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Helping Your Kids Stay Hydrated with Creative Roots

A kid-approved, plant-powered beverage!

By Janel Plunkard, Publisher of Macaroni Kid Springfield MO December 14, 2020

Hydrating your kids just got easier. Introducing Creative Roots: The plant-powered beverage that helps with the hydration kids need and delicious flavors they love.

As a mom of active kids, keeping them hydrated is important to me. My kids regularly drink water, but they often want something flavored after a long day of playing, riding bikes, and visiting the playground. Creative Roots drinks are a better-for-you beverage that you can feel good about offering! Creative Roots coconut water beverages contain all natural ingredients and help with hydrating during exercise and play — and they taste amazing with 1 gram of sugar*! 

My sons were so excited when we recently received a huge delivery of Creative Roots to try and to share with our community! They sampled the Mixed Berry flavor and were immediate fans. Moms & Dads, you'll love how great these taste, too. You'll feel better knowing the simple ingredients are better-for-you than other sports drinks. 

๐Ÿ’ฆWhat I love about Creative Roots: having a better-for-you drink to offer, with simple ingredients.

๐Ÿ’ฆWhat my kids love about Creative Roots: that Mom says "yes," plus the great taste!

Creative Roots beverages are perfect to add to lunch boxes, as part of an after-school snack, and are great to take along to sports practices or play dates. 

Do you struggle to get your kids to drink water? Are you constantly reminding them to keep sipping water throughout the day? You're not alone, Mama! According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health,** 1 in 2 kids is underhydrated. Creative Roots is here to help. With 1 gram of sugar and all-natural, plant-powered ingredients, parents will feel good about serving Creative Roots to their kids. Providing access to Creative Roots has been clinically shown to help improve kids' hydration. Dr. Casa led the research study, "Nutrition, Urinary Markers and Sleep Habits in Children"*** and concluded that daily access to Creative Roots drinks improved hydration.

Creative Roots comes in four kid-approved flavors – all with 1 gram of sugar:*

  • Watermelon Lemonade
  • Peach Mango
  • Orange Pineapple
  • Mixed Berry
Credit: Stacey Jones


Don’t forget to check the side of your Creative Roots bottle and meet  the Sploots — the friendly, plant-powered, fruit-inspired characters  encourage overall health and wellness and remind kids of the importance  of hydration! Creative Roots is available in grocery stores nationwide.  You can also learn more by visiting www.drinkcreativeroots.com.


Credit: Janel Plunkard


Kids (and coaches!) love Creative Roots beverages to help active kids stay hydrated.

Credit: Carrie Williams



I was provided with complimentary product and compensation for this review. All opinions are 100% my own.


Sources:

*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.

* 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.

The Dietary Reference Intake for water consumption for children ages 4-10 is between 5.5-10 cups per day.