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Is there a sugar scandal in your kid's drink?

12.01.2008

Submitted by aguru on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 1:56pm.
The Bite:
Maybe, if they’re (gos)sipping on conventional juice boxes. Go for organic juice boxes instead - they're made from 100% real fruit (read: no added sweeteners) grown without chems, and packaged in convenient, serving-size boxes so kids don’t, you know, spill the goods.
The Benefits: 
  • No dirty, secret chems. The fruits used for most juices - apples, grapes, and berries - rank among the highest in the EWG’s list for pesticide residue.
  • They do a busybody good. A 6-ounce juice box equals one daily serving of fruit for kids one to six years old.
  • Rumor has it... filling up reusable bottles is more eco (it’s true) but if you need a superhandy solution on the go, juice boxes are recyclable.
Personally Speaking: 
Mama Bite Editor Alison’s mom used to freeze juice boxes to double as cold packs in her lunchbox - they’d thaw by recess.
Wanna Try: 

Timeout

About half of children's foods containing pictures or names of fruit on the packaging actually contain no fruit at all.

Bang For The Bite

Organics are more expensive, but considering how much your little juice junkie sucks down, it’s a good investment in his or her health.

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Melis  on November 12, 2009 at 04:59 AM 1
No dirty, secret chems. The fruits used for most juices - apples, grapes, and berries - rank among the highest in the EWG’s list for pesticide residue. free games

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