When to offer juice?

Lu28 · Mar 20th, 2010, 19:05 PM

This is just something I'd like opinions on and isn't in any way an invitation for an argument or judgments on other people's parenting

I have only ever offered water with meals and have intended to stick to water for a good while to come as she absolutely loves it. My DH, his family and pretty much everyone else keeps asking why not let her have some juice. My argument is that she loves plain water and why introduce something sweet when she's quite happy without it. But on that argument, why would there be a reason to ever introduce juice? She's not going to just have water for the rest of her life!

So when did you introduce juice and what were the reasons. If you're sticking to water, how long do you think you'll do that for and again what are your reasons?

Thanks

Mum2b_Claire · Mar 20th, 2010, 19:18 PM

I'm sticking to water for now for the same reasons as you. Plus juice is bad for teeth, whatever your age. Yes fruit juice contains vitamins etc but it's better to eat the fruit than drink the juice.

I don't know when I'll start to offer it, probably at about 2? Even then it still seems a bit pointless. Ruby's childminder only lets her own 3.5 year old have watered down juice about once per week and water the rest of the time, think I will do similarly. I guess it's about setting up healthy habits.

I completely understand that people would offer very watered down juice if their LO refuses water though

FierceAngel · Mar 21st, 2010, 14:14 PM

i agree with you both and 90% of the time now luisa has plain water.. she does ocassionaly have the most minute amount of juice with her water.. so small tht there is hardly any point lol - although she notices cos she drinks it quicker!!!

luisa has only just had juice in last month.. and always out of a cup...

i dont agree with juice in a bottle...

funny enough though i always call luisas water juice!!! im like do u want some juice lol!

faille · Mar 21st, 2010, 18:01 PM

Violet's only having water for the time being, she's never had anything else. Not sure when I'm going to introduce juice or squash - I don't want it 'banned' and therefore something desirable but I don't want it to be something that she'll want all the time and start refusing water because she takes that so well.

I don't see a point in introducing any type of juice or squash at the moment when she's perfectly happy having water. If she does have juice though, it'll be with an open top cup - I don't even want her having juice through her sippy cup but that's completely personal preference, I don't have any problem with people that do offer it like that.

Obviously if she wasn't happy with water then it'd be a very different story so I understand why people do / have to introduce some form of drink rather than water or milk.

Rydia · Mar 21st, 2010, 18:03 PM

I havent given my son juice yet dont see the point if he is happy with water. I have a glass of juice with breakfast every day (and water the rest of the day). I assume at some point he will want to drink what i have with breakfast, then I will let him try some water down juice. I dont plan on letting him have juice otherwise. Water is better and he eats tons of fruit anyway.

kirsten1985 · Mar 23rd, 2010, 08:26 AM

Freya is also completely happy with water and I too get people asking why I don't give her some juice. At this age I see juice as something you give if they really really won't drink water.

I would like her to have just water until she says otherwise. I won't be offering her juice/sweets/crisps/chocolate until she actually says something to me about wanting them (and if we don't have them that won't be for ages!). Hopefully she will be over 2 before this happens.

SwissMiss · Mar 24th, 2010, 11:13 AM

Hi Hon!
I tried Lindsey on watered down juice pretty early on 'cause she was constipated and the HV suggested OJ to get things moving... She wouldn't have it AT ALL and I haven't tried her since 'cause she loves her water. At daycare she drinks tea (no sugar of course) of all sorts - the swiss lOVE their herbal teas!

- and that's fine too. I won't be offering juice until she asks for it - she sees me drinking OJ at breakfast and watches with interest, so maybe she'll want to try sooner or later and that's fine too. I just find it a lot of empty calories...

moomin_troll · Mar 24th, 2010, 11:19 AM

zane started having juice from 7 months as he was really ill and its the only thing hed drink so i didnt care aslong as he was gettin the water his body needed (he wudnt drink plain water and kept bringin up milk) but after he was better hed only about 4oz of juice a day if any.

now he has juice most of the time during the day.

its all up to u and what u feel most comfortable with as they dont need juice but it does taste nice and is a treat

Lu28 · Mar 25th, 2010, 10:03 AM

I hadn't thought of herbal teas actually, I'd def feel more comfortable with that than juice...

purple_socks · Mar 25th, 2010, 13:21 PM

i agree with u guys. i don't plan on giving Kian juice or sqaush just yet. I gave him a tiny bit of watered down OJ once when he was hainv trouble pooping but he wouldn't drink it.

