Please help me with suggestions for an acceptable bottled kids drink...

[ChippyMinton]

...as a popular (with kids) alternative to a regular frootshoot. All suggestions welcome for an alternative, preferably without artificial colours, flavouring and especially sweeteners. There must be one, apart from plain old water of course.

tropicana go is just pure juice and water. nothing added
or you can get pure juice boxes with straws from the supermarkets

Tropicana or innocent smoothie

tropican go.

innocent smoothies.

i also regard orangina as ok, for older kids obviously not little ones. it doesn't contain crap. however i think they only do glass little bottles, not plastic, yet.

water
juice boxes
bottle of water refilled with water and juice
smoothies (innocent)
milk

tropicana go would be ideal, but i have looked at their website and it has to be kept refrigerated. I need something that can be stored (its for a monthly social event, and we need to buy in bulk and store unused supplies between events). Any other suggestions?

Why not try sparkling water? We only drink sparkling water at home and the kids love it, they don't even like still water any more.

If we have access to a fridge, it's Tropicana Go all the way (it even looks like a Fruit Shoot to the untrained eye) but if not, could you buy Rocks squash and dilute? It's all natural ingredients (including sugar inevitably) and tastes good, especially the orange.

Fruit juice? It's not rocket science, is it?

yes little cartons of fruit juice

however these have the disadvantage of being no use for making shakers with at a later date

F&Z, definately not rocket science
Anyone know if fruitshoot h2o has nasties in it? Not clear from their website.

I've never met a child who won't drink apple juice

You can buy longlife stuff, it lasts forever

and put it in CUPS

with WATER

I know 2 children who will only drink water

Why don't you get in touch with your local milkman and see if they'll do you a delivery on the day you need it .. then you can pre-order cartons of milk plus bottles of water plus juices and not have to store it

If you ahve to store unrefrigerated use the cartons from concentrate apple orange etc and dilute with water on the day

Thanks for your suggestions. Will definately look at juice cartons. It needs to be a bottle or carton to avoid spills and be easy to handle.

cartons aren't easy to handle, they squirt everywhere

Buy some sippy cups

MP these are not for my DC, they are for a social event. The kids are generally aged 4 and above so could handle cartons.

fruit shoot h20 still has artificial sweeteners AFAIK

thnks isaidno, i thought that might be the case. The thing is, i was not involved when this event was set up, and i would love to do away with the FS but need to have some alternatives in mind before i go wading in on my crusade

why not just water?

I have seen apple juice cartons used as a drink for children this age at several parties

they seem popular with the children and the parents

Tropicana Go - can get orange or blackcurrant. Often on special offer too!

For DD's party this weekend we are havign cartons - orange juice or apple juice - or little bottles of water.

Water is definately an option. Would be nice to find some flavoured ones, but they seem to have sweeteners in them.

Is there any problem with Capri Sun? These don't contain artificial colours or sweetners, and are easy to store. We buy them in bulk for ds's lunchboxes (sainsbury's have bogof on them ATM).
website for them here

And to those who say "what's wrong with water?", how would you feel if you went to a social event, and were only offered water, no alternative? I know we want healthy kids, but surely they can have some fun too, can't they?

I usually buy cartons of organic apple juice or orange juice, or the mini bottles of Buxton water.