Comments on: The Simple Dollar Morning Roundup: Is V8 Good For My Child Edition http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/ Financial talk for the rest of us Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Fancy Nancy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-855326 Fancy Nancy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:34:51 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-855326 First this is a snack – So I applaud you for being so concerned about this small part of the overall Diet. To me this means you are probably giving your child a healthy overall balanced diet throughout the day.

Given the alternatives, and the work involved raising a child, you are doing very well with this type of snack.

People will always provide criticism of what you do as a parent – the degree of criticism corresponds directly to their narrow-mindedness.

Read the labels and made your own decisions – and realize perfection is easy to wish for but impossible to achieve.

]]> By: friendviola http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-666968 friendviola Tue, 19 May 2009 17:16:30 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-666968 i would be more worried about the “vegetable” crackers than the v8. i would imagine a baked whole wheat cracker would be alot better…you could even try baking your own, i’ve found making crackers pretty easy and REALLY cheap. then you know exactly what’s in them and have a big batch in no time. might be a fun project for a kid to help with too.

]]> By: elledani http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-642915 elledani Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:16:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-642915 I’m so glad to have found this post. My mother has been giving my 18 month old daughter v8 and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. My kid guzzles it down! She doesn’t have any allergies- knock on wood but I’m still interested in what a peds nutritionist might say… I agree.. why aren’t the professionals answering!

]]> By: Jan http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-395382 Jan Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:28:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-395382 Reply to Holly: I currently have an upper lip that is extremely swollen and I believe this is due to drinking the Spicy Hot V8 this morning. I’m wondering what is in it to cause such an allergic reaction. I can sympathize with your friend!

]]> By: simsalabim248 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-150848 simsalabim248 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:11:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-150848 Sure would be nice to hear some scientific data on the subject instead of all this anecdotal stuff! Why are there no Nutritionist or doctors chiming in! Too afraid of being sued probably. Sad.

]]> By: Holly http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-50346 Holly Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:50:52 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-50346 I would ask anyone to BEWARE of V8. Having a friend who has suffers from a severe allergic reaction whenever she drinks it, I can safely say that their ‘helpline’ were appalling, refusing to give her the ingredients (and not even knowing themselves without asking their head office in Belgium, who take 2 months to get back). I understand that every product has a recipe that they want to protect, but she wasn’t asking for the quantities, and it was obvious that this was for medical reasons and not to ‘usurp their secrets’. For a company to put profit over lives is appalling, and I certainly wouldn’t buy it now on principle. Also, it’s made me wonder just what exactly is in this juice that’s not listed on the carton. By law in the UK, only the top allergens need to be listed, so the makers of V8 are abusing this law by refusing to give out details to people suffering from severe allergic reactions when drinking it. Appalling if you ask me.

]]> By: Jen http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-28969 Jen Sat, 26 May 2007 01:10:43 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-28969 Kids must be more spoiled now than ever, we loved all veggies and our mom made her own version of V8 that was delicious, we also reached for fruit before candy in our home, so not all kids are so reluctant to eat a variety of foods, me & my 3 siblings must have had mature tastebuds, we were never given dessert or soda and we never really wanted it or snuck it, even now as adults. We were all born in the early to mid seventies and I think it is just what kind of example your parents lead by and if you are coddled so much that you are never encouraged to try and try again. Spoiled brats and temper tantrums weren’t allowed (period) in our childhood home. I am 34 now and have never had the flu or taken antibiotics or had an earrake or tooth ache etc etc etc nor have my siblings, I think it is because we never did the twinkies and high sodium and hig sugar and overly processed route!

