What Do Your Kids Drink?

[sharlan]

1% milk for meals. Water the rest of the day. I do buy ok once every other month for a special treat.

[Pepperth]

Milk for breakfast and lunch. Water for snacks and whenever they are thirsty. For my own children even, I only tend to buy juice for Sunday morning breakfast.

[e.j.]

Milk with meals and water all other times. I don't serve juice.

[Unregistered]

Milk at breakfast and lunch.
I serve organic juice once or twice a month
Water other times

[bklsmum]

Milk at breakfast if they want it and water, water, water the rest of the day. If we have a party I MIGHT give them a 100% juice mini-juice box but it is VERY rare, usually just Halloween.

[PalmaHall]

I only give them milk for breakfast and water all day long.

[hwichlaz]

milk with breakfast and lunch, and unlimited access to water the rest of the time.

Juice is a party drink, so they get a little bit (no more than one serving per day as per the California Healthy Beverages Act of 2012) if we're having a party.

[Josiegirl]

My youngest is a very picky eater. He doesn't want any juice and only drinks water and milk. I hope someone can recommend me how he will love to drink juice.

To be honest, very seldom is juice a better choice. Maybe occasionally orange juice but I'd rather they eat the fruits. I haven't bought juice in years. To me, it's a lot of extra calories most kids are happy to fill themselves up with, in turn not wanting to eat the healthy foods. Nothing wrong with serving milk at breakfast and lunch, then water the rest of the day.

[flossie]

Juice with breakfast.
Snacks are both water.
Lunch is milk.

[LK5kids]

I just finished working at a center (the last 8 mo.) and re-opened a FCC.

The center served orange or apple juice every day for breakfast-ACK!!! Some of the kids didn't drink the juice tho, yep that picky of eaters!

Right before I left the kitchen sent out a survey. I made quite a few suggestions for more fresh fruit and veggies and of course less juice at BF!

I have about three months worth of menus typed up and have juice once or twice a month scheduled. It will be organic when it's served.

[flossie]

I'd like to see the menus that you created. I'd never have time to get fresh fruits prepped for breakfast, lunch and supper/snack. Juice at breakfast is one quick way to get a fruit serving in. The serving size is 1/2c, which really isn't that much anyway. (Though I do agree that a fresh fruit would be better than juice... if time allowed.)

[Unregistered]

I'd like to see the menus that you created. I'd never have time to get fresh fruits prepped for breakfast, lunch and supper/snack. Juice at breakfast is one quick way to get a fruit serving in. The serving size is 1/2c, which really isn't that much anyway. (Though I do agree that a fresh fruit would be better than juice... if time allowed.)

You"re right it does take a lot of extra tim to prepare fresh fruit, more than you'd think. I did FCC for a year in 2013. I realized quickly that there's also the issue of the fruit you planned not being ripe yet-like the peaches 🍑.

Not that big of deal but something you need to realize.

Oh, this is LK5kids. I'm on my phone and don't have my password.

[skipper]

I serve water, tea and sometimes sparkling water.

No juice, no milk, etc.

[BumbleBee]

Water and milk. Juice is an occasional treat here. Birthday's, holidays, making jello, etc.

[Cat Herder]

I'd like to see the menus that you created.

Many people posted their menus here: https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33259

It was a sticky post but seems to no longer be.