Children And Juice

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Like many parents, you may consider "natural" fruit juice a healthy
snack, and if you have a picky eater, you may be tempted to give
him/her lots of juice to supplement their diet. But young children  who
drink large amounts of fruit juice, apple juice in particular,  are at
risk for severe nutritional deficiencies that can interfere  with
normal growth, according to researchers at the Maimonides  Medical
Center in New York City. Drinking juice throughout the day  will
decrease a child's appetite, making eating problems even worse.  Juices
with lots of fructose and sorbitol sugars can cause diarrhea,
bloating, and cramps when not fully digested. And kids who constantly
guzzle juice from a bottle are susceptible to cavity-causing  bacteria.
It's best to give young children real fruits and vegetables  or water,
which is essential for a balanced diet and won't interfere  with their
appetites. If you decide to serve juice, wait until your  child is a
year old and serve it only in a cup as a beverage with a  meal - not as
a snack. Toddlers should drink no more than four to  eight ounces of
juice a day. Older kids should be limited to one or  two cups daily,
each with a meal. By Jeffrey L. Brown, M.D.,  F.A.A.P., taken from
August 1994 issue of Child magazine -Posted for  you by Michelle Bruce
Posted by Michael Prothro KOOK-NET  :þ Mike's Resort BBS,
Fayetteville,AR,(501)521-8920þ  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
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