Should you be drinking Minute Maid juice? What about your kids? Should they be drinking Minute Maid juice?

Minute Maid’s juice ad claims the following: “Helps nourish your brain and your sense of taste. Deliciously blended with Omega-3/DHA to promote a healthy body and brain. Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry flavored juice blend packs goodness for your brain and body in every sip. And it tastes great while doing it. Pencil in a glass daily, and feel enriched from head to taste buds to toe.”

Wow, who would not want to drink this goodness nutritional nightmare? I do not want to sound like a broken record, but fruit juices do not promote a healthy body. Why? Let’s take a look.

It says on the label that this juice blend is “not a significant source of calories from fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin A and iron,” which is true. But something is conspicuously missing from this rather extensive list. According to the same label, one serving (8 fl oz) of Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry juice blend contains 120 calories. Where do these calories come from?

From sugar, of course! And there lies my beef with Minute Maid juice. If you drink one glass of it, what do you get? Sure, you get some Omega-3/DHA, which you can easily get from fish oil capsules, but what else do you get? You get 120 calories and 29 grams of sugar.

The bottom line: Lately, fruit juices are being marketed with trendy enhancements such as fish oil and exotic antioxidants, but it does not make any sense to drink sugar water even if it contains some Omega-3/DHA.