What does your toddler drink?

my 16 month old dd has only tasted milk and water.... she doesn't actually know other drinks exist (except for seeing cups of teas and soft drinks, she hasn't actually tasted them)...

a relative of mine seemed quite surprised she had only had water.... i've never thought to give her anything else.... not sure what her options are - juice is so full of sugar (natural, but completely full of it nonetheless)....

It has only just occured to me that dd wouldn't know what to do with a prima, haha.

What do you toddlers drink? Is it odd that mine only drinks water?

Isabelle is almost 15 mths old and is the same. Juice, as you said is full of sugar, and really, there is no need for them to have anything other than milk and water. We will be holding off from giving her any juice or other drinks for as long as possible as they really aren't needed in her diet! Take heart! Also, Iz is a HUGE water drinker- she sips on it all day long and has big drinks from it when having her meals too. Loves it!

only water and milk here too, only the occasional sip of my coffee, loves the stuff :rolleyes:

DD is 18mths and has only ever had milk & water too! She has never had lollies or chocolate either, and people always seem to be trying to feed her all kinds of stuff... it really bugs me!
Keep them away from all the nasties for as long as possible I say :)

Coffee!!! :rofl: Jols, I swear this bubby will be the same because it is the only thing I have been craving while pregnant with him! :)

Another one here who's only had water or milk, so you are not alone. I figure that until he's old enough to realise that there are things like juice & cordial out there, I have no reason to introduce them. Hopefully it's a year or so away. And even when he does realise, they'll be "treats", rather than a standard offering for us. I don't think I'm being mean, I think that I'm being nutritionally kind.

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Coffee!!! :rofl: Jols, I swear this bubby will be the same because it is the only thing I have been craving while pregnant with him! :)

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:rofl: i have to give DD my enpty takeaway latte cups so she can have the dreges!! she's wierd, doesnt even thumb her nose to the taste!! weird!!

Rum.



No! Not really. Water, milk, water with a splash of juice, sips of my tea if he's bugging me. And he's almost 2.

DS is 5.7yrs old and still has just water and milk (rice milk is his fav), occaisionally since he was about 2yrs, he has a weak milo/hot choc and 100% fruit juice watered down. And he is allowed (since he was about 4.5yrs) to have a flav. milk if he gets a happy meal or out at a cafe etc. lol - sound like meanies, dont we?!

Recently he has asked to try beer or fizzy drinks if we have some, but he dosent like them, so I think YIPPEEE - thats good! Hopefully the depriving is responsible for that ;)



The coffee thing is funny, when DS was 2.5yrs, DH misunderstood my instructions to make DS a 'coffee', meaning a warm milk with bit of spice and honey in it like what my mum had recently given DS to pretend he was like us grown ups.
DH made DS a drink and DS drank it all up. 5 mins later DS just went NUTS, crazy, silly,hyper....it took me a moment and then I realised and DH confirmed when I asked him, he had actually made DS a milky coffee!!!! :rolleyes:

same here, milk & Water and will be for a long time (I hope)......

Water, BM and cows milk here :) I'm a dental nurse so absolutely paranoid about him having any sugary drinks, as they are lethal for little kids teeth! Well they're bad for all of us, but particularly kids. No juice, no cordial, no soft drink, there's simply no need at this age. As he gets older and goes to parties etc he will be allowed soft drinks as a treat, but we will not have them at home. I was deprived of lollies and yummy drinks as a kid, pretty much anything that wasn't super healthy, and it did nothing for me except make me want them more LOL, even as an adult. Nearly all things are good in moderation :lol:

Oh hell, I'm the bad mother in this thread :p

Dd has ... milk, water, diluted juices (apple, litchi, punch, mango, guava) she does not like fruit on it's own, only peaches, sips of DH's coke :o (thinking that I don't see him), Rooibos tea - black and with milk, Vanilla milkshake, Hot Chocolate sips, Oros coolaid ... actually she takes sips from anything me or DH, or anyone else for that matters, has

No coffee yet :p

That sounds bad :( but, really I don't sit her down with a bottle of vanilla shake and let her drink the whole lot. She gets half a kid's serving when we go out into the city as a treat. And the other stuff is only sips and taste-test as we grow older. She has her milk as "food" and that's about it.

