Juice Alternatives

[Guest guest]

My kids drink:

 

100 percent juice (watered down)

soy milk

chocolate soy milk

water

fresh brewed iced tea (hardly no sugar in it)

hot tea (green tea especially)

 

We try to encourage them to drink a lot of water. We went to the Kleen

Kantene Web site and let them pick out their own color of water bottle.

That has helped to get them interested. They do drink water quite a bit

using those.

 

Jacqueline

[Guest guest]

Have you looked at Wateroos? They come in drink boxes like juice, but

it's water, and has natural flavors, but NO sugar (or any sweetner for

that mater). Google it, and you can check it out and see if you can

get it. There's a little vitamin shoppe and small grocery by us that

carries it (they also have plain water, with cute penguins on the

container). If you're sure they won't drink water by itself.

 

There's also Honest Kids - they have lemonade, and 2 others I can't

recall what flavors are -maybe grape and mango. They're like sort of

watered down juice (half the sugar/calories) though you could do the

same thing with your juices - put them into a nice pitcher and add

extra water. I like to dilute my son's juice, because I think it's too

sugary (I've seen Mott's Tots juice - it's also diluted 50% w/water

that we have picked up on occasion).

 

This is our summer strategy for getting our son to drink enough - he

likes just plain water (he likes it room temp, not cold from the

fridge, but will drink ice water if we are out -mostly to have the ice

I think LOL)

 

You can also have a pitcher of water and you can add (if they can have

it - I know a little bit about it, but don't recall about citrus) a

slice of lemon, or lime, even orange. And this sounds odd, but it's

yummy in summer : a cucumber slice.

You can do different mints (again, I don't know if you can have it) or

Lemon Verbina, or other refreshing herbs (you can crush them into the

bottom of the pitcher to release the oils).

 

(Sorry again w/ the citrus here, if you can't do it) but we make our

own lemonade from lemon juice and sugar. You can adjust it, to taste,

add mint or even try other juices to dilute/sweeten naturally (maybe

use agave nectar instead of sugar - we do this in summer as well). I

think it's 1c. lemon juice (or lime). 1/2 c sugar and then just about

1qt water more. We have made pommegranate lemonade, and mint lemonade.

 

We also do roasted barley tea (we get it from the Japanese mall) I

usually just keep a gallon in the fridge in summer -not sweetened,

and I don't think it needs it at all. Wheatgrass is a little sweet

tasting, too - so you can also do 'iced' (or keep in fridge)

wheatstraw tea. You can do other herbal teas (there's some that are

like fruit punch and you can sweeten a little if needed, and then

reduce sugar as they get used to it, or use agave nectar if you can ,

or stevia if you like it- it can taste funky, I've noticed if I use

too much). We usually have a variety of this as well.

 

Hope these help.

Missie

 

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:23 AM, rznlymm <sarah.moore1 wrote:

> My kids (5 and 12) drink a fair amount of juice and juice drinks (like

> vitamin water). They will drink soy milk too but I am looking to

> reduce the sugar from everyone's diet so I was wondering if anyone had

> any suggestions on what to replace the juice with. I have looked at

> the flavor packets for water but we are a no artifical ingredients

> household (Feingold) so they won't work.

>

> Thanks

>

> Sarah

>

>

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I was thinking the citrus in the water, too.  Also, a handful of raspberries in

the bottom of a pitcher might make a nice flavor. 

My husband loves to use foods/juice as rewards or bargaining tools (Which I

HATE!!!) but I always make sure he uses a splash of juice in a cup of water. 

I hope you find something that works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Missie <mszzzi wrote:

Missie <mszzzi

Re: Juice Alternatives

 

Friday, February 6, 2009, 12:52 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you looked at Wateroos? They come in drink boxes like juice,

but

 

it's water, and has natural flavors, but NO sugar (or any sweetner for

 

that mater). Google it, and you can check it out and see if you can

 

get it. There's a little vitamin shoppe and small grocery by us that

 

carries it (they also have plain water, with cute penguins on the

 

container). If you're sure they won't drink water by itself.

