We are running around with our heads cut off trying to get everything done in the next week and a half so that we can start more formal education for the year. For some reason both of my girls want to start ASAP. I am confused. ; ) Meanwhile, I'm also planting sugar snap peas and carrots again for the late summer. We have cucumbers coming out our ears and green beans from the garden and hoping zucchini is almost growing! We are swimming very often and hanging out with friends as often as possible. As an aside, one of my kids' favorite things to do at the grocery store is to sniff out the REAL juice. So I thought I would share how they do that and also clue you into some of the marketing techniques that are used to try and dupe us busy moms! Because, I see you! You're racing down the juice isle grabbing juice boxes for the birthday party with one child screaming in the seat of the cart, one grabbing every bottle available asking for "THIS ONE?" and another kiddo pulling on your shirt whining that they need to pee! And meanwhile, kool-aid, "juice drink", and "less sugar than real juice" is all mixed in with the 100% juice!! So the first thing I taught my kiddos was: If it doesn't say 100% juice on it then there are some sort of additives. This is key! Look for that phrase "100% juice". But that can be tricky too, because some companies will put in big letters "100% Vitamin C" and for us busy moms, they glance and see the "100%" and pick up something that isn't juice. Second thing to look out for: Organic doesn't mean 100% Juice. You still gotta check to see if the ingredients are just juice. Third trick: Check for the word "drink". If it says "Juice Drink" it's not juice, it's some juice with some other stuff added. Fourth trick: Look at the ingredients. See below, it's actually only 66% juice. Which is pretty good compared to some other "juice drinks" which are more like 6% or 11% juice!! My kids always gasp when they read this part of the packaging! Ha! So, that may be super boring for some of you, sorry! But for those of you moms that really want to get your kids juice for a treat, it might be helpful. I know I have gotten home from a frazzled shopping trip and looked closer at the juice I got and realized I accidentally just got glorified kool-aid for my kids! UGH! Recent pics of the kids follow... And here is a Wild Man story.
Wild Man: I wish I could be frozen so that I wouldn't disobey. Me: Like, ice frozen? Wild Man: Yeah. Me: Oh, that would be sad because then you wouldn't be able to hug me or kiss me or tell me silly stories. Wild Man: (stares at me for a moment and then shrugs) It's ok, the sun would come out.
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