Kids Cuisine

For those parents who are into children’s waters loaded with vitamins and other nutrients, here’s another one: NUI Kid Water (www.nuiwater.com) pronounced “new-ee.” The water is packaged in portion-controlled 10-ounce bottles. It’s a vitamin- and nutrient-rich drink created as a healthy alternative to the fructose-laden sodas and juice drinks that flourish in most beverage aisles, vending machines, drink dispensing machines in lunch rooms and so on.

Nui Kid Water is labled as only fruit juice sweetened, contains nothing artificial, and a serving is only half the sugar of apple juice. The water’s creators say, “Nui packs a multi-vitamin, dietary fiber, calcium, antioxidants from caffeinefree green tea and 9 high antioxidant fruits, and sport-drink electrolytes with less than 1-percent sodium.”

The water is available in three lightly sweetened fruit juice flavors: Outrageous Orange, Purple Power, and Raging Red. You can find the water at your local natural foods or grocery stores across (the company’s website www.nuiwater.com has a store locator service); or order online at www.nuiwater.com. Suggested retail is $1.39-$1.69.