I'm sure it's obvious by now that I'm a fan of organic. When it came time to stop nursing my babies, I had to find a formula. But, what's the best choice?
For me, organic was the only way to go. I gave both my girls Earth's Best Organic. DHA and ARA, no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Sounds like a good choice, right? WRONG!
About 3 weeks ago, it was time to get more. At $30 a can (can only lasting about a week and a half), my husband looked into buying it cheaper. He found it on Amazon.com. To buy a 4 pack at $99 would save us about $20! Almost ready to place the order, he decided to scroll down to user reviews. To our great disappointment, there were several negative reviews.
The one that really caught our eye was the explanation of how the extract DHA for their products. This, so called, organic company uses HEXANE for this procedure. (As do most companies)
Hexanes are significant constituents of GASOLINE! Used in the formulation of glues for shoes, leather products and roofing. This highly toxic chemical can persist in the final food product created.
All this time I thought I was giving my girls the best formula but they were ingesting this toxic chemical.
How do companies get away with this? Don't they realize how precious and sensitive our little babies are?
In the same user review, this person (thankfully) gave the brand of an organic formula that uses a water based process to extract their DHA/ARA. So, we made the switch to Baby's Only Organic Formula, which actually comes out to be a little cheaper. This formula tastes better and my baby has been sleeping better since she stated drinking it.
In my husbands words;
" I'd sleep better too if I weren't drinking gasoline".
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