The Bite:
Accessorize with hot new dishware sets. These shatter-proof picks (mess-proof, we can't say) in recyclable stainless steel and safe plastic won't cramp your kiddo's style.
Wanna dish on the latest eco-trend?
03.02.2009
Submitted by alara on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 12:00am.
The Benefits:
- Ditching passé plastics. Conventional kids' dishes are commonly made from melamine, a hard plastic that contains allergy- and cancer-linked formaldehyde. Our plastic picks are polypropylene - free of hormone-disrupting BPA and phthalates.
- Less is more. New stainless steel dishes contain more than 70% recycled material and are 100% recyclable. Safer plastics (#5) are recyclable too.
- Standing the test of time. With safe, sturdy dishes just for kiddo, you'll think less about dishes breaking and more about whether he or she eats what's on them.
Personally Speaking:
If you dare: At mealtimes, Detroit mom Meghan McEwan lets two-year-old Cass drink from a regular, juice-size glass - and he's never broken one. "I think it teaches him how to treat things with care," Meghan says.
Wanna Try:
For ages six months and up
- Think Baby Feeding Set - stainless steel set includes bento box, soup bowl, dish, cup, fork, and spoon with bright orange exterior; comes with lids for storage and to-go use ($40).
- Green Frog Set - stainless steel bowl, cup, and dish set in mint green with a little frog design on each piece ($34).
- Skip Hop Mate - safe plastic, no-skid soft mat and three-compartment dish, plus spoon and fork that snap on to mat; in three bright colors ($20).
- Boon Groovy Interlocking Plate and Bowl - safe plastic interlocking dish set with one two-compartment plate and two small bowls ($13).
Timeout
Cass, two, in from the cold for a hot meal.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Mama Biters buy a stainless steel kid dish instead of one made from melamine, we'll keep the weight of 312 hungry three-year-olds in contaminating plastics outta production.
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