Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 OMG - I just bought 8 bottles @ .99 - watch the kids hate them! I thought it sounded great! I will post the outcome. I bought all flavors except peach and mango - euck! Rosemary in NY with 3 children (13, 11 and 7) with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and have coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " my new favorite quote is Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out. Anton Chekhov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 I will go check - be right back - nah, the ones I bought all say a Snapple a DAY - next time I will check those other flavors ...... Rosemary in NY with 3 children (13, 11 and 7) with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and have coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " my new favorite quote is Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out. Anton Chekhov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 If you're looking for additional ways to get vitamins and minerals (and calories) into kids, you might try these drinks from Snapple called Snapple-A-Day. There are three flavors, Strawberry-Banana, Tropical Blend, and Peach. Each bottle has 210 calories, and even though Snapple calls them a " meal replacement, " for people who need more calories you could serve a small amount each day as part of a " nutritional enchancement " plan. These are good alternatives for people who are burned out on those icky canned " milk shakes " or Scandishakes (and those things have the bad type of fats in them anyway!). It looks like the Snapple-A-Day RDAs are identical, though the Tropical Blend looks the healthiest because it has a variety of fruits (and carrots). To check out ingredients, go to http://www.snapple-a-day.com. All of the Snapple-A-Day varieties are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and E and postassium and folic acid. And they're good sources of vitamin K and zinc. They supply 35% of US RDA for magnesium (in the form of magnesium lactate). They also have a substantial amount of sugar, not a good idea when you're fighting any type of active infection, so you'd want to save these when active infection isn't a problem. Has anyone tried these? I imagine they're probably pretty expensive. But if you divide a bottle into 1/4's for little tykes, then you can stretch it. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Thanks for the info. We have not tried them but I'm going to look for them. I refuse to give my daughter the Scandishakes or Scandical. When I read the ingredients I was horrified! It's calories but not worth giving her hydrogenated oils and corn syrup. I've heard corn syrup is one of the main causes of irritable bowel syndrome too. Anyway, I have been looking for some healthier alternatives, Thanks! Snapple-A-Day If you're looking for additional ways to get vitamins and minerals (and calories) into kids, you might try these drinks from Snapple called Snapple-A-Day. There are three flavors, Strawberry-Banana, Tropical Blend, and Peach. Each bottle has 210 calories, and even though Snapple calls them a " meal replacement, " for people who need more calories you could serve a small amount each day as part of a " nutritional enchancement " plan. These are good alternatives for people who are burned out on those icky canned " milk shakes " or Scandishakes (and those things have the bad type of fats in them anyway!). It looks like the Snapple-A-Day RDAs are identical, though the Tropical Blend looks the healthiest because it has a variety of fruits (and carrots). To check out ingredients, go to http://www.snapple-a-day.com. All of the Snapple-A-Day varieties are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and E and postassium and folic acid. And they're good sources of vitamin K and zinc. They supply 35% of US RDA for magnesium (in the form of magnesium lactate). They also have a substantial amount of sugar, not a good idea when you're fighting any type of active infection, so you'd want to save these when active infection isn't a problem. Has anyone tried these? I imagine they're probably pretty expensive. But if you divide a bottle into 1/4's for little tykes, then you can stretch it. Kim ------------------------------------------- The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY be construed as medical advice. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 Rosemary, check the front label of the bottle (or back ingredient label). Did you buy the Snapple-A-Day variety or just the Snapple? Mango isn't in the " Snapple-A-Day " category so it won't have the " meal-replacement nutritional content, " it would be just like any other juice. Kim > OMG - I just bought 8 bottles @ .99 - watch the kids hate them! I thought it > sounded great! I will post the outcome. I bought all flavors except peach > and mango - euck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 , thank you for the post mentioning corn syrup; I first found out that I had CFRD on " high fructose corn syrup! " Have since learned to read labels much more carefully! Love to you and to yours, n Rojas Snapple-A-Day If you're looking for additional ways to get vitamins and minerals (and calories) into kids, you might try these drinks from Snapple called Snapple-A-Day. There are three flavors, Strawberry-Banana, Tropical Blend, and Peach. Each bottle has 210 calories, and even though Snapple calls them a " meal replacement, " for people who need more calories you could serve a small amount each day as part of a " nutritional enchancement " plan. These are good alternatives for people who are burned out on those icky canned " milk shakes " or Scandishakes (and those things have the bad type of fats in them anyway!). It looks like the Snapple-A-Day RDAs are identical, though the Tropical Blend looks the healthiest because it has a variety of fruits (and carrots). To check out ingredients, go to http://www.snapple-a-day.com. All of the Snapple-A-Day varieties are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and E and postassium and folic acid. And they're good sources of vitamin K and zinc. They supply 35% of US RDA for magnesium (in the form of magnesium lactate). They also have a substantial amount of sugar, not a good idea when you're fighting any type of active infection, so you'd want to save these when active infection isn't a problem. Has anyone tried these? I imagine they're probably pretty expensive. But if you divide a bottle into 1/4's for little tykes, then you can stretch it. Kim ------------------------------------------- The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY be construed as medical advice. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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