Does a cleaner version of Miwadi exist?

RoamAround

I have googled this a lot but yet to find something that fits the bill. We drink a lot of sugar free Miwadi in our house and I’m on a quest to find something similar with a lot less crap in it. I have a one year old and would love to transition to something better before she starts wanting to drink it too. I have found some alternatives but they are loaded with sugar. Anyone know of any good alternatives? Thanks a mill

poppers

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get them used to drinking water nothing any cleaner,.

Guffy

Could always give the "air up" a go.

volchitsa

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Water. Seriously it's really important not to just replace sugar by sugar substitutes which have other disadvantages and still keep the desire for sugar turned up high.

They will all get used to drinking water if that's what they get. If you give them sweet tasting things that's what they'll look for. But you can change it over a short period.

If it's really difficult (because you all have the same bad habits) then you can start by getting real fruit juice (not syrups like Miwadi - dump those!) and cutting that down with water.

Ha Long Bay

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You could just use a dash of not from concentrate orange juice in it.

PixelCrafter

Most of those dilutables seem about as natural as washing up liquid. There are natural cordials but they’re basically sugar syrups.

Buy a water filter and you’ll generally find the water tastes much better. A lot of ppl are just so used to drinks tasting of something they won’t drink water, which is ridiculous when you think about it and a relatively recent phenomenon too.

Speedsie

I tend to just keep a jug of water in the fridge with mint/basil/cucumber etc in it for flavouring of I want. Perhaps you could try slices of orange?

Or you could make your own cordial, here's a recipe for blackcurrant cordial. Three ingredients, but it's basically sugar syrup.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/blackcurrant-cordial

Dial Hard

As others have said, just get everyone used to drinking plain water. Even infused waters are incredibly bad for your teeth if you're sipping on water flavoured with citrus or sugary fruit all day. If you absolutely have to have something to flavour your water, cucumber is the best choice.

Sometimes it's the mouthfeel rather than the taste (or lack thereof) of plain water that people find challenging. I find sparkling water waaaaay easier to drink than tap, but had weaned myself off it as the bottles were giving me the plastic guilt. Mr. DH got me a Drink Mate for Christmas and I love it. A Soda Stream, basically, only not Israeli.