]]> By: Debs http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-23747 Debs Mon, 07 May 2007 23:52:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-23747 I can’t explain, but I loved Low Sodium Triscuits…but I can no longer find this item on the shelves…just learned Kraft/Nabisco stopped making them…:-(

]]> By: EdTheRed http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-22822 EdTheRed Fri, 04 May 2007 20:55:49 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-22822 Hey, as long as there was no domestic vodka in it…(just kidding). V8 is pretty healthy stuff compared to most of the crap in cans out there…

]]> By: Matthew Scott http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20765 Matthew Scott Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:18:56 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20765 lorax: it must have been a while since you’ve checked — Triscuits, in their current incarnation, do not have partially hydrogenated oil in them. If they did, I certainly wouldn’t have recommended them, nor would I buy them for my family :)

]]> By: Momof 4 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20709 Momof 4 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:25:01 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20709 I totaly agree with everyone else. I wish my kids WOULD drink V8.

As for getting “yelled” at….unless it’s a family member, tell the person to MYOB !!!!

]]> By: Dean Jackson http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20690 Dean Jackson Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:35:03 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20690 V8 isn’t ‘empty calories’, as it does have nutritive value, and substantially more than juice drinks, soda, or kool-aid.

Juices aren’t as good for you as the vegetables they come from. They’re not as fresh, so some of the vitamins have gone down in quality, and you’re missing the fiber and bulk, which is another primary reason why vegetables are really good for ya.

That said, V8 is a pretty stellar thing for the kiddo to drink, I’d think. If they like it, A+++.

]]> By: Golbguru http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20589 Golbguru Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:11:37 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20589 I have spent a lot of time looking at nutritional values on food stuff…honestly, it’s (V8 or equivalent vegetable juices) one of the best things out there. It gives you a healthy mix of all the vitamins and the pleasure of drinking *juice*.

]]> By: Mitch http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20529 Mitch Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:45:36 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20529 The V8 is low-Na, high-K. (Bananas are also high-K.) The point about Ca is a good one, and also the point about variety, but V8 is not awful as one color in the palette.

“Healthy” is broader than a lot of people think. You know, if you have a milk allergy you supplement elsewhere and are more conscious of the need for weight-bearing exercise.

]]> By: Rose http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20521 Rose Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:18:18 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20521 I see nothing wrong with this snack.

]]> By: lorax http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20500 lorax Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:44:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20500 heh… never heard of the bible myth. I guess I don’t get out early enough.

I have heard of the income tax story, I kinda hoped it would be true until I read though the 16th amendment (almost 100 yrs old). It’s very black-and-white:

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

]]> By: jake http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20499 jake Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:40:41 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20499 hmmm maybe its time I drink V8.

]]> By: lorax http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20497 lorax Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:34:25 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20497 The last time I checked, Triscuts have partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is pretty nasty itself.

Personally, I’d feel fine about giving kids V8, or even fruit juice as part of a varied diet. At least for my kids, the trick is to disguise the vegetables in the meal. Check how Indian/brahman cooking is done, vegetables are used as bases for pastes, gravies, etc… and taste absolutely fantastic. Vegetables are tough for most of us european stock, we tend to boil the veggies and tell the kids to eat!

]]> By: Amy http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20475 Amy Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:01:45 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20475 I took my 18 month old to her checkup and V8 was recommended to me by my pediatrician because it is so hard to get her to eat veggies.

]]> By: Matthew Scott http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20470 Matthew Scott Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:44:06 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/24/the-simple-dollar-morning-roundup-is-v8-good-for-my-child-edition/#comment-20470 Another tip — try low-sodium Triscuits for crackers, instead of vegetable crackers which are also high in sodium and have refined flour in them. In contrast, low-sodium Triscuits have a simple ingredient list — whole wheat, a touch of salt, and a touch of vegetable oil. Vegetable crackers don’t give you any vegetable nutrition, they just have vegetable flavoring mixed in with all the other ingredients. For the fruit, be sure to mix it up too — bananas are good but so are other fruits. Finally, if your child doesn’t like to eat fresh raw vegetables, steaming them is a great and simple way to soften them up, change their flavor and texture profile, without deactivating a lot of nutrients — in fact with some veggies like broccoli, some nutrients are made less effective by steaming, but other nutrients are made -more- effective.

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