"Karen" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 01:16:23 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"I Don't Know" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:24:26 -0700, "Cheri" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>> Those juice boxes can be darned hard to get into. Angela couldn't do
>>>>> them
>>>>> until she was old enough to not want them any more and I always
>>>>> struggle
>>>>> with them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>So much of the packaging these days is very hard to open even for
>>>>adults.
>>>>It's very frustrating, and I wonder why people put up with it. :-)
>>>>
>>>>Cheri
>>>
>>>
>>> How hard is it to poke a straw through a thin piece of foil in the top
>>> of the box?
>>
>>Very. First you have to get the straw unwrapped. And many were the times
>>that I couldn't do that without involving scissors. Then you have to hope
>>you get a good straw. Can't tell you how many defective ones I had that
>>broke or bent while trying to insert. Then you have to hope that you
>>don't
>>accidentally squeeze the box while inserting or you'll have a mess! The
>>worst are the Capri Sun.
>
> I have to agree. The Capri Suns had very tiny thin straws that would
> bend easily, and yes, if you squeezed the box you ended up getting
> sprayed with the juice drink. Capri Sun is actually not juice. It is
> a juice drink with the first ingredient being water and the second
> ingredient high fructose corn syrup.

I think some of the Capri Sun is 100% juice but I could be wrong. Not
something I ever bought.