Should I dilute her juice?

Diluted juice doesn't taste nice. Probably you can add a little bit of water to reduce sugar content. But sugar in fruits are natural and children do like sweet food and beverage. Probably you can make your own soya bean milk where you can add your own taste.

YES I would dilute it. I find that juice does not really quench the thirst and my daughters do the same thing. All they would love to do is drink rather than eat. So I have diluted it so that 1. they get their thirst quenched and 2. they are not taking in so much sugar. There are some juices out there that has less sugar in it. I have used crystal light, strawberry KIWI as well as Crystal Light Pink Lemonade, that has very little sugar if any at all. My kids will drink that. I have also used flavored water, but the flavored water with NO sugar, not the vitamin water, although they like vitamin water too. I also have a fruit punch that I use, it gives daily vegetables and fruits in thta packet....I can send you a sample for each of your kids if you want to try it. I mix it with water, and a small amount of juice....just PM me if you have interest in trying that out too!...my 3 and 1 year old love it!

Juice isn't very healthy to begin with, even the baby varieties aren't much different than the juice we drink. She's better off eating more fruits and veggies than drinking juice. I give my daughter 1 sippy cup with half juice and half water in it at lunch time, and the rest of the day if she's thirsty she drinks milk or water. With all the sugar in juice, and with your daughter drinking so much, it may be affecting her teeth as well. You might not notice it now, but it could show up later.

I dilute my son's juice with an equal amount of water. He usually only gets about 5 oz of juice mixed with 5 oz of water every other day. The rest of the time he drinks milk or water. I also only give him 100% fruit juices. Our pediatrician suggests that children have no more than 5 cups of juice per week, because it isn't really that good for them. Giving them an actual apple or whatever fruit is much better for them than just the juice. Also juice does fill up little bellies, so kids don't want to eat more nutritious stuff. Our pediatrician also says that the best time for juice is about 2 hours or more before a meal, so that it will have been long enough that the kid is hungry again when it's time to eat. When we give it to our son, we give it to him with his afternoon snack, which is about 3 hours before dinnertime.

I know your pain all to well, my daughter is currently going through juice rehab. Her doctor has made me totally the juice out o the menu. I used to dilute her juice about 75% juice and 25% water and I dont think that its in anyway un healthy. But the sugars in juice are like giving your kid Jolt Soda, and now that its been almost a month that my daughter has not been drinking any juice I have seen a wonderful improvment in her behavor, shes still full if energy but not bouncing off the walls. I have switched the juice for Crystal Light (No Added Sugar) So it tates like Kool Aid to her (and it really is tasty) and unlike Kool Aid its as close as you can get to plain water! You might wantto try cutting down on the juice too. Good Luck!

ever since my 3 babies were old enough to have juice,i started out by diluting them with water,then even by this their bellies are still getting full because of the water and juice mixed.so now i give them about 4 things of juice a day,but the juice that i give them is crystal light,wylers juice,or walmart brand.and they are all sugar free.even when i give them the sugar free juice i still put half water.then ofcourse they get their milk.my pediatrition told me that the sugar free was ok.but try not give them juice close to their meal time,try to space the juice out thru out the day,and their appetites will be much better.so many of the baby juices on the market have so much sugar in them,and sometimes i wonder why the doctor tells you to feed that to your child.hope this help.any more feel free to ask.

At the childcare center where I work, we don't give the children juice at all. As you said, it is full of sugar, and that's why the kids love it. When your daughter asks for it, tell her "no". That's what parents are for. Instead offer her water or milk. Give her fresh fruit to make sure she gets the nutrients fruit offers. My daughter was a juice nut, but back then we didn't realize how bad it was for anyone to drink. It was considered good nutrition then.

Well I know for a fact that too many of any liquid will fill children up so they don't eat much food. My son has ALWAYS been this way and he is 5 tomorrow and I still dillute his juice. Its better for their teeth to have dilluted juice because any sugars(good or bad) will cause cavities. I had to cut him down on his liquids along time ago because he would never eat anything unless he asked for it. you shouldn't be worried about the nutritional value of juice unless you don't give your child vitamins in which case I would suggest starting her on daily vitamins and dillute and cut back her juice. Hope this helps

We have a pretty good system at our house. My 3 year old can have milk when he wakes up and may have juice (diluted) after breakfast. He can only drink water during lunch, and may have juice after he finishes eating if he still wants it. and the same goes for dinner. If you give it to them right after they eat, most likely they won't drink as much and it won't interfere with their dinner. Also, if they don't eat dinner, or lunch or breakfast, they don't get juice. Because we found that our son would hold out for the juice! (: It prob. is affecting her appetite, also if she's recieving snacks in the middle of the day, i would make them lighter snacks, or cut them out alltogether for a week or so, to see if she adjusts. Every kid does go through spurts, where they eat quite a bit, and then to the opposite end of the spectrum, where it feels like they are starving themselves. Limiting her juice WILL prob. help though.

