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    Sugar!

    Hi!

    Do you watch the amount of sugar (fruits, snacks, etc.) the kids are getting?
    How much sugar is too much?


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    I limit greatly the amount of refined sugar that my dcks get. I dont serve cookies (unless its a special occasion) or sweets. I sweeten most of my home made baked goods with apple sauce or honey.

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    The parents supply lunch and snacks, but I limit any treats to the late afternoon snack. And they still have to eat something healthy before they eat their treat! THEN they go home shortly after
    I also limit the juice! The rule of thumb is one of each: Water, Milk, Juice. If they are thirsty after drinking one of each, then I always have apple juice and bottled water on hand

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    I don't serve juice...only milk and water. They get milk with meals and water if they are thirsty inbetween. If they want apple juice I'd rather they eat an apple and benefit from the fiber too. We do have treats occasionally...we bake lots of muffins and occasionally cookies. Any treats I do serve are homemade...lol...not that sugar is better homemade.

    I do serve lots of fruit though. We have some sort of fresh fruit with at least one snack a day, sometimes two. I also serve a protein (yogurt, cheese, ect) and a carb (ww bread, pita, crackers).
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    I don't eat sugar myself, so I don't plan on using it in my daycare. I also don't serve juice. I do serve lots of fruit though, as I don't worry about the sugar that occurs naturally in fruit. It's the only sugar in my diet. I've been warning prospective parents that there are no sugary snacks here, and they seem quite pleased. I will serve crackers etc. if sugar (fructose/sucrose) is not in the top 5 ingredients.

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    No I do not limit 'fresh fruit' because IMO that is a 'healthy carb' option .... fact is basically ALL foods consumed break down to some sort of 'glucose' in the body so important thing is to choose foods that break down to minimal consistent levels that the bodies needs that also contain the nutrients needed for abortion by the body. I do not serve 'processed' canned fruits or veggies which are often cooked and the 'nutrients' therefore mostly absent ... so only fresh or if that is not available flash frozen options as the next best choice which means no added sugar, sodium or other processing agents to be concerned about 'limiting'

    I do not serve juice as I prefer my crew to 'eat' their fruit/veggie sources fresh and unaltered to help ensure that the nutrients remain in tact ... we drink water for the most part and I serve on serving of milk upon request ~ but if the kids do not ask I prefer them again to 'eat' rather than filling up on milk ~ I serve lots of foods rich in calcium and vitamin D as well as essential fatty acids so they do not 'need' milk in a cup here specially if they drink a lot at home anyway.

    I so serve 'cookies and muffins' but due to my Celiac I too do as much of my baking from scratch as possible and therefore can ensure that it is full of healthy options and no refined sugars and what I cannot 'bake' myself I buy so organic or low sugar / sodium options of cereals, crackers and some bread products that use natural sweetener options like agave, stevia, honey, coconut sweetener, fruit puree verses refined processed sugars like high fructose corn syrup and white sugar ... they have some awesome 'kid friendly' organic cereals that look like fruit loops or corn pops and that other nutritionally void food but that is 'healthier'.

    I do serve things like a Bear Paw or a frozen Yogurt Tube on the odd occasions in the summer time when we are traveling and picnicking both morning snack and lunch and well the picnic cooler can only hold so much homemade stuff and the yogurt tube can serve as both a 'cooling agent' to keep other stuff cold in meantime as I freeze them and the Paws do not need to be in the cooler.
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    We limit refined sugar, but we do eat a lot of fruit. I don't serve juice either.

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    I do serve juice in the morning, but it is watered down a LOT. But it gives the water some flavour and I want the children to stay hydrated. They are fine if I give them just water too. I serve a lot of fruit which is natural sugar, so no I do not give them any cookies, cakes, ice cream, freezies, jello or anything with sugar EXCEPT for special occasions like a party for a holiday or birthday.

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    No juice, no refined sugar.

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    I still am having a hard time figuring out what it is about "juice" that has everyone so on edge. I see nothing wrong with giving a glass of juice as a fruit serving - I mean they are supposed to have 5-10 of them and this is only 1. Now if juice was being used for more than half of the servings that is something different. But then I have seen food fads come and go and it seems like every year there is a new do or don't buzz item and then it changes or passes. Mostly I just go along as normal. I have always done everything in moderation including the amount of bran in the diet so it all stays balanced. I mostly bake the snacks for the daycare so under my control for ingredients. Funny how juice is a no-no but then they turn around and say they freeze juice into popsicles instead of freezies or use it to make geletin. The ingredients of the juice are the same whether you drink it , freeze it or thicken it. Just makes me laugh sometimes.

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