 

 

 

There's also Honest Kids - they have lemonade, and 2 others I can't

 

recall what flavors are -maybe grape and mango. They're like sort of

 

watered down juice (half the sugar/calories) though you could do the

 

same thing with your juices - put them into a nice pitcher and add

 

extra water. I like to dilute my son's juice, because I think it's too

 

sugary (I've seen Mott's Tots juice - it's also diluted 50% w/water

 

that we have picked up on occasion).

 

 

 

This is our summer strategy for getting our son to drink enough - he

 

likes just plain water (he likes it room temp, not cold from the

 

fridge, but will drink ice water if we are out -mostly to have the ice

 

I think LOL)

 

 

 

You can also have a pitcher of water and you can add (if they can have

 

it - I know a little bit about it, but don't recall about citrus) a

 

slice of lemon, or lime, even orange. And this sounds odd, but it's

 

yummy in summer : a cucumber slice.

 

You can do different mints (again, I don't know if you can have it) or

 

Lemon Verbina, or other refreshing herbs (you can crush them into the

 

bottom of the pitcher to release the oils).

 

 

 

(Sorry again w/ the citrus here, if you can't do it) but we make our

 

own lemonade from lemon juice and sugar. You can adjust it, to taste,

 

add mint or even try other juices to dilute/sweeten naturally (maybe

 

use agave nectar instead of sugar - we do this in summer as well). I

 

think it's 1c. lemon juice (or lime). 1/2 c sugar and then just about

 

1qt water more. We have made pommegranate lemonade, and mint lemonade.

 

 

 

We also do roasted barley tea (we get it from the Japanese mall) I

 

usually just keep a gallon in the fridge in summer -not sweetened,

 

and I don't think it needs it at all. Wheatgrass is a little sweet

 

tasting, too - so you can also do 'iced' (or keep in fridge)

 

wheatstraw tea. You can do other herbal teas (there's some that are

 

like fruit punch and you can sweeten a little if needed, and then

 

reduce sugar as they get used to it, or use agave nectar if you can ,

 

or stevia if you like it- it can taste funky, I've noticed if I use

 

too much). We usually have a variety of this as well.

 

 

 

Hope these help.

 

Missie

 

 

 

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:23 AM, rznlymm <sarah.moore1@ verizon.net> wrote:

 

> My kids (5 and 12) drink a fair amount of juice and juice drinks (like

 

> vitamin water). They will drink soy milk too but I am looking to

 

> reduce the sugar from everyone's diet so I was wondering if anyone had

 

> any suggestions on what to replace the juice with. I have looked at

 

> the flavor packets for water but we are a no artifical ingredients

 

> household (Feingold) so they won't work.

 

>

 

> Thanks

 

>

 

> Sarah

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Also just a tiny bit of fruit juice will nicely sweeten and flavor teas. Try

orange, apple, pom etc.

 

Laura Ballinger Morales

 

 

 

 

________________________________

Missie <mszzzi

 

Friday, February 6, 2009 9:52:06 AM

Re: Juice Alternatives

 

 

Have you looked at Wateroos? They come in drink boxes like juice, but

it's water, and has natural flavors, but NO sugar (or any sweetner for

that mater). Google it, and you can check it out and see if you can

get it. There's a little vitamin shoppe and small grocery by us that

carries it (they also have plain water, with cute penguins on the

container). If you're sure they won't drink water by itself.

 

There's also Honest Kids - they have lemonade, and 2 others I can't

recall what flavors are -maybe grape and mango. They're like sort of

watered down juice (half the sugar/calories) though you could do the

same thing with your juices - put them into a nice pitcher and add

extra water. I like to dilute my son's juice, because I think it's too

sugary (I've seen Mott's Tots juice - it's also diluted 50% w/water

that we have picked up on occasion).

 

This is our summer strategy for getting our son to drink enough - he

likes just plain water (he likes it room temp, not cold from the

fridge, but will drink ice water if we are out -mostly to have the ice

I think LOL)

 

You can also have a pitcher of water and you can add (if they can have

it - I know a little bit about it, but don't recall about citrus) a

slice of lemon, or lime, even orange. And this sounds odd, but it's

yummy in summer : a cucumber slice.

You can do different mints (again, I don't know if you can have it) or

Lemon Verbina, or other refreshing herbs (you can crush them into the

bottom of the pitcher to release the oils).

