Doese anyone else out there dilute their juices for their kids ?
By Carrie26
@Carrie26 (1587)
United States
February 8, 2007 2:15pm CST
I dilute my kids juice like juicy juice because my son would not drink it at first when he was around 1 year old.I guess maybe it might have been to strong for him.I put about half water and half juice for my kids in thier sippy cups.Alot of other people have told me they have done that too.I probably wont do it after a certain age but right now I think maybe the jucie can be a little to sweet for kids and they do not want to drink it.I dont dilute orange juice though.
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@Married2aMarine (1273)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Yes, I definitely dilute. My child gets no more than 4-6 oz of juice a day. Rest is water. When you say orange juice, is that freshly squeezed or from a carton? If it's from a carton, I would dilute that as well.
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@moonmagick (1458)
• United States
8 Feb 07
I dilute it too. My pediatrician even recommends it. It cuts down on the acid and the sugar. One of my baby books suggested it also. One of the big mistakes people make is thinking that they are cutting sugar out by taking away all sweets but continuing to give them juice. Juice is full of sugar, even though its natural, its still sugar.
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@bunnylady01 (483)
• United States
11 Feb 07
My kids all loved juice. I did dilute it with a bit of water at first but the Dr. advised getting one that was unsweetened, no sugar added and that way they got pure juice. So, I would slowly add less water until they drank all juice. It is funny that even to this day, they are young adults, they love drinking pure juice even out of the can from unsweetened fruits.
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@ShoalsTider (247)
• United States
9 Feb 07
When our boys were young we did dilute their juices. We peobably did that unilt theu were about two years old. Our boys did not drink orange juice until after they were a yeat old.
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@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
9 Feb 07
I used to dilute my daughter's juice but now she's three and a half so i''ve stopped. i think i did it up to age 2 or so.
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@che6ry (60)
• Philippines
9 Feb 07
hey babe... may be all you have to do is observe him what he like juice most, but really its very nutricious drinks of diluted fruits. your the one who knows most but for me you jackuline juice sorry for the spelling i dont know if its right. its the best for diluting fruits with a natural taste may be you tried it
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
9 Feb 07
I use to do this for my son when he was little. The pediatrician told us to do it to avoid him getting too much sugar.
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@Michele21 (3093)
• United States
9 Feb 07
I do half juice half water also. My son would drink juice all day and not eat anything if I let him.
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