Popular Kids' Drinks to Avoid

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Even 100% juice is a "concentrated source of sugar" flooding the blood stream within 15 minutes of consuming; it should NOT be part of a healthy diet - DJ

Diane of NM 9:09AM April 05, 2012

I think Sarahrd makes some good points. I think the trouble is that these drinks are so common. I have seen some of them given out at the lunch line at school
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Robert W. Ferguson, DC., FIAMA of IN 2:01PM March 30, 2012

I think Sarahrd makes some good points. I think the trouble is that these drinks are so common. I have seen some of them given out at the lunch line at school
Robert W. Ferguson, DC., FIAMA
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Robert W. Ferguson, DC., FIAMA of IN 2:00PM March 30, 2012

I think that the water recommendation for kids ages 4-8 needs clarification. The IOM set the DRI for water for that age group at 1.7 liters per day, which is approximately 60 oz/day as the author indicates. But if you read the chart, it explains that 20% of this total water requirement is expected to come from the moisture content of foods, and the rest can come from all beverages. As registered dietitians, we generally recommend at least half of the beverages be pure water. So that is really more like three 8 oz cups of water for a 4-8 year old child plus another 24 oz from non fat milk and the limited amount of 100% juice. I have children ages 4 and 7, and they would never drink 60 oz of water in a day!

SarahRD of OH 10:36PM March 29, 2012