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Splenda and children
Hopefully someone will be able to help me understand a little better. I am a nanny, in the past families I work for are very organic, whole food types. They were against artificial sweeteners. The present family makes a delicious sweet tea from a gallon of boiled water, 3 large Lipton teacbags and two scoops of splenda. The kids go through a gallon a day. And then bounce off the walls for obvious reasons. I have been researching it but can't find a straight answer. Is splenda harmful to children?
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Re: Splenda and children
I don't think artificial sweeteners are good for anyone.
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
I consumed SO much Spelnda before I got pregnant and stopped the second I found out. I did some (ok, WAY too much research about everything) when I was pregnant and found a few studies that suggested that artificial sweeteners caused mental disorders, most commonly several types of mood disorders, in children and teens if consumed as a young child or by the mother while pregant.
There were a few questions about both of those studies, and if the research was done properly, but I just decided that I knew it wasn't GOOD. I decided that I would eat as much real/whole/organic food as possible while pregnant and it stuck. I have lightened up about it, but I still eat very few processed foods and no artificial sweetners. I guess the bottom line is that it could be really harmful, and it could be fine but it will never be proven to be good.
I would rather my son consumer pure sugar, maple syrup or honey than any type of artificial sweetener.
If they are hell bent on something "sugar free" I wonder if they'd be willing to switch to Stevia (a natural, calorie and sugar free sweetener). I think it tastes horrible, but I also think Splenda is horrible
Completely agree. I give my daughter 2 parts water with 1 part of real juice most of the time. When I buy a container of juice, I keep the empty ones and divide the juice between three containters and fill the rest up with water. Just a little something to give the water a little flavor without too much sugar/empty calories.
Plus, its way cheaper.
My son will not drink milk, so I give him mostly water, but one glass of calcium fortified OJ and watered down apple juice, as recommended by his pediatrician. I also give him yogurt and cheese, but he also has ahem, slow bowels, which are exacerbated by the dairy, so the juice helps loosen things up so he isn't so constipated he bleeds.
I've tried like you would not believe to get him to drink milk. I do not give him soda or sweet tea or artificial sweeteners.