By Holly Sosa
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Living in the desert, we take hydration pretty seriously. With the hot sun beating down on our playgrounds and homes, it’s easy to get dehydrated. Our schools ask parents to send their children with full water bottles everyday to help ensure the kiddos keep themselves safely hydrated throughout the school day (check out Collin and all the Nestlé® Pure Life® Water bottles on his class tables), but my kids quickly get bored with plain water. They’re kids and I totally get it because I do too. Today, I’m sharing three fresh ways to enjoy your water that my kids and I all love.
1. Add fresh fruit. Did you know adding lemon to your water can help boost your metabolism? Adding lemon and lime is one of my top fave ways to add some flair to my water bottle. For my kids, a few strawberries or raspberries encourages them to drink up because they get a healthy little treat once they finish!
2. Sometimes it’s as simple as a striped straw. I’m a believer in celebrating the little things in life and a stripey straw definitely add a little cheer and celebration to any beverage. My kids mysteriously want extra water whenever I add a fun straw to their water bottles.
3. To ensure you’re getting your daily intake, try tally marking your water bottle each time you fill it up. I get a fresh Nestlé® Pure Life® Water from my fridge each morning and use the same bottle throughout the day. When I finish a full bottle, I record it directly on the bottle with a tally mark. When I’ve marked it seven times, I know I’ve reached my goal.
Robin Plotkin, a Nutrition Communications Consultant, also offers her own helpful tips and shares some statistics from the Nestlé® Pure Life® online survey, conducted in June 2015, of 1,077 moms of kids ages 6-12 overall, including 254 Hispanic moms of kids ages 6-12; 1,077 kids ages 6-12 from the same household were also surveyed.
- Lead by example. Each time Mom or Dad goes for a drink of water, ask your children if they’d like a drink of water, too. Soon, it will be the kids asking the parents if they’d like to join them for a water break.
- Drink a cup when you wake up. Create a routine that involves drinking 1 cup of water upon waking. Simply leave a supply of disposable paper cups near the sink. Much like washing the face and brushing teeth, this will quickly become a regular part of the morning for each family member.
- According to 88% of moms surveyed*, water is the beverage their child most regularly drinks in the car. Make this a healthy habit by making sure that each child has a bottle of water in hand before they leave the house.
As a proud supporter of the Partnership for a Healthier America’s Drink Up initiative, Nestlé® Pure Life® is committed to helping families make healthier choices, starting with hydration. They know that establishing healthy habits in early childhood has lifelong benefits. Dubbed The Ripple Effect, they’re encouraging moms and their kids to reach for water first. To ignite The Ripple Effect movement and encourage kids to get the water they need throughout their day, Nestlé Pure Life is providing water to kids this school year through After School All-Stars, an organization that strives to keep children safe and healthy through after school programming. Nestlé® Pure Life® has committed to provide nearly one million 8 ounce servings of water to kids this school year through After-School All-Stars. Information source – At over 20 participating schools in select markets across the country
To inspire other moms to join the Ripple Effect movement, they’ve enlisted mom ambassadors across America to share their tips for making healthy changes in their lives and the lives of their children. At PureLifeRippleEffect.com, moms can share tips and tricks that they use to teach their kids about the importance of staying healthy and hydrated. With this movement, moms can be empowered to send their kids off to school each day fueled and hydrated. To help your family Drink Up and be a part of the Ripple Effect, visit The Pure Life Ripple Effect website and share your tips for healthy hydration using #pureliferippleeffect
I’ve shared my tricks with you on how we use Nestlé® Pure Life® to stay hydrated and while having fun!! What is your favorite way to encourage your kids to drink up and stay hydrated?
* We conducted our online survey in June 2015 of 1,077 moms of kids ages 6-12 overall, including 254 Hispanic moms of kids ages 6-12. 1,077 kids ages 6-12 from the same household were also surveyed, including 254 Hispanic kids ages 6-12.© 2015 Nestlé® Waters North America Inc.
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