What Can I Drink?
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What should my child drink?
The healthiest drink choices for your child are water and milk.
Your child is encouraged to drink water and milk each day.
Drink to choose
- Water
- Unsweetened flavored water or seltzer waters
- Water with no-sugar-added flavoring drops
- Low-fat milk
Try these fun, healthy and low-carbohydrate drinks. Use natural ingredients with no added sugar to flavor water:
- Slices of fresh lemon or lime
- Sliced cucumber and mint
- Mash up 1/4 cup of strawberries or raspberries with a fork, then stir
- Chopped fresh basil or other herbs
Drinks to limit
These beverages contain artificial sweeteners (like aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame potassium), food coloring or caffeine. Use in moderation.
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Drinks to avoid
Do not give your child drinks with added sugars and corn syrup.
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To Learn More
- Ask your child's healthcare provider
- seattlechildrens.org/patient-education
Free Interpreter Services
- In the hospital, ask your nurse.
- From outside the hospital, call the toll-free Family Interpreting Line, 1-866-583-1527. Tell the interpreter the name or extension you need.