Annabelle only has water. Sometimes when I have a herbal tea she'll have a sip. Buts thats all. Mum says to me "Juice is good for them."
I then hand over the sheet of info my MCHN gave me on juice and kids. Dilated is fine but my problem is She'll turn off water and I'll find it to hard to get her back on it.
We have spent $5000 on Dps teeth because of his mother being incapable of monitoring or giving a rats a$$ what her son ate or drank, that we are VERY careful what we give Annabelle to drink and EAT ;)

We dont completely leave sweets and bad food out of her diet as I'm to scared she'll go crazy for the day she tries them if we deprive her. She probably gets junk food or sweets once a fortnight, maybe less.....depends

DS1 only has water or milk most of the time and he's nearly 3! As a treat he will ask for "lemon" which is water with some frsh lemon juice squeezed in. He has had straight juice or even soft drink when we're out, but really is just as happy with his version of "juice".

Oh - and he loves cinos - just frothed milk, sometimes with a marshmellow in it as a treat!

DD drinks h20 during the day and only 1 cup formula at night.
So not abnormal at all
Occasionally i make her a milkshake or fruit smoothie - i figure this is better than fruit juice

DD1 drinks water, milk (cows milk with some toddler formula), baby juice from the boxes every now and then and milk shakes (cows milk with banana and strawberries and some toddler formula mixed in), DD2 drinks the same but not the baby juice (although she has tasted it).

My girls dont have soft drink, tea, coffee or cordial as they are so so young, they will get enough of it when they are older.

My DD1 does get the end of my orange juice of a morning as I've been using it to have my iron pills, she only gets a small amt tho.

Cheers,

Beck

Only milk and water here for my 2.5 year old. My sister's little girl who is 4 refuses to drink anything other than juice or strong cordial, imagine all that sugar - she is very hyper. You could say I've learnt from my sisters mistakes. Why offer them something that they don't really need at least until they realise what is out there anyway. My son loves his water throughout the day and has milk morning and night. Everyone is always offering him cordial and softdrink and I tell them water is fine, they look at me as though I'm a mean parent but infact it is the exact opposite. :p

milk and water are the main things my DS drinks , when we are out or at a party juice (somethimes watered down sometimes not) is allowed , but my mum and mil give him softdrink , grrrr i dont even drink it ..... but its the 80/20 rule here , 80% of his diet is great and 20% is treat or food you buy when your out ...

its not easy to control what your kids eat when your out , but as long as they brush their teeth and expend their energy then i think they are ok !!

Milk and water here too. If we are out I get her a 'babycino' (just frothed milk) so she thinks she is a big grown up girl and she loves it!

DD is allowed diluted juice with a meal, but otherwise it's just water. She knows not to ask for juice between meals. Milkshakes are milk mixed with fruit. I want to avoid soft drink for as long as possible. She's nearly 3.

breastmilk and water only until about 2 and now he will have some skim milk as well. I'm a no juice mummy as well, the older boys always want juice but i tell them to eat an orange lol.

I was much "better" with my first two children... basically only milk and water and diluted juice until they were about 3yo. With my current 2yo toddler he will just grab any drink my 4yo or teenager leaves lying around. Whatever my 4yo demands my 2yo has to have (I make it more dilute). In winter they start the day with a very dilute hot chocolate. I'm still BFing my 2yo so actually his day starts with a BF in bed (and ends the same way too with often a lunch-time BF as well).

One thing I have never used are "toddler artificial milk" the stuff in a tin that looks like formula. What a complete waste of money that would be. I guess some children might need it if they are having trouble consuming solids but even then by 2yo they should be able to have smoothies etc with some blended superfoods like In-Liven etc.

