May 6, 2020Because Health
We know getting kids to eat at meal times can be a challenge, and that a lot of kid-friendly dinnerware is made from melamine. Why is it so hard to find a fun kid dinnerware that isn’t made from harmful materials?! We shouldn’t have to compromise health...
Oct 2, 2018Karen Wang, PhD
Did you see that thing about there being lead and arsenic in baby food pouches and packaged snacks? What about the one where there’s RoundUp (or glyphosate) on cereals and oatmeal? It takes long enough to get your kids strapped in their highchair, so you...
May 1, 2018Emma Zang-Schwartz, MPH
Some of the most common snacks for babies are rice based. That’s because it’s mild in flavor and easy for tiny tummies to digest. But, rice is also one of the foods that has the highest concentration of arsenic. This just has to do with the way that rice...
Apr 11, 2018Karen Wang, PhD
Pouches for baby food seem to be a big trend now. They are light weight, less messy (at least in theory), and the kids can figure out how to eat them on their own pretty quickly. On the other hand, they are also made of plastic, and might seem like a toy or art...