I would certainly dilute it- Especially if she is asking for a lot of it all day- She will get the nutrients because she is getting more than one cup a day- with all the servings- Also juice has a lot of calories- I remember when my daughter was younger (She is 10 now) doctor said only 1 cup a day- because of the calories- so yes I’d dilute with a lot of water

You're better off giving her milk or water when she gets thirsty. There are calorie free flavored waters out there that are not carbonated if you worry about her not liking the taste of water. Juice isn't very nutritious to begin with, unless it's 100% fruit juice. It's always better to eat the fruit than to drink the juice. But even if it is 100% fruit juice instead of juice from concentrate, your daughter is consuming a LOT of sugar by way of fructose which is causing her to act the way you described. She buzzes around like a bee because her blood sugar spikes and gives her a temporary rush of energy, and then when it crashes again, she gets irritable. At most, doctors recommend that parents give their children only ONE cup of juice per day, partly because all the sugar rots kids' teeth, especially if given in a bottle and allowed to suck on it for hours, and partly because juice contributes to the growing amount of childhood obesity. I think on this one, you're going to have to tell her no when she asks for cup after cup of juice. Or if you want to give her two "servings", break up the cup of juice into two half cups, and add in a quarter cup of water to dilute it. That way she's still consuming only one cup of juice, but feels like she's getting more.

Lately, my daughter has been asking for lots of juice. And, I've noticed that it is interfering with the amount of food that she wants to eat. On days when she drinks lots of juice she is not very hungry for realy food. And, I was wondering if perhaps the juice could have osmthing to do with this. Juice has lots of sugars. And, whenever she get lots of sugar she buzzes around like a bee all day full of energy and misbehaves a lot! I've though about diluting the juice before giving her any, but I'm worried that his would also cut the nutrition value. It would basically be like drinking water! How many cups of juice do you let your kids have during the day? Do you think it would be OK to dilute the juice before serving it? Are there any other low-sugar drikns that might be available for a kid that likes drinking juice? Any timps or suggestions you have on this issue would be much appreciated. Thanks! ==================================================== Ma dear it's ur daughter and how ya can trust our words i think ya must ask any specialist in that maybe he will say the right to do not any ppl to say that ur daughter so keep ur eyes open every thing maybe like a knife with 2 side so take care plz of ur angel and thnx about this discussion and i hope ya found the right way to fix what ya wanna

Juice is not that good for anyone in large quantities. An adult should only drink 1 serving a day. As for children, I know it's hard to get them to drink water, but I would definitely dilute the juice. I would dilute it as much as she would allow. Juice is essentially liquid sugar. It does have some nutrition to it, but there is so much sugar, it really isn't the best thing for anyone. We rarely have juice in my home. Luckily all 3 of my children will drink water.

I wouldn't give so much juice, I'd give more milk or water instead. If you do give juices I'd look for something that has some nutritional value to it. (Please don't give kool-aid bursts, like I saw a parent at the store do today...)

If you will check the ingredientsin your juices you will find that there are few that are the real thing. Most are made from apple and pear juice that is very sweet. Compare the sugar content and it is as much or more than the sodas. We are told as adults to drink 8 to 12 glasses of water a day. Babies also need their water as just water. I have found that there are only 2 or three juices that arn't artifually sweeten and they are some orange and grapefruit juices and welshes grape juice. Welshes grape juice does have 40 gr of ugar but those are from the grape. you would be better off giving your daughter the fruit than those drink that hace all those presertives and additive in them. You really should do a study on sugar and see what it does to the brain and the weight and how it is used to bring you back to so many products. You would be surprise at what food sugar is in. Start by checking out my discussion on suger here http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/639086.aspx

Definitely dilute the juice. Even adults only need a four to six ounce serving of juice daily. If she is able to chew, she needs to eat the fruits and get all of the nutrition. Basically juice is mostly sugar, but not chemicals. She needs to learn, and the younger the better, that there is nothing wrong with plain water. For heaven's sake, do not start giving her things that are sweet but sugar free. I have to deal with handicapped individuals who will not drink water if their life depends on it, and for some of them it does. Your daughter needs to learn to drink milk, and water, and her six ounces of juice daily.

my son also likes jiuce.. i did give him apple & prune juice for a few days.. then i started giving him fresh lime juice made fresh..it simple to make and better than the juices available in the market.. now he is 10 months old and i give him apple pieces and he loves it..

Most definitely dilute her juice. The pediatricians where I work with students actually recommend diluting juice. Juice does have a lot of natural sugar and can interfere with appetite. Also, it can lead to weight gain and if your daughter has teeth, dental caries. As for other low-cal drinks, start a good habit early,....give her water! I saw your other discussion, but haven't replied to it, a way you might get her away from the sippy cup is to only serve the juice that she loves in a regular cup.

I think diluting the juice tastes bad and instead of giving dilute juice it is better no to give her the juice as it lack the nutririon value and why dont yuou give her milk or juice mixed up with milk when she asks for and i think in this matter the doctors advice is more effective as it the case of your loved ones health and nutrition.

I think that justs is good for your body much don't drink it too much.