 

(Sorry again w/ the citrus here, if you can't do it) but we make our

own lemonade from lemon juice and sugar. You can adjust it, to taste,

add mint or even try other juices to dilute/sweeten naturally (maybe

use agave nectar instead of sugar - we do this in summer as well). I

think it's 1c. lemon juice (or lime). 1/2 c sugar and then just about

1qt water more. We have made pommegranate lemonade, and mint lemonade.

 

We also do roasted barley tea (we get it from the Japanese mall) I

usually just keep a gallon in the fridge in summer -not sweetened,

and I don't think it needs it at all. Wheatgrass is a little sweet

tasting, too - so you can also do 'iced' (or keep in fridge)

wheatstraw tea. You can do other herbal teas (there's some that are

like fruit punch and you can sweeten a little if needed, and then

reduce sugar as they get used to it, or use agave nectar if you can ,

or stevia if you like it- it can taste funky, I've noticed if I use

too much). We usually have a variety of this as well.

 

Hope these help.

Missie

 

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:23 AM, rznlymm <sarah.moore1@ verizon.net> wrote:

> My kids (5 and 12) drink a fair amount of juice and juice drinks (like

> vitamin water). They will drink soy milk too but I am looking to

> reduce the sugar from everyone's diet so I was wondering if anyone had

> any suggestions on what to replace the juice with. I have looked at

> the flavor packets for water but we are a no artifical ingredients

> household (Feingold) so they won't work.

>

> Thanks

>

> Sarah

>

>

 

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[Guest guest]

My kids' primary drink is water. Sometimes they have fruity teas with

stevia for a nice treat, but I personally think juice is the devil so they

rarely have it. For a really special treat, I make smoothies for dinner

pretty often. They also love their Sigg/Kleen Kanteen bottles and will

happily drink water from those. I really think water is one of the most

important nutrients that most of us are deficient in, so I've really

impressed on that. My kids don't really drink soymilk or anything like

that, though they do like it in a smoothie. I also occasionally give them

one of those new juice shots from GoodBelly if they're feeling under the

weather. The sugar is reasonably minimal - though it would be better if

there were none - and they have probiotics and vitamins.

 

Chandelle

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

We drink a lot of water.  My daughter will have a cup of warm soymilk first

thing in the morning and sometime a glass of lemonade (water with a dash of

lemon juice and a pinch of organic sugar or a drop of agave nectar) with her

afterschool snack; other than than, she drinks water all day, she has a

waterbottle in her backpack and one on her nightstand.

 

My sister loves the celestial seasonings berry chill in her water; it is

caffeine free and sweetened with stevia.

 

Robin

 

--- On Fri, 2/6/09, Laura Ballinger Morales <lballinger wrote:

 

Laura Ballinger Morales <lballinger

Re: Juice Alternatives

 

Friday, February 6, 2009, 12:44 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also just a tiny bit of fruit juice will nicely sweeten and flavor teas. Try

orange, apple, pom etc.

 

Laura Ballinger Morales

 

____________ _________ _________ __

Missie <mszzzi (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

@gro ups.com

Friday, February 6, 2009 9:52:06 AM

Re: Juice Alternatives

 

Have you looked at Wateroos? They come in drink boxes like juice, but

it's water, and has natural flavors, but NO sugar (or any sweetner for

that mater). Google it, and you can check it out and see if you can

get it. There's a little vitamin shoppe and small grocery by us that

carries it (they also have plain water, with cute penguins on the

container). If you're sure they won't drink water by itself.

 

There's also Honest Kids - they have lemonade, and 2 others I can't

recall what flavors are -maybe grape and mango. They're like sort of

watered down juice (half the sugar/calories) though you could do the

same thing with your juices - put them into a nice pitcher and add

extra water. I like to dilute my son's juice, because I think it's too

sugary (I've seen Mott's Tots juice - it's also diluted 50% w/water

that we have picked up on occasion).

 

This is our summer strategy for getting our son to drink enough - he

likes just plain water (he likes it room temp, not cold from the

fridge, but will drink ice water if we are out -mostly to have the ice

I think LOL)

 

You can also have a pitcher of water and you can add (if they can have

it - I know a little bit about it, but don't recall about citrus) a

slice of lemon, or lime, even orange. And this sounds odd, but it's

yummy in summer : a cucumber slice.