Mar 20th, 2010, 19:05 PM	#1
Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	When to offer juice? This is just something I'd like opinions on and isn't in any way an invitation for an argument or judgments on other people's parenting I have only ever offered water with meals and have intended to stick to water for a good while to come as she absolutely loves it. My DH, his family and pretty much everyone else keeps asking why not let her have some juice. My argument is that she loves plain water and why introduce something sweet when she's quite happy without it. But on that argument, why would there be a reason to ever introduce juice? She's not going to just have water for the rest of her life! So when did you introduce juice and what were the reasons. If you're sticking to water, how long do you think you'll do that for and again what are your reasons? Thanks
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Mar 20th, 2010, 19:18 PM	#2
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,905	I'm sticking to water for now for the same reasons as you. Plus juice is bad for teeth, whatever your age. Yes fruit juice contains vitamins etc but it's better to eat the fruit than drink the juice. I don't know when I'll start to offer it, probably at about 2? Even then it still seems a bit pointless. Ruby's childminder only lets her own 3.5 year old have watered down juice about once per week and water the rest of the time, think I will do similarly. I guess it's about setting up healthy habits. I completely understand that people would offer very watered down juice if their LO refuses water though

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Mar 21st, 2010, 14:14 PM	#3
FierceAngel Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6,075	i agree with you both and 90% of the time now luisa has plain water.. she does ocassionaly have the most minute amount of juice with her water.. so small tht there is hardly any point lol - although she notices cos she drinks it quicker!!! luisa has only just had juice in last month.. and always out of a cup... i dont agree with juice in a bottle... funny enough though i always call luisas water juice!!! im like do u want some juice lol!

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Mar 21st, 2010, 18:01 PM	#4
faille Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent UK Posts: 3,681	Violet's only having water for the time being, she's never had anything else. Not sure when I'm going to introduce juice or squash - I don't want it 'banned' and therefore something desirable but I don't want it to be something that she'll want all the time and start refusing water because she takes that so well. I don't see a point in introducing any type of juice or squash at the moment when she's perfectly happy having water. If she does have juice though, it'll be with an open top cup - I don't even want her having juice through her sippy cup but that's completely personal preference, I don't have any problem with people that do offer it like that. Obviously if she wasn't happy with water then it'd be a very different story so I understand why people do / have to introduce some form of drink rather than water or milk.

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Mar 21st, 2010, 18:03 PM	#5
Rydia Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 394	I havent given my son juice yet dont see the point if he is happy with water. I have a glass of juice with breakfast every day (and water the rest of the day). I assume at some point he will want to drink what i have with breakfast, then I will let him try some water down juice. I dont plan on letting him have juice otherwise. Water is better and he eats tons of fruit anyway.

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Mar 23rd, 2010, 08:26 AM	#6
kirsten1985 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alfreton, Derbyshire. Posts: 4,215	Freya is also completely happy with water and I too get people asking why I don't give her some juice. At this age I see juice as something you give if they really really won't drink water. I would like her to have just water until she says otherwise. I won't be offering her juice/sweets/crisps/chocolate until she actually says something to me about wanting them (and if we don't have them that won't be for ages!). Hopefully she will be over 2 before this happens.

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Mar 24th, 2010, 11:13 AM	#7
SwissMiss Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bern, Switzerland Posts: 3,965	Hi Hon! I tried Lindsey on watered down juice pretty early on 'cause she was constipated and the HV suggested OJ to get things moving... She wouldn't have it AT ALL and I haven't tried her since 'cause she loves her water. At daycare she drinks tea (no sugar of course) of all sorts - the swiss lOVE their herbal teas! - and that's fine too. I won't be offering juice until she asks for it - she sees me drinking OJ at breakfast and watches with interest, so maybe she'll want to try sooner or later and that's fine too. I just find it a lot of empty calories...

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Mar 24th, 2010, 11:19 AM	#8
moomin_troll Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 14,583	zane started having juice from 7 months as he was really ill and its the only thing hed drink so i didnt care aslong as he was gettin the water his body needed (he wudnt drink plain water and kept bringin up milk) but after he was better hed only about 4oz of juice a day if any. now he has juice most of the time during the day. its all up to u and what u feel most comfortable with as they dont need juice but it does taste nice and is a treat

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Mar 25th, 2010, 10:03 AM	#9
Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	I hadn't thought of herbal teas actually, I'd def feel more comfortable with that than juice...
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Mar 25th, 2010, 13:21 PM	#10
purple_socks Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,978	i agree with u guys. i don't plan on giving Kian juice or sqaush just yet. I gave him a tiny bit of watered down OJ once when he was hainv trouble pooping but he wouldn't drink it.

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