Stevia sweetened Leaf and Love lemonade boxes are perfect for school lunches and taking along on the road. This lemonade is organic and has no added sugar!
It’s hard to believe my youngest daughter is almost three years old. Boy has the time flown by! It seems like only yesterday we were taking her home to meet with her older siblings. I will admit that the last few years haven’t been easy with her in our life. This third child of ours has been quite difficult. She is very small for her age and it’s always been a struggle for us to get her to eat. Even as a baby, she refused to drink from a bottle so I was forced to nurse much longer than I had planned. Since it was so hard getting her to eat and drink, I continued nursing her until she was about 28 months old. As a working mom, I really didn’t want to do it more than a year.
Although she still doesn’t eat much and the pediatrician is always on us for her lack of growth, she is curious when she sees new foods and is willing to try. Unfortunately, she usually doesn’t take more than a bite or two. One thing that she has always loved is my homemade lemonade which I have been making with stevia for quite some time. It’s a simple recipe that makes 2 quarts. I use about a cup of lemon juice with stevia sweetener that’s equivalent to a little under 1 cup of sugar. I usually start with about 3/4 cup equivalent sweetener and work my way up if it needs it. I don’t like my lemonade too sweet so I don’t usually add much more than 3/4 cup equivalent sweetener for the 2 quarts of lemonade.
I’ve tried countless number of “no-spill” toddler cups and my daughter hated all of them. Her favorite cup is either an open cup or one with a straw opening. Neither of these pack well for taking on the road and they always leak. I usually buy a few of the organic juice boxes for traveling, but fruit juice is full of concentrated fruit sugar. I’d rather not have her fill up on fruit juice. That’s why I was so excited to discover these Leaf & Love Lemonade boxes! They taste very similar to the homemade stevia lemonade that I make and my daughter just loves drinking out of the boxes with a straw. They are also brightly colored and are so cute that you just can’t resist taking these along. I love that they don’t leak in the bag and I can just toss it out when she’s done. The convenience factor is what sold me on these!
Tresa says
September 15, 2015 at 12:37 pmWe would love to try this. We love lemonade and use to make it fresh or get a mix with Splenda in it until we found out how bad it is for us . We been looking for a tasty replacement especially for when we are on the go.
Diane says
September 12, 2015 at 11:15 amLove me some lemonade! And juice boxes are even better as life with a new baby doesn’t leave much time for dishes!
Erika says
September 11, 2015 at 10:22 pmYum, I love lemonade! I’ll have to look for these to take for school lunches!
Holly Surels says
September 11, 2015 at 9:55 pmI would love to try this we love lemonade
Liz Ticona says
September 11, 2015 at 10:42 amAlways looking for healthy options to give to my toddler, though he’s picky but I’m sure this tasty lemonade would satisfy him and keep me happy since I know it’s healthy for him …would love to try it 🙂
Janet N says
September 10, 2015 at 9:41 pmWould love to try this, I miss having lemonade
Kristin says
September 10, 2015 at 9:01 pmI would love to try it
Antonia says
September 10, 2015 at 5:37 pmI tried this lemonade a while ago, and I LOVED it! It’s not too sweet, just perfect!
Rachel says
September 10, 2015 at 4:26 pmSuch a neat product with a convenient packaging! Would love to try!
Cindy says
September 10, 2015 at 11:06 amThese would be great!!
Trisha R says
September 10, 2015 at 9:45 amLove your blog!
Mary Ann Thompson says
September 9, 2015 at 11:21 pmI drink lots of lemonade because of issues with kidney stones. My doctor highly recommends it! This would make it so much easier to take with me.
Lynn says
September 10, 2015 at 5:46 amMy soccer team runs for my cooler during half time to cool down with these delicious drinks!
Kati says
September 9, 2015 at 9:40 pmI love these little boxes, my cheerleaders are always trying to steal my drinks out of the cooler!
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Krystal says
September 9, 2015 at 9:36 pmYUM! It sounds delicious!
Darcy Robb says
September 9, 2015 at 7:02 pmSounds delicious, for kiddies and adults alike!
Anonymous says
September 9, 2015 at 8:25 amWould love to try these. Drink a lot of lemonade in the summer. It would be so convenient to not have to worry about it spilling or leaking!
Staci says
September 8, 2015 at 10:54 pmSounds delicious! I would love to try it! Thank you for the opportunity!
Emily says
September 8, 2015 at 7:04 pmI love lemonade, but hate the sugar! These would be great.
Kayley says
September 8, 2015 at 5:37 pmI love lemonade, so these juice boxes sound both convenient and delicious!
Molly says
September 8, 2015 at 4:14 pmOh man, these sound good. Lemonade is my favorite summer drink and i honestly haven’t had any since going low carb in May.
Marnie LiVolsi says
September 8, 2015 at 2:18 pmMy daughter is a juvenile diabetic so this would be perfect, she always enjoys lemonade!
Candice says
September 8, 2015 at 2:02 pmWould love love to try this and have for my girls!
Chris says
September 8, 2015 at 1:52 pmI would love for myself and my family to try!
Natalie R says
September 8, 2015 at 1:39 pmOrganic and sugar-free? Count me in! Would love to try 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity
Dayla Dee says
September 8, 2015 at 1:29 pmI’ve seen a review of these on another blog as well and they look so yummy! Would like to try one.
Maryann says
September 8, 2015 at 1:25 pmI would like to try these!
Linda A. says
September 8, 2015 at 1:12 pmI would love these! I use stevia all the time and have not found a convenient boxed drink that is sugar-free and made with stevia. Sounds wonderful!
Debra says
September 8, 2015 at 11:57 amThese sound great ! I’d love to win a pack to try! Thank you.
Earlene Smith says
September 8, 2015 at 11:54 amthese would be perfect for my granddaughter who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Cathie McGinnis says
September 8, 2015 at 11:48 amI would love to try the sugar free lemonade! Sounds delish! And about the breastfeeding – I say the longer they want to do it, the better! I nursed my boys until they weaned themselves.
Lisa says
September 8, 2015 at 12:04 pmI do agree! I’m glad that I continued until it was time to stop.
Cathie McGinnis says
September 8, 2015 at 12:27 pmKids are almost always healthier, fewer if any, allergies, the longer you can do it. And you are right – the time goes by so quickly! My “babies ” are 40, 37 and 34!
Mariann Parkison says
September 8, 2015 at 9:24 amWould love to try. I put tart cherry concentrate in lemonade. To tart to drink alone. Cherry juice is good for my joints.
Ann Gee says
September 8, 2015 at 8:52 amStevia is a great substitute for sugar, and I am all for giving kids LESS sugar. I’d like to see if they would like this…or if I can fool them with this healthier alternative. Lol
Marcia DesRosiers says
September 8, 2015 at 8:03 amsounds delicious – would love to give them a try
Erica F says
September 8, 2015 at 7:53 amwould love to try these! We just started low carbing about a month ago after a carb rich diet. Previously in the summers I would make lemonade very similar to your recipe but it was a cup of sugar and One cup lemon juice fill the rest of the pitcher with water. We missed that very much this year!
Maria Dillhunt says
September 9, 2015 at 7:18 pmLove lemonade. Would really like to try these!