ST Alpha - "still, it's better than pop by far -- nm" (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Login
Create Account

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 152

In response to "juice has very few nutrients compared to the caloric costs. -- nm" by loosilu

still, it's better than pop by far -- nm

Posted by zork Apr 7 '09, 07:33

(No message)

Responses:

it's really not. just about the same amount of calories. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:33 14
- --- but manufacturers have convinced most people juice is nutritious, which is part of the problem. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:34 13
  - ok, but I'd still rather they have a taste for fruit and hopefully eat some of the real stuff more often. -- nm - zork Apr 7, 07:35 4
    - see, this is part of the problem. you're giving them a taste of the junk, which of course they're going to like better. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:36
    - if you want kids to like fruit, you don't give them soda. give them fruit. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:36 2
      - *concedes* -- nm - zork Apr 7, 07:37 1
        
        it's like giving kids ice cream and saying "Maybe it will make t hem want skim milk." -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:38
  - it's better than soda, at least. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 07:34 7
    - It's really not. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:35 6
      - "Juice is as bad as soda, docs say." -- (link) - loosilu Apr 7, 07:36 5
        
        and I'm sure their are dozens of scientists who will say the exact opposite. There always are -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 07:40 4
        
        in this case, you will not find them. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:41 3
        
        in any case, I grew up drinking juice because I was allergic to milk. - znufrii Apr 7, 07:42 1
        
        how is juice a sub for milk? - loosilu Apr 7, 07:43
        
        ... unless they work for the juice industry. -- nm - loosilu Apr 7, 07:41

Post a message top

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.