On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:53:12 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Karen" > wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:27:31 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>"Karen" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 01:16:23 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>"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.
>>
>> You were the one who said the Capri Sun was the worst. I assumed you
>> were speaking from experience. How else would you have formed that
>> opinion? I agreed with you on the issue about the straws.
>
>Because I am around children. Currently at the dance studio and in the
>past, I volunteered at Angela's school. I have had to help kids with their
>food and drinks whether I wanted to or not. I would always cringe when they
>needed help with the drink.

Ok. I stand corrected.