Whats Really in our Food!
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Topic: Whats Really in our Food!
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: Whats Really in our Food!
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 8:22am
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did anyone see this last night?
i was shocked at the mother who had been giving her babies undiluted juice in bottles and sippy cups. My kids at 4 and 5 are only now getting the stuff undiluted very occasionally. 
i was a bit disapointed in that it made juice out to be worse than coke, when there is so much more than sugar content to be aware of! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 8:32am
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I saw some of it, and am in agreement that giving your children juice in thier bottle is something that I thought we had all been educated about. Isn't it common knowledge that putting anything that isn't water or milk in a bottle can promote tooth decay? And yes, fruit juice has a higher acidity than coke, but those bubbles have a corrosive action too! ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 8:38am
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Fructose I thought was not as bad as other sugars because of the way it is absorbed, although still not great.
It amazes me that some parents still are clueless about these things. It makes you realise why plunket and the dental nurse seem condescending, because they obviously have to deal with people who still don't know these things. Actually when I took Spencer to the dental nurse there was a poster up saying that fizzy drinks should be a once a day treat, I was pretty shocked at that, I would have thought once a day was far too much. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 9:49am
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Once a day! Wow Rowan's never had fizzy drinks and has only twice had very diluted fruit juice. As far as she's concerned water is pretty much it.
I thought it was common knowledge too. -------------  
 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 10:02am
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once a day!!! holy moly! i did know two people who put coke in their childs bottle:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 10:07am
My brother (the brilliant father that he is ) used to put chocolate milk in his 6 month old's bottle because "it tastes better" 
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Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 11:49am
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Hmm. I think I'll have to keep my baby tied to me until he turns six so none of my friends give him coke! ("Oh but it's cute when they're hyper!") ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 11:56am
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DH's cousin gives her baby coffee and tea in her childrens bottles. Her 5 year old now has no front teeth because they rotted.
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 12:34pm
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There are some honestly stupid people out there & I highly doubt that they were watching that program.
Was pleased with it re the crap added into our foods. DH says why is she asking stupid questions...& then he said Oh I suppose that not everyone will know that 
Water/soda water or milk only in this house! Apart from the occasional cola DH does buy. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 12:36pm
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I've seen a woman pour coke into a baby bottle - coudn't believe my eyes. I also heard about a 3 mth old having milo in its bottle...
It's a good series - while I would consider myself reasonably well informed on food etc I learned a fair bit from the last one, and hope to learn a bit more from this one. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 1:41pm
DH and I have been discussing this recently - we both enjoy our Coke Zero (not huge amounts, but we'd go through 2 bottles a week between us) and don't want DD to grow up drinking it everyday like we do. She's only 19 months old now but when she's older she's probably going to want what mummy and daddy are drinking so we're going to tell her that it's adults drink, the same way wine and beers are only for adults.  ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 1:55pm
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If I have fizzy I just tell Spencer it's not for him and pass him his water, he doesn't seem to care so long as he has a drink as well, even though it's not the same. The couple of times he has had a sip of my juice he hasn't liked it, would be nice to keep it that way. I am dreadful at not drinking water but I dont' want him to be the same and so far so good, he only drinks formula first thing in the morning then water the rest of the day.
Yep once a day for fizzy I thought was awful and that is the recommended amount makes you wonder how much some kids are drinking-------------
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 2:50pm
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I cant get over people still do that. My parents used to give me juice in a bottle and i would only drink it if it had honey on the teat, same with dummy and i payed the price, had fillings in all my baby teeth. And weither its related or not i cant drink water now. Only juice and fizzy. So i am like the juice nazi with B, he wont be having anything bar water till hes 21 lol! well maybe not quite, but definatly not anytime soon.
Couldnt get over the pics of the kiddies rotten teeth, how could you not notice that! |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 4:53pm
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I don't understand parents that give their kids all these different drinks, guess the marketing by the juice sellers must be working.
