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The American Academy of Pediatrics, in their policy statement on The Use and Misuse of Fruit Juice in Pediatrics, states that toddlers and preschool aged children should be limited to just 4 to 6 ounces of one hundred percent fruit juice. That is a limit though and not a minimum amount that kids should drink. So your child can do just fine not drinking any juice at all, as long as he gets his Vitamin C from another source, like whole fruits.

2007-03-18 02:44:46 · answer #1 · answered by Mum to 3 cute kids 5 · 4 0

Younger children aged 1 to 6 years should have only 4-6 ounces of juice a day. You have to watch children's juice intake because the more juice intake the higher risk of cavities (never give juice in a bottle or sippy cup for bed time, this can cause major tooth decay). You can water the juice down which is better. If you want your child to get the vitamins from juice it is better to give them real fruit ( in your case the Gerber fruit).While your child will still get a lot of calories (while drinking juice), it will mostly be from sugars or carbohydrates, and not from fat or protein, which can contribute to a poorly balanced diet. Also, fruit juices generally don't have a lot of vitamins and nutrients, although they do have Vitamin C and some are fortified with calcium. Also make sure your child is drinking milk which is very important at this age. Start off with whole pasteurized milk about 16-24 oz a day then at two you start giving them 2% to reduce some of the fat.

2007-03-18 02:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by amber b 2 · 2 1

None. Juice isn't necessary for nutrition or health.

My son never drinks juice, he eats real fruit. Now if you are asking what is the maximum that you can offer maybe 4oz per day.

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/solids-how.html
Juice is not necessary for baby's nutrition. If you offer juice, limit to sips from a cup with meals and introduce it gradually just like any other new food. It's best to dilute juice with water and limit total juice intake to no more than 3-4 ounces a day.

2007-03-18 03:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

8 oz. of juice per day is a good amount for a 14 month old. Make sure it is 100% juice, not kool-aid, or sodas, this can be harmful to their little teeth. I buy Juicy Juice for my daughter.

2007-03-19 01:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No more than 4 oz per day. You can dillute that and turn that into more but it shouldn't be more htan 4 oz of juice. Additional juice is bad for the teeth, causes obesity, etc. etc. Especially if you are replacing essential milk with juice. Good luck figuring this out.

2007-03-18 04:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by martidom 3 · 0 0

No more than 8 ounces of 100% fruit juice per day. It is easier if you dilute it 50/50 with water, you get them to drink water, and they feel like they can have more juice. Stay away from koolaid, or any other type of sugary drink that isn't really juice. Gatoraid is also bad for little ones because of the sugar content.

2007-03-18 02:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by gottabk8 2 · 2 2

Depending on how much fluid you are giving him.

Do not replace juice for milk intake as this is still the basic source of food for the baby.

Estimate about one banana or an apple quantity should be sufficient twice a day.

2007-03-18 02:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by Little cloud 2 · 1 0

i might examine along with his rfile right it extremely is my reason-- I drink countless milk and as quickly as I had gestational diabetes i replaced into on a sugar and carb constrained nutrition plan and that i replaced into mentioned by the nurse who did my nutrition plan instruction that milk has countless sugar, I had to cut back previously!! If he's quite thirsty he will drink the water! I supply my son 0.5 water 0.5 juice in his bottle (in no way organic juice, way too plenty sugar and acid for his little 18 month old device!) and indexed under are some data 3.5 oz..juice with 3.5 oz..water (=7 oz.) in a bottle energy--50 Carbs--13 Sugars--13 8 oz..bottle of skim milk energy--ninety Carbs--13 Sugars--12 exciting, huh??? The 0.5 water/ 0.5 juice blend is very virtually the suited comparable carbs/sugars as milk!! in case you will supply him that plenty milk, you ought to besides replace a number of it for juice or blend the juice 3/4 water and one million/4 juice for even much less sugars/carbs yet nevertheless a delightful flavor!

2016-10-02 07:56:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

" they" recommend 4-6 oz of pure fruit juice per day
you can add water to it
children should have mostly milk and water
but
my daughter has way more juice then that, it's always 100% fruit juice mixed with water but I make sure she has enough milk during the day

2007-03-18 03:18:56 · answer #9 · answered by Greeneyed 7 · 0 1

The nutritional info page I got from my daughter's pediatrician for infants ages 12-18 months says 4oz of juice/day. She recommended diluting it by at least 1/2 to make 2 4oz water/juice servings for the day.

2007-03-18 02:40:28 · answer #10 · answered by Smitty 3 · 2 1

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