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Make Kid Foods More Nutritious
Save juice boxes and pouches for road trips, and limit fruit juice at home to 4 to 6 ounces day -- it's full of sugar and calories, and kids can get vitamin C from healthier whole fruit (and vegetables too).
Make a small serving go farther by diluting juice with water. Or pop a couple of frozen juice cubes -- each cube holds an ounce -- into flavored seltzer for a fizzy, low-sugar treat.
When you do give juice, opt for OJ: It boasts folate and potassium, and the kids' versions are fortified with calcium and vitamins A and E.
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9/14/2011 01:01:23 PM Report AbuseOJ has a very high sugar content.
9/3/2011 09:19:55 AM Report AbuseIn regards to baking for Milk and egg allergies. There is a great cook book called 'The food allergy mama', very helpful for all non dairy, egg-free and nut free recipes. I have had lots of success with using 1/3 cup of applesauce to replace each egg in baked goods. My tollhouse chocolate chip cookies with applesauce are fantastic!! I have even made some layer cakes using the apple sauce.
9/3/2011 07:51:06 AM Report AbuseI have always added water to juice. It is probably 60% water, 40% juice. I even water the juice/vegetable blends. My daugter gets milk at meals, one or two watered juice cups and water throughout the day. If she needs a juice box it is a veggie blend. Orange Juice upsets her stomach, so if there is anything I could use please suggest.
8/22/2011 10:31:14 AM Report Abuseyes there are milk free baking products, check wholefoods in your area
2/2/2011 10:37:19 PM Report Abuse