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What do you give your children to drink?

73 replies

Screwballmuppet · 17/02/2006 15:46

Am in the middle of doing the shopping list and each week I buy robinsons no added sugar cordial. I hate giving it to the kids though as of all of the sweetners etc...thats in it. So before I add it to the list again could you please let me know what you give your children to drink??

OP posts:
harpsichordcarrier · 17/02/2006 16:10

Bombay Sapphire I hope suzy
none of that Gordons crapola

suzywong · 17/02/2006 16:12

absofckenlutely

SorenLorensen · 17/02/2006 16:12

Yes, you are

Blossomhill · 17/02/2006 16:14

Always buy rocks organic squash. Aso give water, fruit juice and milk.

Blu · 17/02/2006 16:15

Water, milk, juice, diluted juice, sometimes Ribena.

Hulababy · 17/02/2006 16:18

Water
Fruit juice
Smoothies (shop bought)
milkshake (shop bought or homemade banana)

DD is nearly 4 and I no longer dilute fruit juice at all. Haven't done for a while. But she normally only has one glass a day at breakfast time anyway. She chooses water generally at home.

poppiesinaline · 17/02/2006 16:18

water, milk, apple juice and cranberry juice

PandaG · 17/02/2006 16:22

Apple juice diluted, water and milk. Lo-sugar squash very diluted once a day maximum, often less than this - think I might go for Hi Juice next after reading comments about sweetners in squash. Ds (6)very occasionally has fizz at a birthday or a rare trip to a family friendly pub!

Tortington · 17/02/2006 16:48

corporation pop.

if they are ded lucky maybe the 25p juice from tesco

blueteddy · 17/02/2006 16:59

Message withdrawn

Nixz · 17/02/2006 16:59

mmmmmmm pop, no one calls it pop anymore.
We used to get it from the 'pop man' when we were kids!!
DD has: squash, quite weak though, fruit juice, smoothies, milkshake, and if we go out for dinner she has COCA COLA!!!!!!!
Have you seen how many e numbers/additives etc are in a tin of baked beans, a loaf of white bread etc etc. Even water isnt water these days!! so i try not to get too hung up on it tbh, as long as its evened out at the end of the diet taking her whole diet into consideration.
How old are your LO's? DD is 5

Nixz · 17/02/2006 17:00

meant to say...at the end of the day, taking her whole diet into consideration!

cupcakes · 17/02/2006 17:02

water
milk

that's it.
We are Puritans.

They do have milkshakes as very occasional treats - it's rare that I want to wash the blender.

RTKangaMummy · 17/02/2006 17:20

WATER and MILK

NannyL · 17/02/2006 17:54

Water and milk....

they can choose one other drink (of pure fruit juice diluted) per day.... (5 year old doesnt like juice and ONLY ever has water / milk

if its not a meal time its water ONLY.... at meal times they can choose milk or water or juice if they hadnt had it at breakfast time.

Before bed milk is allowed as well

Thats IT

treacletart · 17/02/2006 17:59

milk, water and dilute juice - normally cloudy apple. Recently DS has also developed a liking for fruit teas.

bobbybobbobbingalong · 17/02/2006 18:04

Ds has Water, chocolate soy milk as a treat (and because he can't have normal milk).

If you give juice why not put an inch of apple juice in the bottom of a cup and fill with iced water?

Aspartame is banned for US fighter pilots because of it's effect on concentration, Preservatives cause an allergic reaction in my son, sorbitol can have a laxative effect, Colourings can send little angels screaming around the room. Check the ingredients list of your Robinsons against the dirty dozen.

By comparison, sugar really isn't so bad. A calm child will probably let you clean their teeth!

Passionflower · 17/02/2006 18:05

Robinsons Hijuice, served well watered. For breakbox/out and about they have fruit juice carton or milkshake carton.

Lonelymum · 17/02/2006 18:18

Water, milk, fresh juice, long life juice, Ribena, squash, flavoured milks, etc.

I actually prefer to buy squashes etc which aren't the "no added sugar" ones as I prefer my children to consume sugar as opposed to sweeteners. At least we know what sugar does, but we don't know what sweeteners do.

harpsichordcarrier · 17/02/2006 18:19

LM you just reminded me that I read not so long ago that there is no nutritional benefit to drinking fresh juice over longlife, apparently

IlanaK · 17/02/2006 18:22

Water mostly. No milk - I am anti cows milk for humans. Ds1 (4.5) used to have rice milk, but don't buy that anymore either. Occasionally, he has apple juice, but not that often. He likes innocent smoothies and has those a few times a wweek. Ds2 has just water and breastmilk (he is 20 months).

biglips · 17/02/2006 18:23

mostly water (sometimes a little drop of no added sugar orange juice) and milk

Nixz · 17/02/2006 22:04

bobbybob - my dd doesnt like water or milk (never has) so what alternatives could i give her taking into consideration the info you gave on additives?
Are the 'normal cordials' (ie not the non added sugar ones) safer?

Toothache · 17/02/2006 22:05

Watered down apple juice by the gallon for my 2!

Oh and straight Gin when they are cranky and won't sleep.

bobbybobbobbingalong · 18/02/2006 01:04

You want to get something where the label is as close to this as possible

Ingredients: fruit, sugar, vit. C (which does have an E number 300 I think)

Colourings just make it look pretty, if there is enough fruit juice in it it shouldn't need flavour, the sugar and the bottling process should act as the preservative.

I always go for the fewest ingredients, for instance in jams I buy the ones that say "fruit 50%, sugar 50%).