Weekend reading: Healthy drinks for kids

HealthyDrinksHealthyKids.org has issued recommendations on what kids should drink in collaboration with impressive co-signers:

• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Heart Association

The recommendations for parents vary by age.  For example, for infants up to age 6 months:

Only breast milk or infant formula (or water)

• No juice
• No milk
• No flavored milks
• No transition formulas
• No plant-based milks
• No caffeinated beverages
• No diet drinks
• No sugar-sweetened beverages

This is an important report.  About half of toddlers are given sugary beverages.  Let’s hope this is an incentive to stop this practice.

Here are the documents:

• The full list of recommendations
• The website
• Drink Guidelines Consensus Statement
• Drink Guidelines 4 Pager
• Drink Guidelines Press Release