Juice boxes swap to Small steel water bottle

Why make the swap

• Why switch to small steel water bottle

  Water hydrates with zero sugar, and whole fruit brings the fibre juice lacks. A small steel bottle of water in the bag makes water the easy default.

• What's the concern with juice boxes

  Juice is sugar without the fibre, and AAP links it to tooth decay and unhealthy weight gain. Consumer Reports’ 2019 tests also found concerning levels of heavy metals in 21 of 45 juices.

• General information, not medical advice. Ask your pediatrician before changing what your baby or child uses.

• Good to know before you buy

  Weaning off juice? Dilute it a little more each week, and keep it to 4 oz a day max for ages 1–3. The water sits in steel; the cap’s seal ring is silicone. Ready for a cup? See steel open cups.

• Sources (2)

  1. AAP 2017: no juice under age 1; max 4 oz a day for ages 1–3 (opens in a new tab)
  2. Consumer Reports 2019: 21 of 45 juices had concerning arsenic, cadmium or lead (Consumer Reports doesn't endorse DetoxSwap or these products) (opens in a new tab)

  Consumer Reports doesn’t endorse DetoxSwap or these products, and we have no connection with it.

  Health and safety facts on this page come from these sources. What a pick is made of comes from its maker's listing or website, as stated on the date we checked.