For health reasons my Son has started a vegetarian diet. The food is not the problem, it's the drinks. He's seven years old and loves drinks that include high fructose corn syrup. What can he have besides water or tea?
2006-12-11 02:27:19 · 17 answers · asked by jonahsmom 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Fresh juice is great, as are soy and other nondairy milks. There are flavored nondairy milks available. Chocolate almond milk is delicious, but there are other flavors like these soy and juice smoothies: http://www.tastethedream.com/products/category/214.php which are sweetened with evaporated cane juice, not high fructose corn syrup. Sure, they're still sweetened, but HFCS is especially bad for you-- your body can't process that much fructose very well.
A great alternative to traditional soda is mixing fruit juice and soda water. I do this with juices I find too sweet or strong on their own, like grape, apple, or pomegranate. If you want more sweetness, you could always add some agave nectar (which is much nicer to the bloodstream) or stevia.(an herbal sweetner, which is calorie-free).
Smoothies are also great, and easy to make up-- blend fresh or frozen fruit with juice or nondairy milk. To add creaminess, blend in a frozen banana. You can also hide greens in smoothies. The taste gets covered up, but you still get all the great vitamins. If you own a juicer, you can make vegetable/fruit juice blends that are much more palatable, in my opinion, than vegetable juice alone. I personally love carrot and orange juice. It hardly tastes like carrots (which I'm really not a huge fan of) but still full of their nutrients!
2006-12-11 03:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by vlyandra 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
V-8
2006-12-11 04:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by marlene g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Juicy Juice doesn't have added sugar, so that's a good choice. Also try giving him V8 or the V8 fusion or splash drinks. Those will give him some nutrients too.
2006-12-11 02:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by vlalto 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could try Vitamin Water. I weaned my husband off Mountain Dew with this stuff. It's better than soft drinks but not quite as good as plain water. It's a start.
2006-12-11 03:18:42 · answer #4 · answered by jenniferaboston 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about the v8 line of drinks.. They have the fruit drinks now. I'm not sure that would suit the purpose but its worth looking into.
2006-12-11 02:29:29 · answer #5 · answered by smile4u 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the Bolthouse line of drink products in the specialty section or veg. section of your local supermarket. There is also "Arthurs" a line of drinks similar designed for vegetarians.
2006-12-11 02:32:15 · answer #6 · answered by Ted 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would check with your local health food store..you did not mention the medical condition...is it related to weight...PKU... the reason for the dietary change has a lot to do with what he can drink.
2006-12-11 02:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by MELONIE T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a juicer/blender and make homeade juice.
I'm a vegetarian and thats what I do.
A strawberry and banana shake is awesome.
Try your own favorite fruits.
2006-12-11 02:35:22 · answer #8 · answered by Markie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
fresh juices , soy milk ( try flavored) ,
this site gives more info on nutrition for vegetarian children:
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_vegediet_hhg.htm
2006-12-11 02:44:40 · answer #9 · answered by sweet tooth 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Crystal lite! It tastes like Kool-aide but its surgerless. My kids love it too.
2006-12-11 02:31:02 · answer #10 · answered by TrofyWife 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