Between the BPA, the Phthalate, the water bottle, and being thirsty, who knows what to buy. Here are a few tips to sort out the confusion and keep your family safe and hydrated!

 

By Melissa Moog

I wanted to share a couple of my favorite websites which have absolutely invaluable information for parents looking to purge bad plastics and understand more about non-toxic feeding. Below is some information about the particular business and a link to their site. If you're even a wee bit concerned about all of the BPA and phthalate talk going around I encourage you to take a few minutes and click on the links below to find extremely helpful information. You'll find cool cheat sheets, great product reviews, interesting research/studies and resources galore. Enjoy!

If you have a favorite BPA, phthalate free, non-toxic informational resource or product please share it with our audience and comment here!

Green to Grow - this company produces Bisphenol-A and Phthalate free baby bottles. Green to Grow was founded by Michael and Shelley Ritterbrown after reading reports that highlighted the potential dangers presented by polycarbonate plastic, which contains the hormone disruptor bisphenol A—a neurological, developmental, and reproductive toxicant. Their link here takes you to a page titled "ABC's of Plastics" - a plethora of information! Note, I will be reviewing their product as part of my non-toxic feeding series review soon!

The Soft Landing - this company founded by Alicia Voorhies, a recently retired RN and mom who after caring for her nephew decided that there needed to be a one-stop-shopping experience for parents to find non-toxic feeding options from an array of companies. She is THE first business to enter an un-tapped market place and has really focused her efforts in helping parents find the best non-toxic products available for baby.

Safemama.com - this blog founded by Kathy Scoleri, a mom and professional author decided to create a blog that was abundant with informational resources and research right at parent's finger tips! She describes her blog best "a one stop child safety, product recall, health and well being resource for parents."

Z Recommends - this blog created by Jeremiah and Jennifer McNichols, who are obsessive product appraisers, invested online community members, occasional consumer crusaders, and tireless blog enthusiasts. Their posts are invaluable and they do excellent research! Quite a few bloggers echo my sentiments. They have created an in depth review of children's feeding products with rankings that you don't want to miss!!

The Green Guide - this blog entry gives you a helpful cheat sheet on how to choose and use plastics from Rubbermaid, Ziplock to Tupperware check it out! The Green Guide is a wealth of info for all Tree Huggers.

Melissa Moog is the founder of Itsabelly Baby Concierge, a premier baby planning agency designed to help parents navigate the world of all things maternity and newborn. Itsabelly focuses on helping parents choose green products and adopt a more eco-friendly parenting lifestyle. Melissa loves to work with new parents to provide them with the best baby gear decisions based on their budget and lifestyle.

Every month Melissa can be found offering parenting and baby gear advice on Portland’s AM Northwest and Fox12 television programs. Itsabelly has been featured in Pregnancy Magazine, Tot Trends Weekly, Cool Mom Picks, Peekaboo Picks, Portland Picks, and Metro Parent. Melissa is the Green Parenting expert for sparkplugging.com, a baby gear expert on Tibesti.com and also reviews green baby products on her own Itsabelly blog. Melissa is also the co-author of a new book titled Itsabelly's Guide to Going Green with Baby to be released in summer of 2008.

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