Comments on: Juice bad? http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/17/juice-bad/ feeding your kids without losing your mind Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:27:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Julie Moran Alterio http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/17/juice-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 Julie Moran Alterio Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:32:33 +0000 http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/17/juice-bad/#comment-1340 I do think that juice is a serious problem when it robs your child of her appetite. Pumpkin's doctor in our last visit in December thinks the juice might be why she's not gaining as much weight as she probably should. The challenge is weaning them off the juice. I always mix half water and half apple juice, but it's still a lot of juice over the course of the day. But when I put less juice in, she gets irate and hands me back the sippy with a command: "more juice." I really wish I had never even started with the juice! I do think that juice is a serious problem when it robs your child of her appetite. Pumpkin’s doctor in our last visit in December thinks the juice might be why she’s not gaining as much weight as she probably should.

The challenge is weaning them off the juice. I always mix half water and half apple juice, but it’s still a lot of juice over the course of the day.

But when I put less juice in, she gets irate and hands me back the sippy with a command: “more juice.”

I really wish I had never even started with the juice!

]]> By: Dr. Robyn Silverman http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/17/juice-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Dr. Robyn Silverman Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:27:46 +0000 http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/2008/03/17/juice-bad/#comment-1188 Thanks for highlighting my sugar article, Amy. Interestingly-- the tip about mixing juice with seltzer is the way that I got my husband off drinking juice as well. He now drinks the seltzer plain and prefers it that way. Recently, he poured himself a glass of juice and found it startlingly sweet. He had gotten so used to drinking flavored seltzer that he didn't even like juice anymore. This is a great way to wean anyone off of juice or soda since it can be done gradually and you control your own sugar content. Another popular one on my blog is http://drrobyn.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/hey-sugar-sugar-how-much-sugar-is-in-my-childs-juice/ Thanks for visiting-- please come again! Warm regards, Dr. Robyn Thanks for highlighting my sugar article, Amy.

Interestingly—the tip about mixing juice with seltzer is the way that I got my husband off drinking juice as well. He now drinks the seltzer plain and prefers it that way. Recently, he poured himself a glass of juice and found it startlingly sweet. He had gotten so used to drinking flavored seltzer that he didn’t even like juice anymore. This is a great way to wean anyone off of juice or soda since it can be done gradually and you control your own sugar content.

Another popular one on my blog is http://drrobyn.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/hey-sugar-sugar-how-much-sugar-is-in-my-childs-juice/

Thanks for visiting—please come again!

Warm regards,
Dr. Robyn

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