For the first 21 months of Alex's life, I was pretty darn adamant that he not drink juice. Call me snobby, but I have seen too may babies end up with tooth decay and sugar hyperness from juice, and that wasn't going to happen to my kid, darn it. He only drank milk and water, and was fine with that.
Then, the poor baby got sick. He was so sick the doctor said no milk. He wasn't eating much (and who can blame him). So I broke down and bought some OJ (fortified with extra C and calcium). And he loved it. And now, he asks insistently for "juice! juice!" when he is thirsty. Sometimes he even refuses milk or water completely, the stinker.
I tell myself at least it is OJ, and fortified, and healthier than some of the garbage that passes for juice on the shelves these days. And that it's diluted. Still, I guess I desserved this, being taken down a peg or two. Hi, my name is Dineen, and my toddler is a juice-a-holic.