Fruit juice is absolutely No-No for babies before 1 year of age! Having juice in diet is directly related to dental caries and obesity. It’s also not recommended because it makes them full and it doesn’t have enough nutritional value.Even if it’s 100% fruit juice, pediatrician ask parents to avoid it until 1 year. Even after one year they suggest to limit the amount of juice in diet. According to Top paediatricians in USA,
1yr to 3yrs – 4oz of juice in a day
4yrs to 6yrs – 4-6oz in a day
7yrs and older – 8oz In a day
Eating fruits is always better then having a glass of juice! Mostly Fruits have good amount of fibres in it which helps little ones for good digestion. Once you make a juice out of it, most of the fibre content is lost.
If not whole fruits, you can offer them fruit purées.
Weighing in on fruit juice (aap publication)
AAP Recommends No Fruit Juice for Children Under 1 Year (healthy children.org)
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