You can do different mints (again, I don't know if you can have it) or

Lemon Verbina, or other refreshing herbs (you can crush them into the

bottom of the pitcher to release the oils).

 

(Sorry again w/ the citrus here, if you can't do it) but we make our

own lemonade from lemon juice and sugar. You can adjust it, to taste,

add mint or even try other juices to dilute/sweeten naturally (maybe

use agave nectar instead of sugar - we do this in summer as well). I

think it's 1c. lemon juice (or lime). 1/2 c sugar and then just about

1qt water more. We have made pommegranate lemonade, and mint lemonade.

 

We also do roasted barley tea (we get it from the Japanese mall) I

usually just keep a gallon in the fridge in summer -not sweetened,

and I don't think it needs it at all. Wheatgrass is a little sweet

tasting, too - so you can also do 'iced' (or keep in fridge)

wheatstraw tea. You can do other herbal teas (there's some that are

like fruit punch and you can sweeten a little if needed, and then

reduce sugar as they get used to it, or use agave nectar if you can ,

or stevia if you like it- it can taste funky, I've noticed if I use

too much). We usually have a variety of this as well.

 

Hope these help.

Missie

 

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:23 AM, rznlymm <sarah.moore1@ verizon.net> wrote:

> My kids (5 and 12) drink a fair amount of juice and juice drinks (like

> vitamin water). They will drink soy milk too but I am looking to

> reduce the sugar from everyone's diet so I was wondering if anyone had

> any suggestions on what to replace the juice with. I have looked at

> the flavor packets for water but we are a no artifical ingredients

> household (Feingold) so they won't work.

>

> Thanks

>

> Sarah

>

>

 

--

 

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http://www.flickr. com/photos/ mszzzi/

