Comments on: Fruit on a Stick and Other Matters http://tiffintin.net/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/ What's in your lunchbox? Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sue Crocker http://tiffintin.net/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-78 Sue Crocker Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:22:47 +0000 http://tiffintin.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-78 One thing we did with the grandkids is to only serve diluted juice, but when Gracie came along, she preferred water. She rarely drinks juice. What I did for me was to pour in roughly 10% juice and the rest water just to have the slight flavor of the juice and the rest be water. Regular juice now just seems too thick. I also use lime or lemon in water. Makes all the difference. One thing we did with the grandkids is to only serve diluted juice, but when Gracie came along, she preferred water. She rarely drinks juice.

What I did for me was to pour in roughly 10% juice and the rest water just to have the slight flavor of the juice and the rest be water. Regular juice now just seems too thick.

I also use lime or lemon in water. Makes all the difference.

]]> By: bloglily http://tiffintin.net/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-77 bloglily Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:00:08 +0000 http://tiffintin.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-77 Mum and Dad, good and bad, Thanks for coming by -- it's great to establish a habit like this while they're still little. Habits are much easier to establish than they are to get rid of. (As most adults already know!) Hello Kate -- Welcome to you too! The mindful act of eating matters -- we talk sometimes about how you should always be sitting when you are eating. Sometimes, though, I catch myself doing just what I'm telling my children not to. Yikes. best, bl Mum and Dad, good and bad, Thanks for coming by — it’s great to establish a habit like this while they’re still little. Habits are much easier to establish than they are to get rid of. (As most adults already know!)

Hello Kate — Welcome to you too! The mindful act of eating matters — we talk sometimes about how you should always be sitting when you are eating. Sometimes, though, I catch myself doing just what I’m telling my children not to. Yikes.

best, bl

]]> By: Kate http://tiffintin.net/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-76 Kate Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:27:36 +0000 http://tiffintin.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-76 I think this is wonderful. I've often reminded myself not to "drink my calories" as it's such an easy thing to do. What an excellent method you took -- and so simple -- to make juice drinking a more mindful act. I think this is wonderful. I’ve often reminded myself not to “drink my calories” as it’s such an easy thing to do. What an excellent method you took — and so simple — to make juice drinking a more mindful act.

]]> By: goodbadmumanddad http://tiffintin.net/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-75 goodbadmumanddad Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:20:35 +0000 http://tiffintin.wordpress.com/2006/09/20/fruit-on-a-stick-and-other-matters/#comment-75 We also began to notice that our 2.6 year old was getting a little fixated on juice. Worried about his teeth, we took the route that if he's thirsty, he'll drink water. And if he isn't, well, he doesn't need to drink. Juice is now down to once a day. We also began to notice that our 2.6 year old was getting a little fixated on juice. Worried about his teeth, we took the route that if he’s thirsty, he’ll drink water. And if he isn’t, well, he doesn’t need to drink. Juice is now down to once a day.

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