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An alternative to juice boxes

Horizon org.pngMy girls only drink milk and water at home because they get enough juice boxes and fruit “drinks” at playdates and other get-togethers. There are few products that are as convenient as juice boxes or pouches for drinking “on the go”. This is one of the reasons I was happy to sample all four flavors of Horizon Organic Single Serve milk that Mom Central sent us.

This product is not new to my girls - sometimes we make a trip to Starbucks just for chocolate “moo milk” as Marsy calls it. Okay, I admit I also get a vanilla latte for myself. But that’s not the point. The combination of the cute cow on the packaging and the delicious creaminess of the milk make this beverage irresistible to her, and I’m happy that she’s drinking something nutritious, produced without antibiotics, growth hormones and pesticides.

Like a juice box, Horizon Single Serve milk comes in an 8-oz container with an attached straw. It has a little foil part that you can peel away to open up the box so that the last drops of milk won’t go to waste, which makes it easy to pour it into a bottle for a baby to drink as well (although she drinks perfectly well from a straw). The milk “box” will keep at room temperature for up to seven months, or until the expiration date. Product Review: Horizon Organic

Horizon Organic Single Serve milk comes in four flavors - traditional white milk, vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. Marsy prefers chocolate, and baby will drink any of them. She especially liked the strawberry milk that Marsy wouldn’t touch (she has something against anything strawberry-flavored, but not the fruit itself).

Generally I only let M&M drink flavored milk once in a while (like when we go out to eat), but I’m seriously considering having a pack of Horizon Organic Single Serve milk in the pantry at all times. Since baby is drinking whole milk now, it’s so easy to just throw one of these boxes in her diaper bag in case she gets a yearning for milk while we’re out and about. Once they start school it will be the perfect beverage to pack in their lunches.

Check out the Horizon Organic website to learn more about eating organically. You can also download an activity book, learn fun cow facts, print coloring pages, and find fun games to play with your kids!

September 19, 2008 | Kids, Mom Tips, Product Review 

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One Response to “An alternative to juice boxes”

  1. veronica on September 19th, 2008 5:03 pm

    We use these milk boxes for our daughter’s lunches. She loves them, any flavor, and we know she’ll drink it. It’s expensive, but hey, she’s worth it. :)
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