 

~~~~~(m-.-)m

 

 

[Guest guest]

If it's the added sugar in fruit juice you're concerned about,

Knudsen's juices are really safe. Most of their juices are just fruit

without any added sugar. There is the natural sugar from the fruit

but, if you're okay with that than they are a good alternative.

 

Good luck,

Rachel

 

On Feb 6, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Missie <mszzzi wrote:

 

> Have you looked at Wateroos? They come in drink boxes like juice, but

> it's water, and has natural flavors, but NO sugar (or any sweetner for

> that mater). Google it, and you can check it out and see if you can

> get it. There's a little vitamin shoppe and small grocery by us that

> carries it (they also have plain water, with cute penguins on the

> container). If you're sure they won't drink water by itself.

>

> There's also Honest Kids - they have lemonade, and 2 others I can't

> recall what flavors are -maybe grape and mango. They're like sort of

> watered down juice (half the sugar/calories) though you could do the

> same thing with your juices - put them into a nice pitcher and add

> extra water. I like to dilute my son's juice, because I think it's too

> sugary (I've seen Mott's Tots juice - it's also diluted 50% w/water

> that we have picked up on occasion).

>

> This is our summer strategy for getting our son to drink enough - he

> likes just plain water (he likes it room temp, not cold from the

> fridge, but will drink ice water if we are out -mostly to have the ice

> I think LOL)

>

> You can also have a pitcher of water and you can add (if they can have

> it - I know a little bit about it, but don't recall about citrus) a

> slice of lemon, or lime, even orange. And this sounds odd, but it's

> yummy in summer : a cucumber slice.

> You can do different mints (again, I don't know if you can have it) or

> Lemon Verbina, or other refreshing herbs (you can crush them into the

> bottom of the pitcher to release the oils).

>

> (Sorry again w/ the citrus here, if you can't do it) but we make our

> own lemonade from lemon juice and sugar. You can adjust it, to taste,

> add mint or even try other juices to dilute/sweeten naturally (maybe

> use agave nectar instead of sugar - we do this in summer as well). I

> think it's 1c. lemon juice (or lime). 1/2 c sugar and then just about

> 1qt water more. We have made pommegranate lemonade, and mint lemonade.

>

> We also do roasted barley tea (we get it from the Japanese mall) I

> usually just keep a gallon in the fridge in summer -not sweetened,

> and I don't think it needs it at all. Wheatgrass is a little sweet

> tasting, too - so you can also do 'iced' (or keep in fridge)

> wheatstraw tea. You can do other herbal teas (there's some that are

> like fruit punch and you can sweeten a little if needed, and then

> reduce sugar as they get used to it, or use agave nectar if you can ,

> or stevia if you like it- it can taste funky, I've noticed if I use

> too much). We usually have a variety of this as well.

>

> Hope these help.

> Missie

>

> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:23 AM, rznlymm <sarah.moore1

> wrote:

> > My kids (5 and 12) drink a fair amount of juice and juice drinks

> (like

> > vitamin water). They will drink soy milk too but I am looking to

> > reduce the sugar from everyone's diet so I was wondering if anyone

> had

> > any suggestions on what to replace the juice with. I have looked at

> > the flavor packets for water but we are a no artifical ingredients

> > household (Feingold) so they won't work.

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > Sarah

> >

> >

>

> --

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the suggestions for juice alternatives. I think the Whole

Foods near us carries Wateroos. Citrus doesn't seem to bother anyone here

but apple juice does and many commercial juices have apple in them. My

oldest will drink water but the youngest won't and she won't drink teas

either she mostly drinks Gerber pear juice. I am going to try and see if

she notices if I water it down. My main problem with juice is that, even

though the sugar is natural and better than refined sugar, it's still sugar

and there are 4 or 5 teaspoons of it in each cup of juice.

 

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sarah,

 

We are really big on fruit waters. My son picks out the fruit

and then he gets to help me cut them up- we do oranges, lemon, raspberries,

strawberries etc. sometimes we add cucumber or herbs like mint, spearmint

etc. We just take cold water, add the cut up items, he picks the combos and

chill in the fridge.. we drink after an hour and enjoy all day long.

 

 

 

My son's favorite is actually lemon and cucumber.

 

 

 

Paige

 

 

 

_____

 

On

Behalf Of rznlymm

Friday, February 06, 2009 9:23 AM

 

Juice Alternatives

 

 

 

My kids (5 and 12) drink a fair amount of juice and juice drinks (like

vitamin water). They will drink soy milk too but I am looking to

reduce the sugar from everyone's diet so I was wondering if anyone had

any suggestions on what to replace the juice with. I have looked at

the flavor packets for water but we are a no artifical ingredients

household (Feingold) so they won't work.

 

Thanks

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

We do herbal iced tea and sweeten with alcohol free liquid stevia. I also

make " lemonade " with either fresh squeezed lemon or bottle prepared lemon

juice and stevia too. The kids love it.

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[Guest guest]

Start watering down the juice gradually, maybe 20% water.  Increase by 10-20%

every couple of days.

 

It is so important for overal health to drink plenty of water.

 

--- On Sat, 2/7/09, Sarah <sarah.moore1 wrote:

 

Sarah <sarah.moore1

Re: Juice Alternatives

 

Saturday, February 7, 2009, 7:03 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for all the suggestions for juice alternatives. I think the Whole

Foods near us carries Wateroos. Citrus doesn't seem to bother anyone here

but apple juice does and many commercial juices have apple in them. My

oldest will drink water but the youngest won't and she won't drink teas

either she mostly drinks Gerber pear juice. I am going to try and see if

she notices if I water it down. My main problem with juice is that, even

though the sugar is natural and better than refined sugar, it's still sugar

and there are 4 or 5 teaspoons of it in each cup of juice.

 

Sarah

 

 

[Guest guest]

my sister-in-law actually discovered that our grocery store carries " true

lime " " true orange " and " true lemon " crystal packets. They are pure,

crystallized juices from the fruits, and have no added sugar or anything

like that. While I would like to be able to afford lemons and limes and

oranges to put in my water every day, we are on a tight budget- but these

things do the trick! I usually add 2-3 packets to my liter bottle of water,

and it gives it just enough flavor. Of course, you could add more, or add

agave or sugar to sweeten if you wanted.

 

On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Bonnie S Sorak <bsorak wrote:

 

> We do herbal iced tea and sweeten with alcohol free liquid stevia. I

> also

> make " lemonade " with either fresh squeezed lemon or bottle prepared lemon

> juice and stevia too. The kids love it.

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