A culture of instant gratification starts when people won’t give their children water — hey, the kid prefers grape juice, so grape juice it is!!!
I never could get my baby/toddler/pre-schooler to drink juice. He didn’t like pop either, though I did not offer that very often. He liked water best, milk second. I have known kids who craved the sugary drinks. I can’t be smug because I never faced the challenge. When you have a screaming kid you sometimes offer something like that just to have some quiet. It is easy to point fingers. Yes you must deal with the challenge. But then again when a parent is very busy and all they need is a little more sleep, I can sympathize.
I suppose a parent could never ever offer sweet stuff and how would the kid know to crave it. The reality is that parents have fun introducing their child to new tastes. Plus the kid tends to get whatever the rest of the family gets. There are worse things.
So glad my Mom gave me black coffee... kept me thin,
No, juice does not cause obesity.
Obesity is caused by too many calories (from any source) combined with too little activity.
If more parents would raise their kids “free range” style (the way kids used to be raised), instead of restricting their activity to whatever they can do within viewing distance of the parent, the obesity problem might not be so bad.
My “baby” is a grown man...but my dear Pediatrician, almost 30 years ago, was adamant about withholding juice from a baby or toddler and giving them water instead.
His words: “If you’re going to give him juice, you might as well go get a glass of water and add sugar...it’s cheaper.”
You will lose weight.
It’s the Jooooooooos!
Depends on the water some of it is really nasty tasting.
Actually water is bad for babies and can kill them, which is why they drink breast milk or formula. I can’t remember at which age water becomes okay. But water is bad for infants.
Oh boy. I guess I’m a criminal. I started pressing cider from my apple orchard this weekend.
America has an obesity problem because food stamps are fattening.
coke juice and pepsi juice cause obesity
The main content of most fruits is water, fiber and fructose—pure sugar. “No sugar added” is a meaningless label. Fruit is already full of sugar.