Nursery to stop offering fruit juice in new crackdown on helping with child obesity
It is believed that fruit juices are the main source of excess sugar and many parents are not fully aware of the exact amount of sugar children are consuming.
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It is believed that fruit juices are the main source of excess sugar and many parents are not fully aware of the exact amount of sugar children are consuming.
I do not agree with the new no juice policy in nursery my son struggles with food as it is and drinks a lot of sugar free juice tiniest bit in a bottle to help keep him hydrated it’s not the juice that’s making children put more weight on its rubbish that they are eating my child does not like milk or water and is not going all day without a drink not a chance if my son wants a drink of juice he can have a drink of juice no one will ever tell me what I can and can’t give my own child or how to parent my child thats how dehydration starts not a chance
Why is it always nurseries who are targeted by the government etc. I’m sure we are not the only nursery who ensure our children are given a wide range of healthy meals and snacks, promoting awareness of healthy eating also. Yes we do give sugar free juice as a treat, this maybe once every 2 weeks, yes we do give occasional sweet treats, children are children and by providing occasional treats our children know that this is a special time. We don’t take our children to McDonald’s, Burgerking, chip shop etc. We don’t give them ‘pop, sit them in front of the tele with a big bag of crisps, get them a pasty or sausage roll or give them fruit shoots – or endless bottles of milk, they are something parents would do. The government should be targeting parents, as a deputy of a nursery I know how to keep my children healthy and provide them with the knowledge of healthy eating but when they leave the nursery I and many others can not be responsible for parental choices. Surely it is parents the government need to target not the practitioners.
Here in Scotland we have had this in place for years. We only offer water and milk but offer fruit juice at parties or special events.
I am a Childminder and I don’t give fruit juice to any of the Pre school children. It is far healthier to give a piece of fruit as the process of juicing and the amount of fruit used is far in excess of the 5 a day. I do give the children much more than 5 a day as this is a minimum requirement, but I give lots of healthy salads i.e. Carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, roasted vegetables ( red peppers are very sweet when roasted) and serve with homemade dips.
I drank fruit juice as a child and I am a normal slim adult. All Of my friends and family are too. It never did me any harm. Educate people rather than restrict them. Talk to children about food, sugars and healthy living rather than scaring them into thinking fruit juice is bad. That might cause more harm.
We never give juice at our setting, we are on the HEYA award which is healthy eating, so milk water fruit cheese and crackers are given