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Practical Steps for Safe and

                                                               Healthy Choices for your Kids and

                                                               Grandkids
                                                               Homemade Baby Food:

                                                               • Opt for homemade baby food using
                                                               steamed or naturally soft foods blended

                                                               to a suitable consistency. An effective
        What does it mean for babies’                          storage method involves pouring

        health? Arsenic, lead, cadmium, and                    homemade puree into an ice cube tray,

        mercury – are neurotoxins that can                     freezing it, and subsequently using
        permanently alter the developing brain,                individual cubes as needed.

        erode IQ, and affect behavior. ADHD                    Water Quality Check:
        epidemic? What’s the real cause?                       • Make sure you give your child or
                                                               grandchild pure water. Do your own

        Why do baby foods contain these                        research as it is a critically important

        toxic heavy metals? These four                         matter. Tap water in a vast majority of
        harmful metals are found in ALL food                   cases is not a suitable option.
        – not just baby food. They mostly occur                Juice Avoidance:

        from pollution in the environment.                     - Steer clear of fruit juices - many
        Crops absorb them from soil and water,                 commercial juices contain heavy metals.

        and they are even found in organic                     Avoid drinking non-organic fruit juices
        food. Their presence in baby food raises               yourself.
        unique concerns, because babies are

        more sensitive to the toxic impacts.                   The shocking discovery that baby foods
                                                               from trusted brands contain harmful heavy

        Among the identified high-risk foods                   metals is a wake-up call for every parent and
        are fruit juices and rice-based products,              grandparent. We’ve learned the hard way
        such as puff snacks and rice cereals.                  that we can’t simply rely on brands to keep

        Rice, due to its unique characteristics,               our little ones safe. This reality hits home,
        is particularly effective at absorbing                 forcing us to take matters into our own

        arsenic, a common pesticide present in                 hands. It’s on us to dig deeper, ask questions,
        the environment. Alarmingly, four out                  and choose what we feed our children with
        of seven tested infant rice cereals contain            the utmost care. Let’s make it our mission to

        inorganic arsenic, the more toxic form of              protect their tiny tummies and their futures,
        the metal, exceeding the Food and Drug                 because if we don’t, who will?

        Administration’s proposed limit of 100
        parts per billion.                                     Researched by Lauren Lovato

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