When I was growing up the only things we had to drink were water from the tap or milk, never had fizzy used to go up my nose and couldn't drink it. Mum and dad drink tea and coffee, my brother and I have never really drunk it, so not everyone wants want mum and dad are having. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 6:05pm
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J and T both drink juice- on recommendation from the doctor - T has such low iron levels that he needs the vitamin c to help the absorbation. in saying that, he has holes in his teeth - probably from the juice....but it's the lesser of two evils in our case.
i love this programme though..even though the juice thing made me feel a bit bad/ |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 6:09pm
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Aww I wouldn't feel bad - you're well informed just you have to make a hard choice.
I was actually quite shocked at how much sugar was in juice though - I mean I knew it was a lot but I didn't realise it was *that* much. When we were kids we used to live on Raro and Refresh. I can't stand the stuff now and I hate to think what it did to us. Especially the colouring. -------------
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 09 September 2009 at 9:07pm
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Megan hasnt had juice of fizzy drinks yet..when we do give them to her it wil be occasinally and juice wil be diluted.I did give her some ginger ale a few months back only cause we were at a park and her drink bottle had leaked she didnt like it though.
I have heard of some parents allowing their children to have 1 glass of juice a day after that it is either water or milk. I personally cant stand the cordial type drinks so dont buy them. and just find they make me want to drink more instead of quenching my thirst ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 12:10pm
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The advice I got from the programme, was juice from the sippy bottles was worse for teeth than from a cup.
As it was the sipping action that was wearing out the teeth. I do like the idea of having coke as an adult drink and limiting the amount the kids get. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 12:32pm
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One thing it didn't mention on their and i have no idea why was to check the amount of sugar per 100mls i know they mentioned about the total amount of sugar per serve. i remember seeing something with that evil diet witch that if its less than 10gm then its much better for you. Most pure fruit juices fall into this catagory.
You can always dilute it if it is strong. I can't understand why they focuse on the sugar either when a really big issue these days is the size of the bottles even if a 600ml bottle is say 3 serves most people end up drinking it in one go. I wish they would bring back the small single serve bottles. That way at least portion control is much easier. ------------- http://daisypath.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsH
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 1:40pm
That's what I understand too mrsg1 - The constant dripping of the drink on the teeth causes more tooth decay (kinda like soaking your teeth in sugar) - I think same goes for things like raisins as they get stuck in kids teeth too (and perhaps don't bother them as much as it would us so they leave it). I think I've heard that if you have to offer those sorts of drinks, offer a straw or I guess maybe put it in a glass and make sure they swallow instead of swilling it around..... We're not big on soft drinks and have bottles of pump water in our fridge (save your lecture on how bad it is to reuse them) so our son won't have the opportunity for fizzy or juice - I just have to make sure the grandparents know the rules. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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mrsg1 wrote:Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 2:07pm
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Why is it bad to reuse pump water bottles?! That's a new one. I was aware of not using the big bottles in the car as they act as a magnifying glass and can burn the upholstery. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 2:13pm
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Liam has a cup of diluted Barker's blackcurrant juice for breakfast & then it's water for the rest of the day. I always try to remember to brush his teeth after breakfast. I like the idea of him getting a bit of Vit C.
No fizzy drinks in this house though. I'm sure it'll help that DH & I don't drink them. I remember having Sprite at my Grandparents house when I was young & it was a huge treat. Fleur, I think it's something to do with the fact that bacteria can grow in the plastic bottles - or it could just be a cunning ploy from the drink companies to get us to buy more water... -------------    
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 2:14pm
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Because of the chemicals in the plastic, they can leach out into the water if you reuse them. Is better to buy one of the sports bottles that are designed to be re-used. -------------
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 2:15pm
| They reckon that estrogen from the plastic can leech into the water but only if the bottle is damaged or over-heated. I re-use mine all the time but do buy a new one every few weeks or so. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 September 2009 at 2:21pm
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I reuse mine all the time too, better dig out my ole sports bottle then ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |