TABLE 2.

Caregivers’ reasons for serving different types of unsweetened juices and sweetened fruit-flavored drinks (n = 1614)¹

	Unsweetened juices		Sweetened drinks
Reason	100% juices (n = 1435)	Juice/water blends (n = 930)	Flavored waters (n = 774)	Fruit drinks (n = 982)
My child likes it	63.4	49.9	55.0	56.9
It's healthy	35.3	38.7	25.5	12.5
It was inexpensive	16.9	15.2	22.6	35.3
My child asks for it	24.5	23.2	31.4	33.5
It comes in a box or pouch	18.2	28.7	21.1	20.2
It provides vitamins or nutrients	27.0	23.4	17.1	11.3
It's a special treat	18.0	18.6	26.4	28.5
It's what we always buy	18.3	11.3	14.6	18.6
It was on sale or a special deal	17.4	19.7	17.4	18.9
It provides fruits or vegetables	19.6	18.9	8.4	6.1

¹Numbers reported are percentages of the subsample reporting provision of each beverage type.