This blog post contains a simple breakdown (in alphabetical order) of the baby foods included in Consumer Report's recent testing.
Simply put: Consumer Reports tested 50 popular baby food brands and found worrisome amounts of arsenic and lead in some of them (including organic).
Scroll through the post for the breakdown.
The 15 baby foods that would pose a risk to a child who ate one or less servings per day
Beech-Nut Classics Sweet Potatoes
Earth's Best Organic Chicken & Brown Rice
Earth's Best Organic Sunny Days Snack Bars, Strawberry
Earth's Best Organic Sweet Potatoes, 1st Stage
Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal
Earth's Best Turkey, Red Beans and Brown Rice
Gerber Carrot, Pear & Blackberry
Gerber Carrots Peas & Corn with Lil' Bits
Gerber Chicken & Rice
Gerber Lil' Meals White Turkey Stew with Rice & Vegetables
Gerber Turkey & Rice
Happy Baby Organics Superfood Puffs, Apple & Broccoli
Happy Baby Organics Superfood Puffs, Purple Carrot & Blueberry
Plum Organics Just Sweet Potato Organic Baby Food
Sprout Organic Baby Food Garden Vegetables Brown Rice with Turkey
Full List of the Baby Foods with Concerning Levels
(Click to Jump to the Brand)
Baby Mum-Mum
Beech-Nut
Earth's Best
Gerber
Happy Baby
Parent's Choice (Walmart)
Plum Organics
Sprout
Baby Mum-Mum
Banana Rice Rusks | Daily Limit: <3 Servings
Vegetable Rice Rusks | Daily Limit: <3 Servings
Beech-Nut
Classics Sweet Potatoes | Daily Limit: < 0.5 Serving
Complete Oatmeal Whole Grain Baby Cereal | Daily Limit: <3 Servings
Complete Rice Single Grain Baby Cereal | Daily Limit: <2.5 Servings
Organic Oatmeal Whole Grain Baby Cereal | Daily Limit: <2.5 Servings
Earth's Best
Organic Chicken & Brown Rice | Daily Limit: <1 Serving
Organic Sunny Days Snack Bars, Strawberry | Daily Limit: <1 Servings
Organic Sweet Potatoes, 1st Stage | Daily Limit: <0.5 Serving
Organic Whole Grain Oatmeal Cereal | Daily Limit: <1 Servings
Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal | Daily Limit: <2.5 Servings
Turkey, Red Beans & Brown Rice | Daily Limit: <1 Serving
Gerber
Carrot, Pear & Blackberry | Daily Limit: < 1 Serving
Carrots Peas & Corn With Lil' Bits1 | Daily Limit: <1 Serving
Chicken & Rice | Daily Limit: < 1 Serving
Graduates Arrowroot Cookies | Daily Limit: <6 Servings
Graduates Banana Cookies | Daily Limit: <4 Servings
Graduates Cereal Bars, Strawberry Banana | Daily Limit: <1.5 Servings
Graduates Cinnamon Graham Animal Crackers | Daily Limit: <4.5 Servings
Graduates Lil' Biscuits Vanilla Wheat | Daily Limit: <2.5 Servings
Graduates Waffle Wheels Puffed Grain Snack, Banana Cream | Daily Limit: <3 Servings
Lil' Meals White Turkey Stew With Rice & Vegetables | Daily Limit: < 1 Serving
Oatmeal Single Grain Cereal | Daily Limit: <2.5 Servings
Organic Oatmeal Cereal | Daily Limit: <2.5 Servings
Turkey & Rice | Daily Limit: < 1 Serving
Happy Baby
Organic Probiotic Baby Cereal | Daily Limit: <3 Servings
Superfood Puffs, Apple & Broccoli | Daily Limit: <1 Servings
Superfood Puffs, Purple Carrot & Blueberry | Daily Limit: <1 Servings
Parent's Choice (Walmart)
Little Puffs Cereal Snack, Strawberry Apple | Daily Limit: <1.5 Servings
Plum Organics
Just Sweet Potato Organic Baby Food | Daily Limit: < 1 Serving
Little Yums Organic Teething Wafers, Pumpkin & Banana | Daily Limit: <5.5 Servings
Mighty Sticks Whole Grain Snacks, Berry Beet1 | Daily Limit: <1.5 Servings
Sprout
Organic Baby Food Garden Vegetables Brown Rice With Turkey | Daily Limit: < 1 Serving
Organic Quinoa Puffs Baby Cereal Snack, Apple Kale | Daily Limit: <1.5 Servings
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