"Mom mode" kicked into high gear as my 8-year-old complained of a headache and being tired. With all of the current health scares, the last thing I want to hear is that my child isn’t feeling good… and I’ve learned from experience, don’t Google the symptoms.
Luckily, my child’s physician fit me in for a video appointment and right away she asked me how much fluid my child drank each day****. I couldn’t answer that question with certainty, and she let me know that 1 in 2 kids is under hydrated*. I knew it was time to learn more about hydration, and I’m excited to share with you what I learned about a new plant-powered beverage called Creative Roots, which contains the hydration kids need, in delicious flavors.
Creative Roots comes in four great flavors with 1 gram of sugar***: Watermelon Lemonade, Peach Mango, Orange Pineapple, and Mixed Berry. I’ve stocked my fridge with the different varieties and I love to see my kids reach for a Creative Roots drink with each meal or snack instead of a sugary sports drink.
While the flavors are totally kid-approved, the kids also enjoy the plant-powered Sploots characters on the side of each bottle that encourage overall wellness and remind kids of the importance of hydration.
With some added hydration, my son’s headache went away and my focus on his daily hydration has changed. He is also more conscious of his fluid intake and he has fun sharing with me about which Sploots were on his Creative Roots drink that day.
Creative Roots is available in our local Target, Safeway, and Walmart stores.
This article is sponsored by Creative Roots. As always, the opinions expressed are 100% my own.
* Kenney EL, et al. Prevalence of Inadequate Hydration among US Children and Disparities by Gender and Race/Ethnicity: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2012. American Journal of Public Health. 2015; 105: e113-e118.
** The full report, “Nutrition, Urinary Markers and Sleep Habits in Children” will be released later in 2020 and was funded by Creative Roots.
***Creative Roots contains naturally occurring sugar from coconut water as well as a sugar substitute called Stevia. Stevia contains no carbohydrates, calories or artificial ingredients.
****The Dietary Reference Intake for water consumption for children ages 4-10 is between 5.5-10 cups per day.
