what does your toddler drink?

[nukuspot]

DD still (17mo) mainly drinks BM (from me, not a cup) for most of her liquids. But I do give her a sippy with water of water with a tiny splash of juice for flavor (like 1/8 the cup) or in the summer, coconut water.

I've offered her cows milk once, and rice milk (the classic Rice Dream one without the synthetic vitamins) once. She gives it one or two sips but then didn't seem crazy about it, so I never offered her another milk type thing again. This seems to be very different from all my friends LOs who drink cups of either cow, goat, rice, or hemp milk daily.

I'm interested in this. My only objection to "milks" is that I don't like when they have synthetic vitamins added. That's why I never tried hemp milk with her, all the ones I find in the store always have extra vitamins added to them. I'd like to make my own but just don't have time (you all know how it is with a toddler.)

I'm curious what types of drinks others give to their LOs. I'd like some new ideas for variety to see if she would enjoy a "milk" or other drink that's not water in her cup sometimes.

[Artichokie]

My 2.5 yr old only drinks water (and breastmilk from the tap).

[Biscuits & Gravy]

DS is 21 months. He drinks water, and nurses. Every once in a while I'll add a splash of juice, but it is seriously no more than a teaspoon. I just do it because he begs for it, and that little teeny splash makes him happy. He has tried soymilk and coconut milk, but doesn't seem to be a big fan.

[mamazee]

Breastmilk
Raw cow's milk
Water

[AFWife]

Raw cow's milk
water

Sometimes he'll sneak a sip of one of our sodas or my juice, though. But it's never more than a sip here or there.

[mommariffic]

DD is 3 and drinks:

Organic milk
Water & water with an assortment of "flavors" ie: lemon, lime, raspberries
Fresh Squeezed OJ

[dividedsky]

my 20-month-olds only drink water + are totally cool with it. i never started with the juice. they drink whole milk once in a blue moon, like if i make zucchini bread or something and they have a piece i'll give them a little milk to wash it down...

[thehighernest]

Organic cow's milk with DHA
Water
OJ with calcium, once in a while
and sometimes yogurt smoothies.

[JBaxter]

milk
water
yogurt smoothies

and a few times he has had juice

OH his 18yr old brother introduced him to chocolate milk.. it was organic from a local farm but still... I was like whats in Jack's cup. Answer.. Chocolate milk. he really likes it

[Tiana]

My son is only 14 months old, so very early in the 'toddler' phase. He mostly drinks human milk right 'from the tap'. He also drinks water and occasionally I put a teeny splash of apple juice in his water.

[physmom]

Water, breastmilk, homemade smoothies (yogurt, cow's milk, and fruit- no sweeteners). Just that. She'll have cow's milk sometimes but not always and normally DH has to give it to her. I wish she'd drink more because she's been nursing NON-STOP lately and I really need a break!

[daniturtle]

Breastmilk
Water
2 oz of organic cow's milk 2x week (at daycare)

[starbuckmom]

My toddlers like:

Water
Water with a splash of no sugar added juice
Milk, when I remember and sometimes with a smidge of chocolate in it
Once in a great while, like once a month, a sip of soda when we go to Sams club.

But mostly just water and they are happy. They like it cold too!

[The4OfUs]

My now 4-yo still only drinks water. Maybe once every 3-4 months she'll have a half a glass of chocolate rice milk, but she doesn't drink any juice or other milks, or tea, or anything other than water. She just last year started liking 100% juice homemade popsicles, and just this year started eating homemade jello from juice and gelatin.

She nursed to 22 months.

She started pre-K this month and I told the teacher that she only drinks water, so to not bother offering her juice or milk, and she looked at me like I had 8 heads. : Most people who learn the info from being with her are impressed and positive about it beign the best drink out there anyway.

[treeoflife3]

breastmilk from the tap
water.

She gets tastes of other drinks when I have them but I rarely have anything besides water. Usually just coconut water or smoothie. I DO have a cup of coffee many mornings but I'm not willing to give her a taste of that quite yet. Her daddy has given her tastes of sweet tea, soda and once, a sip of beer (of which he should know not to do again for QUITE some time)

She has access to my boobs 24/7 and has access to her sippy from wake up til bedtime so I figure she doesn't need any other drink. I just try to make sure she eats relatively healthy.

I would give her smoothies too but I haven't gotten into the habit of making them much yet. I don't really consider smoothies a drink however, especially mine. They are filled with foods that just happen to be pureed so the juices come out. Mine are really thick since I don't add much liquid on top of that. They are definitely the 'spoon' rather than the 'straw' variety haha

[just_lily]

Whole cow's milk (raw is illegal where I live)
Water
Juice 50/50 with water a couple of times a week.

We didn't introduce juice until she was nearly 2. I am still not a fan, but am ok with her having it a couple of times a week. I cringe when I see toddlers drinking juice all day long.

[bella99]

My daughter is almost two. She drinks:

Goat's Milk
Water


And some sips of juice if it happens to be in the house, which is not often. If it's hear though, that's ALL she wants.

[AllyRae]

DD is 20 months old. She drinks breastmilk, water, and coconut milk.

[lookatreestar]

breastmilk
water
coconut water

[peainthepod]

Water and nothing but. He weaned himself at about 20 months because I was pregnant and my milk dried up completely. I've tried giving him unsweetened So Delicious coconut milk for calcium and calories but he seems to just prefer water, which is fine with me. He's 22 months.