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Kind of S/O of the "sugar tax" post
So we don't have juice in our house, at my request. DH thinks I'm being kind of silly about it. J drinks milk or water at home. I know he gets juice sometimes at DC and my IL's have juice boxes at their house that he gets, so while I'm not thrilled about it, if he gets a little here and there NBD. I just don't see the reason to spend the $ on it, when your average juice has little to no nutritional value and a ton of sugar. Once in a blue moon DH will buy a 6 pack of ginger ale because he likes it, but we have always been a milk and water house, so it's not like we're sipping on soda's and iced teas while the kid gets just milk and water. Am I being ridic by saying no juice at home? I keep saying there just really isn't a point to having juice.
Re: Kind of S/O of the "sugar tax" post
I drink water and coffee. We have a SodaStream, so I often carbonate it because I like the fizz. We do have a sample pack of the sodas for the SodaStream, so DH will make one of those about once a week, but he's running out of flavors he likes and we don't plan to buy anymore of them.
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No, I don't think so. I think some of the moms on TB who FREAK THE F OUT OMG MIL GAVE LO AN OZ OF JUICE WHAT AM I GOING TO DO are ridiculous.
We keep OJ in our house because I crave it sometimes and DS has started having a little in the mornings. He also gets some watered down apple juice during the day. If your DS isn't asking for it, and you guys don't particularly want it around, I don't see what the big deal is.
We all have to set the standards that make us comfortable.
I don't keep juice from being in the house, but it's something I buy infrequently and I only offer it to DD a couple of times/week. The vast majority of her beverages are water and milk. DH side-eyes me for being a bit of a freak about chocolate milk, which I also limit.
The point I make to him is: I want her to be a better, healthier eater than I am. One way to help make that happen is to set a better example, and another way is to limit her exposure and thus her dependency on that crappier stuff. Most kids are going to choose chocolate over white milk. *I* would choose chocolate over white milk. But if white milk is her norm and chocolate is an occasional treat, then I feel better about it.
I don't think you are being ridiculous. You don't think he should have juice on a regular basis and I think that's a perfectly valid decision.
Growing up we had juice, milk and water to drink at home (soda not acceptable until elementary school and then only at lunch on weekends, and not an "everyday" kind of drink until HS, late HS), but my mom always watered down the juice bc it was so sugary. So even now I water down any apple juice or whatever that I'm drinking.
I don't like to buy soda bc we drink it when it's in the house. So I like to avoid it. I can see doing the same thing with juice - just not buying it so it's not an issue.
I typically purchase apple juice (for me) and OJ (for dh). DD never was interested and she was content with water. She has taken a liking to juice lately so that is our new battle. Everything is juice juice juice. I basically splash juice into water when she wants juice. She was with my neighbor yesterday for a little bit and she gave her milk/water mix (figuring it would dull the taste down since she isn't a milk drinker) as her "juice". DD was so angry but she did eventually drink it. DD won't drink milk, she only will drink the stonyfield organic drinkable yogurts (UMM $$$$). This morning, I offfered DD milk mixed with water again and just water in 2 different cups. She did stop crying about juice and drink the milk mixture.
Honestly, I don't want her having the juice regularly, but I also don't think it's going to hurt her to have alittle throughout the day. I try to buy the "healthiest" ones in terms of no extra sugar, natural blah blah blah. It's very minimal when she does have it. I would love for her to start liking milk more so i'm hoping to get her switched to milk instead of her new juice "addiction".
That being said...i've always been a "in moderation" kind of person.
ETA: to answer your question...no i don't think you are ridiculous. You set your own rules in your home, nothing wrong with that!
I think you can say whatever you want in your own home. Because the reality is, kids are going to get juice, sweets, and candy occasionally elsewhere (unless you are with them 24/7), so your home is the only place you can have control. We don't have kids, but we have our niece sometimes. I only give her 100%, no sugar added juice, because that's what I buy for myself and I cut it with water because that's what I do for myself. But her parents don't really give me restrictions... they know I wouldn't give her soda, or anything like that and I try to do what they would do.
I only drink water, milk and probably every other day some watered-down juice (that doesn't include wine and liquor). I will get some iced tea or Orangina for DH, but I usually don't want it. I will definitely get additional juices,sodas, drink options if I know we are having guests.
I don't think it's ridiculous to limit juice. I do think it's ridiculous to freak out if your kid does somehow get juice or to judge others so giving their kids juice. It's not like you're giving them soda.
I have given DS apple juice (primarily for constipation issues) but he won't even drink it. He gives the yucky face so we give him water which he seems to prefer. Win on that one. But I'm not against juice in general.
At home, we regularly have milk, coffee, and tea in the house. Occasionally I will buy juice for myself - lemonade or cranberry juice (not cocktail) - but only every few months. DH and I both drink soda fairly regularly though we don't keep it in the house.
As a kid, soda was not an option in the house until we were teenagers maybe. We had milk to drink at dinner every single night and I still drink milk with dinner. (Though milk actually has a lot of sugar in it. I didn't find this out until my pregnancy.)
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You are not being unreasonable at all. DH and I have already discussed being a milk and water only house for our kids. Special occasions (birthday parties, holidays, etc) will be the only exception, as far as what we can control. I would never freak out if they had it at a friend's house but they won't have it at home.
I drink soda but I wish I didn't. I've cut back a lot and we never have it in the house.
My nephew drinks chocolate milk, lemonade, Capri sun, etc every single day and it annoys the crap out of me. Additionally, my coworker puts juice in a bottle for her six month old and I judge her for it.
your approach sounds pretty normal to me.
As long as you're not all pearl clutchy "never shall a juice beverage cross my perfect petunias lips" I think you're good
FWIW - I do keep juice and chocolate milk boxes at home - I think they are easy to carry w/ us and DD thinks they are both a treat - so she will get them in the car. She gets juice 1x a day at school and chocolate milk probably once on the weekend. We normally only offer milk or water at home.