Drinks that Don't Stain

The vinyl seats on our boat are very plush to the touch.  Matter of fact, the vinyl is called "soft touch" vinyl.  And it sure is soft.  But they are also stain magnets.  Unfortunately, almost every kids drink out there contains coloring that will stain your seats.

Except for juice boxes and juice pouches!  Since you can't see through the box or pouch, the manufacturers don't bother to put coloring in these drinks.  Go look for yourself.  They save money that way.  This is perfect for your boat though.  No coloring = no stained seats!  

Who knew?  Now you do too!

So, for the kids at least, the only drinks we allow on our boat is bottled water and juice pouches (or boxes).  We like pouches like Capri Sun over cardboard boxes because pouches take up less space in the trash bag (they lie flat).  Boxes take up a lot of space, or have to be smashed down.  Plus, the pouches cool down quicker in the cooler since they are made of foil instead of cardboard like the boxes.

Gatoraid and Poweraid are bad as far as stains go.  Kool-Aid is bad.  Squeeze bottles of flavoring that you squirt into a bottle of water are REALLY bad because the coloring is ULTRA concentrated out of the squirt bottle.  Actually, anything that is colored is bad for boat seats.  Stick to the juice pouches and boxes.