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lol (I shouldn't say that it's actually not funny) I have also seen parents pouring soda into sippy cups and baby bottles.
Maybe this is news that some people need to hear.
I'd hope the energy drink thing is a "duh".....I know better than to think the sports drink is also. Gatorade, Powerade etc is all pretty much the same as an uncarbonated soft drink. You'd be amazed at how many folks put these in their kids lunches (or Capri Sun or Sunny D or whatever).....and provide them on a pretty much unlimited basis for their kids to drink. Full of sugar and/or HFCS and who knows what else.
I'm kind of surprised that people are regarding the sports drink news as being obvious. I'd never give an energy drink (like Red Bull) to a child, but I grew up drinking Gatorade. In elementary school everyone got a Gatorade with lunch on Fridays (kind of a treat).. and Gatorade was always available to middle and high schoolers, either at vending machines or at the cafeteria. Is it different in other places?
When it's 95 degrees outside and your child is playing in a football game you do NOT want to give them milk unless you really really enjoy seeing your child vomit.
When it's 95 degrees outside and your child is playing in a football game you do NOT want to give them milk unless you really really enjoy seeing your child vomit.
Agreed, sport drinks are for specific use.
I do know of people who give their kids Jolt, etc. A real big duh!
Mind you this all is just as silly as the people who give their kids sugar soda because they believe the hogwash about Aspartame.
I do know of people who give their kids Jolt, etc. A real big duh!
Mind you this all is just as silly as the people who give their kids sugar soda because they believe the hogwash about Aspartame.
Well I believe the "hogwash" about Aspartame and about most artificial ingredients. I would rather my child have sugar than chemicals. Not unlimited quantities of sugar but real sugar.
Well I believe the "hogwash" about Aspartame and about most artificial ingredients. I would rather my child have sugar than chemicals. Not unlimited quantities of sugar but real sugar.
Well the first thing to know about Aspartame is that it's non-nutritive, ie. the body does not absorb it. That is what the fear-mongers fail to mention. If it was absorbed it would be different. Same with Splenda, non-nutritive. There is a lot of legit information out there about it, but the misinformation overshadows it sadly.
i dont know about other peoples kids... but i have never ONCE thought that my kids needed MORE energy! LOL
my kids get soda, but not often. they can have one on the weekends, and then on their birthday they can have some. when we eat out they can have a small soda, then water after that.
i think its all about moderation and teaching the difference between a 'treat' and 'something we drink all the time all day long'.
My in-laws love to give my kids "blue juice" aka Gatorade. It is a grandma's-house-only treat. I don't really know why they want to give that to toddlers, but they do. Maybe it's like how my grandma used to give me ice cream for breakfast when I visited her.
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