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Hi my kid is 7.3 years old I need a suggestion for good health drinks to mix up wit milk he won't tk sugar so need valuable information.
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Give her nan-grow with milk
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May I know the weight of your child?
It’s good that you are avoiding sugar for your child
Normally growing healthy child doesn’t need any health drink as such, it is not advised either as it contains preservatives and artificial flavours.
You can instead provide the same supplement through home cooked foods, fruits and vegetables
Boiled egg is the best source of nutrition
1 glass of milk per day is sufficient
Avoid tea/coffee till at least 12years of age
Milk products like curds, ghee, butter are good source of energy
Avoid soft drinks and ready made fruit juices
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At 7.3 years, your child can get all the essential nutrients from a well-balanced home diet. There’s honestly no need for fancy health drink powders, especially if he’s not taking sugar — which is actually a good habit!
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If you’re still worried about weight gain or nutrition, consult your pediatrician once for a growth assessment. No harm in checking!
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Avoid processed, sugary powders marketed as “health drinks.” Most don’t add real value and can become unnecessary habits.
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Greetings u can pediasure and graduate which are good
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Pediasure zero sucrose is good. Other options are Manna Health Mix and Slurrp Farm Multigrain Health Mix
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Dr. Ayushi Jain
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Delhi
Naturally Flavored Homemade Additions:
• Almond & Date Powder (dry roasted and ground)
• Ragi (Nachni) malt powder with cardamom
• Homemade unsweetened cocoa + peanut powder
• Sattu (roasted Bengal gram flour) + milk + pinch of cinnamon
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Pediasure (Sugar-Free / Healthier variants)
Horlicks + or Junior Horlicks (Lite)
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Dr. Anjali Maini
Pediatrician
33 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Commercial health drinks are all adapted forms of traditional drinks we make at home ( if you read the label of Bournvita and similar drinks they all have the ingredients I am listing below but many other processed items too). . A common ingredient for all of them is sugar - it’s a good trait that your child doesn’t like sugar. You can prepare and keep home made powders to add on to the milk as per the liking of the child:
- ragi malt/ ragi powder is really a good idea
-Roasted and powdered almonds have a great flavour ( pistachio, cashews and walnuts go as well), you can mix with roasted flax seeds and chia seeds too
- sattu is a great North Indian variant and made mostly with roasted chana but also with jowar
- to give a flavour you can try dark chocolate/ put cacao powder, vanilla, rose or soaked saffron
- a very simple idea is making a shake - try avacado with vanilla, banana with vanilla, melon or mango shake! These shakes are healthier with curd or yoghurt
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It’s recommended to give low fat dairy above 2 years of age - so all these ideas come in handy if you wish to follow a healthy but nutritious diet for a growing child
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Encourage sports activities and a daily routine of fruits, it will increase the appetite too
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