Both my DSs - 3 1/2 and nearly 2 - only drink water and cows' milk. It's all they've ever had and they don't miss anything else. This is in fact all they should be drinking, so don't doubt yourself, you are doing a great job. Many parents give juice but this is not a good thing. It is bad for children (and adults if we are going to get technical!) and also can have the effect that it makes them want sweet drinks all the time so they drink less water. Stick with what you are doing hun, well done to you.

Milk, water, diluted juice or cordial (on special occasions) and for a real treat when we are out a milkshake shared with her sister. No softdrink at all whatsoever. He actually asks for water more than anything else, both my kids do. I think because I never made a fuss over YOU MUST DRINK WATER they don't see it as a chore. But then I love water too so maybe thats why.

Milk,juice and water,milkshakes,

You are doing a great job!!! Keep the juices and uneccessary drinks away for as long as possible. If anyone questions why my girls don't have juice I just tell them that is it not recommended by the dentist!!!!

Water, milk and juice. I fill up their juice cups once a day and that has to last them - once thats gone, they have water. I find my girls ask for water over juice anyway. On special occassions i allow the older one a small cup of fizzy drink.

My DD is nearly two and a half and she has mostly water and a bf morning and night. She has a small cup of tea (using on of our already dunked tea bags and a lot of milk) for an occasional treat and sometimes a smoothie (normally home made) or a plain cows milk. A babycino a few times (another treat). And when we go to church on Sunday she has a little bit of (very diluted) cordial at supper. She once wanted to try a soft drink and I let her go ahead because she tried to drink it too fast and I imagine got bubbles up her nose 'cause she pulled away and made a face! Hasn't asked since... ;)

Charlie drank only milk and water until he was two, but my DH now buys him juice and the occasional choc milk when we're out. He has never had soft drinks before though.

wow this is great i see most people think the same way as me....

it might stem from the fact that i only really drink water, and my ultimate vice is coke... i don't do cups of tea or coffee, or juice really..... i don't mind juice, but prefer water.... i am completely and utterly addicted to coke though and can even remember being a kid and having an unhealthy love for it.... i guess i am trying to avoid the same thing happening to my dd..... there is no way she is ever going to try coke.... fizzy drinks yeah i suppose once she is older now and then, but NOT COKE!!

Milk and water here too!!

Oscar has never had anything else to drink so far. I am keeping him away from juices and cordial for as long as possible. He loves water which is fantastic so I keep encouraging it as much as possible!

My boys are 2 and 3 years, they drink milk and water, people are very surprised that they are happy to drink plain water!!!!

I know a few women with coke addictions. I can understand in a way: I'd struggle to avoid my 2 cups of coffee each day. Maybe what you could try is not keeping it in the house... at least not in large bottles. Buy a 750ml bottle so that you are forced to ration it and that when your children are older you will notice the level go down faster! If it's just a small bottle then it looks more like some ONE'S bottle... not just something available to who ever opens the 'fridge.

I was only able to give up coffee on a few occassions when it simply wasn't kept in the house. If you really want to quit i'd start there... allow yourself to buy it when you are shopping... maybe allocate one single venue (cafe/supermarket) where you allow yourself to buy it so that you aren't doing a total ban... psychologically that should be better/easier to cope with.

You could also check out a thread i started last year... don't know if it's still up... about what a single can of coke does to you! LOL That should make you even more determined to keep it away from your kids... I'll see if I can find a link.

good work being so focussed on this too BTW :)

ETA: Ok here is the link to the Coke drinking thread

Breastmilk and water here and sometimes ricemilk with lunch.

Jovie gets rice milk and water. Matilda is 4 and only now gets 1/2 cup of juice every few days.
In summer when I was struggling to get Matilda to drink anything, I would give her a drop of cordial in water, and Jovie would scream, so I'd do a drop of beetroot juice in water LMAO.... just for the colour ;)