i really miss juice

[kate58]

Re: i really miss juice

I admit I used to give my son quite a lot of juice, not heaps, but certainly he had some pretty much everyday and I often put some in his lunch box.

Boy have things changed around here and not just for me!! He hasn't had juice since shortly after I started Atkins and started reading, really reading, about nutrition. Now he has water in his lunch box, water with his dinner and for a treat a small glass of homemade chocolate milk, which I make with half cream-half milk and unsweetened cocoa powder and NO sweetner. It took a little time, but he loves it now, he doesn't miss juice at all and choses water a lot, even when we are out somewhere and there are other options.

I will not have him grow up a carb addict.

[ttdriver]

Re: i really miss juice

I've only seen this in Cranberry, do you get it in any other flavors?

Yes, they had the DIET in Cran-Grape at my Publix.

Betty

[Mothercooter]

Re: i really miss juice

Sometimes I miss cranberry juice. Not sure how to re-create that flavor because eating a fresh cranberry wouldnt be too pleasant. Why? Because its bitter...hmmm...so why is it sweet in juice form? Ahhhhhh..Because of all the added sugar. Sorry, just talking myself through it. HAHA!

[Atkid]

Re: i really miss juice

Yes, they had the DIET in Cran-Grape at my Publix.

Betty

Thanks will look for that, all the others I find are like 10 carbs and 10 grams of sugar which I think are too high.

[Atkid]

Re: i really miss juice

Sometimes I miss cranberry juice. Not sure how to re-create that flavor because eating a fresh cranberry wouldnt be too pleasant. Why? Because its bitter...hmmm...so why is it sweet in juice form? Ahhhhhh..Because of all the added sugar. Sorry, just talking myself through it. HAHA!

The diet Ocean Spray is with splenda, have you tried that? Like mentioned above it is only 2 carbs per 8 oz. glass.

[Mothercooter]

Re: i really miss juice

The diet Ocean Spray is with splenda, have you tried that? Like mentioned above it is only 2 carbs per 8 oz. glass.

Oh yeah I have tried that (pre-atkins) its not bad at all. when I hit that rung I may have a small glass now and again. I will for the most part get my fruit in whole form though. Not just for nutritional reasons but heck, i enjoy food and eating, and it kind of takes away from it when you get it through a straw, lol.

I definately wouldnt mind a glass of ice cold cranberry juice now and again though.

[Dropzofjupiter29]

Re: i really miss juice

the diet ocean spray is really good. I only had it once tho as a mixer for drinks one night.

[hopejoy]

Re: i really miss juice

It's times like this when I feel like %#&@ as a mother... for buying all the juice I bought my kids... my dd is totally addicted to it and will NOT give it up!!! She totally thinks it's 'good' for her and that she 'needs' the carbs as a dancer... but she struggles with her wt too... but since I'm her mom she won't listen to me. I just will stop buying it. So there.
liz