies or Twix bars.

I don't know except maybe their kid likes it. My kid prefers water which is fine with me.

My school aged children have a juice box every day with their lunch.

Is there something wrong with juice?

Anonymous wrote:My kid won't eat any dairy or drink milk. Ped suggested OJ supplemented with calcium.

Plus, drinking water all day every day is boring. Sometimes you have to switch it up with some juice.

You only live once, relax and enjoy some juice.

Pediatricians should be mandated to take nutrition classes... OJ enriched with Ca to substitute diary? REALLY??????????

We never prohibited anything but didn't offer it yet. I grew up in another country where juice made from scratch - 1 orange or 2 cups of fresh fruit for each liter of water - blended every morning available for sipping all day long including with meals. This was true for every family I was friends with growing up.

We never paired milk with meals either (what a stupid combination anyway, right? Milk steals all the iron from the food you're eating not to mention screwing up your blood's pH).

Anyway, DD just now started going places like bday parties and playdates where they offer this boxed crap and she HATES it. She's free to take whatever she wants when we're at parties and she often eats a bite of cake at most and every time she sips the boxed stuff she says YUCK.

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Are you the mom at the birthday party that won't let your kid have juice box?


good question. If all the other kids are having juice at a party, do you make your kid have water?

I am. Or I dilute. I don't care if your kid has juice, but mine becomes an evil devil monster when he has too much sugar. Add a crowd to that and I'd rather be "that mom" than have to haul my tantrum child out of your party.

I think that is different. If you know your kid goes crazy on the juice it seems more reasonable not to give it to her as opposed to pure health reasons which seems a bit extreme.

My kid won't eat any dairy or drink milk. Ped suggested OJ supplemented with calcium.

Plus, drinking water all day every day is boring. Sometimes you have to switch it up with some juice.

You only live once, relax and enjoy some juice.

Anonymous wrote:Because we don't love our children as much as you.

Seriously? Are you that insecure as a parent?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Yes, of course my LO gets treats. I'm just wondering what the benefits are beyond it tasting good. MIL believes it's something she should be having regularly, even though she has fresh fruit everyday.

My daughter is regularly constipated, pear, apple amd prune juice help with that.

As a side note: I grew up in a "sugar free" house and have serious food issues. Everything in moderation, juice included.

I also agree with everything in moderation. I think the worst thing you can do is establish something as the "forbidden fruit."

My best friend growing up wasn't allowed to have sugar. She'd literally go house to house asking the neighbors for a treat. I remember once she got a hold of a box of girl scout cookies and at them all in about 5 minutes. She is overweight today and obviously also struggles with food issues. I, on the other hand, was allowed to eat all the junk food I wanted but was also served healthy, well-balanced meals at mealtime (and had parents who avoided junk themselves). I ate plenty of junk food as a kid, but now have one of the healthiest diets of anyone I know.

Are you the mom at the birthday party that won't let your kid have juice box?


good question. If all the other kids are having juice at a party, do you make your kid have water?

I am. Or I dilute. I don't care if your kid has juice, but mine becomes an evil devil monster when he has too much sugar. Add a crowd to that and I'd rather be "that mom" than have to haul my tantrum child out of your party.