Beat the Fruitshoot Scam

missk_ensington

Wish I could trick DS into drinking cordial in a recycled fruit shoot bottle! I tried it a few weeks ago and he gave it me back saying 'Thats not fruit shoot Mummy thats orange juice!' after Id put fresh orange in it! Thought I'd be able to trick him at least until he's 3!

I've started buying cheaper alternatives, the content doesn't bother me particularly since he isn't drinking them on a daily basis and brushes his teeth twice daily. No one drank more crap than me as a kid (I survived off Lucazade, still do actually...) and I'm fine (for those who are thinking, " she might be healthy but I bet she's fat with bad teeth!" I'm not! I'm a size 10 with perfectly straight white teeth!)

Think you can eat rubbish, so long as you eat it in addition to a healthy diet, not in place of it and so long as you watch your teeth and brush them regularly

jellycat40

agree with BS but also I am surprised that you go out so often for a drink that it would matter.

We take our 9 year old out for a drink in a pub or restaurant about once a fortnight averaged out, I don't think that a sugary drink this rarely is the problem it is what you have every day that is the crux of the matter.

The price again is what pubs etc get away with, people pay it and they are after all in business.

Louise

AnnieH

I always avoid cordials in pubs for my children as they are full of rubbish like artificial colours, which my dd reacts very badly to. I'd plump for Fruit Shoots every time.

AnnieH

Becles wrote:

My eldest son loves J20, but they're expensive! Better for you than than a fruit shoot though.

Not necessarily. have you read the label?

Becles

Yes - it's got 50% natural juices in compared to 10% in a fruit shoot and no artifical sweeteners.

abijanzo

OMG Fruit shoots!
We went to a hungry horse with a 6 yr old once, saw a 'sugar free'fruit shoot on the menu and ordered one, followed by another , then another...
Boy seemed to be getting rather fidgety and acting drunk almost...looked at bottle and discovered he had been served full sugar ones not sugar free as advertised..It took till midnight before he eventually calmed down and fell asleep exhausted! Nasty, Nasty sugary/chemically concoctions!