Re: juice




"Sue" <sburke9368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I used to have a problem with juice, but not really anymore. Juice can be
> a
> good thing as long as it is in moderation and as long as it is the 100%
> juice. However, I'm not really for giving toddlers juice because it is
> empty
> calories and since most of them seem to live on air, any calories that
> mean
> something that one can get into the kids is a good thing.

Mine doesn't live on air. She wouldn't exist on air. Her metabolism is too
high.

Now since your
> toddler eats well and drinks other liquids well, it may not seem like the
> juice is hendering her in any way, but I do think I would cut out one of
> the
> bags of juice so that she drinks only one of those bags a day. I do know
> that once the girls started preschool, there was more juice in their
> lives,
> but that's okay, by that time, they were eating more.

If it's okay for girls who are eating more, and mine is eating plenty and
not getting fat, why not give her two bags now? It doesn't seem to be
hurting her. I'm just thinking as a percentage of her daily intake, the bag
of juice is 90 calories. Not much at all, considering what she eats.



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