3 Healthy, Fun And Nutritious Soft Drinks For Your Children

As a general rule, carbonated and sugary soft drinks are preferred to healthy soft drinks, especially all children. It is true that nothing happens if they are consumed occasionally, but they should never replace water.

A study in the scientific journal British Medical Journal shows that the regular consumption of sugary drinks, including commercial juices, is a risk factor, by itself, of diabetes (type 2), independently of its implication also in the gain long-term weight loss and obesity among soda regulars.

If children get used to consuming these types of products from a young age, they can reach maturity suffering from some digestive problems. For this reason, alternatives such as the healthy soft drinks that we propose below should be offered to you.

They are also delicious. They will love them!

3 healthy and fun sodas

1. Healthy and fun red lemonade

Ingredients

• 2 grapefruits.
• 1 orange
• 10 cherries.
• 1 liter of water.
• 2 tablespoons of honey (50 g).
• 5 mint leaves.

Preparation

• We will start by heating the water to add the honey and the mint leaves.
• Now we get the juice of the orange and grapefruit, for later, mix them in the blender with the cherries.
• Then we remove the mint leaves from the water and mix it with the grapefruit, orange and cherry juice.
• Take it to the refrigerator and serve in a pitcher with a few ice cubes. Delicious!

2. Refreshing strawberry and lemon drink

This strawberry drink is wonderful to drink very cool in summer, it is easy to prepare and stands out as a nutritious remedy, full of vitamins and, in addition, very cleansing.

Ingredients

• 15 strawberries
• One lemon’s juice.
• 1 liter of water.
• 2 tablespoons of honey (50 g).

Preparation

• First, wash the strawberries well and remove the green part on top. Then open them in half.
• Now we will cook the strawberries together with the water at 50 grams of honey.
• As soon as you see that the strawberries are soft, turn off the heat.
• Now we will pass all the preparation through the blender, to obtain a very homogeneous drink. However, there are those who prefer to remove the strawberries and just keep their infusion.
• Finally add the lemon juice and take it to the refrigerator.

3. Apple and mint water

The option of preparing flavored waters is also a very effective idea for children to drink more water  and enjoy them, leaving aside the typical carbonated soft drinks.

Ingredients

• An Apple.
• 2 glasses of water (400 ml).
• 5 mint leaves.
• 2 tablespoons of honey (50 g).

Preparation

• First, we will wash the apple and cut it into 4 pieces.
• Then we heat the water and add the apple, mint leaves and honey.
• When the apple is ready, strain all the content and take the mixture to the refrigerator. Children and you will love it!

Tips for Kids to Drink More Water and Less Sugary Soda

Sugary soft drinks should be substituted for water

The correct eating habits must be taught from a very young age. Therefore, they must be clear that carbonated or sugary soft drinks are not healthy and that they should only be taken in a timely manner  and should never be a substitute for water. When they are thirsty they should pour themselves a glass of water, never a soda.

It is recommended that they drink water with fruit juice

It will always be appropriate for children to drink water with the juice of some fruit. The reason? Water alone is not very conspicuous. So it is enough to include a little lemon juice for example so that they like it more and provide them with more nutrients.

Drinking water should be presented as a fun act

Try to make the act of drinking water always fun. Serve them the water in colored glasses, put the typical straws on them and, above all, prepare these healthy soft drinks so that they get used to a proper diet as soon as possible.

The effort is worth it!