Your organic dairy farmer may have just been laid off and may need your help to stay afloat. North East organic dairy farmers have been given really bad news, and are asking for support. For the next year, if you pledge to purchase at least one-quarter of your household’s dairy products from brands that purchase milk from the newly launched …
Best & Worst Cottage Cheese For Dairy Eaters: Searching for the Healthiest Cottage Cheese
What are the best cottage cheese brands to feed your family? Or looking for the healthiest cottage cheese options? Mamavation took a look at a report that dove into the cottage cheese industry and the ingredients used to create their protein-packed products. Which brands have healthy cottage cheese with simple ingredients vs. cottage cheese that is …
Best Plant-Based Milk Beverages–Almond, Soy, Cashew, Coconut, Rice, & Oats
Are you avoiding cows' milk and want a really good plant-based milk beverage like cashew milk, almond milk, soymilk, coconut milk, rice milk, or oat milk? Mamavation looked into the ingredients of the most popular plant-based "milk" beverages and is reporting back on which products are the best for your family. You've trusted Mamavation to bring …
What is The Best Probiotic Yogurt? –Best Organic Yogurt Brands
Not all organic yogurts are created equal, so which ones are the best and worst for digestion? Mamavation evaluated a spoonful of all the most popular brands to answer this question for you based on simple ingredients, probiotics, digestive health, nutrients, added sugar, third-party claims, and the official organic standards. You've trusted …
Spices Free From Concerning Heavy Metals Lead, Arsenic & Cadmium
Which spices on the retail shelves are free from dangerous amounts of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium? The latest consumer study on spices tested 126 different spice products for heavy metals. We've summarized its findings for you and linked up the best products for your purchase. You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like …
Ultimate Non-Toxic & Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Guide for the Whole Family 2021
Welcome to Mamavation's ultimate non-toxic & eco-friendly holiday gift guide for the whole family for 2021! This year everyone is holiday shopping early, so we've put together the best organic and naturally-minded holiday gift guide for your shopping, including kitchen gifts & gadgets, wellness gifts, gifts under $35, gifts for …
Not All Organic Eggs Are Created Equal–Best & Worst Organic Egg Brands
Egg marketing is full of confusing terms like "all-natural," "cage-free," "free-range," "farm-fresh," "no hormones," "with Omega-3s," and so on. But which organic eggs are the closest to what you imagine on the images represented in marketing material of that organic label? You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like best collagen sans heavy …
Reynolds Non-Stick Aluminum Foil PFAS “Forever Chemical” Testing
Reynolds came out with a new "non-stick" aluminum foil and some people in our community were concerned it was coated with PFAS "forever chemicals" so we got to testing. You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like safest parchment paper without PFAS chemicals, safest ketchups without PFAS chemicals, & safest cookware without PFAS & …
Ketchup Ranked: Indications of PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Industry Wide
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (i.e. PFAS chemicals) are showing up in all sorts of products like period underwear, bamboo flooring, and parchment paper, but what about old-fashioned ketchup? Mamavation sent out 12 store-bought ketchup products to an EPA-certified lab looking for indications of PFAS and are reporting back those findings. …
Not All Organic Milk Is Created Equal–Best and Worst Organic Dairies
Not all organic milk is created equal so we've learned from a recent updated report from the Cornucopia Institute. From best to worst organic dairies it's clear that the mission of organic can vary from brand to brand. Based on the report, it seems like some organic dairies are not valuing the mission of the certification and what it stands for. …
Safest Baby Foods Without Heavy Metals or Perchlorate: 2019 & 2021 LAB RESULTS
In a new investigation released, close to 200 baby foods were tested across the United States and 95% of them contained one or more heavy metals like arsenic, lead, cadmium, or mercury. They also found perchlorate, a rocket fuel chemical, inside baby food & infant formula used as an "anti-static" agent. This is horrifying. We know. So what …
Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe’s PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Lab Report
Does the Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's have any indication of PFAS contamination in the food packaging? This is what you've been asking us to find out so we decided to send it off to the lab to test! You've trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like safest cookware, safest parchment paper, and safest glass bottled …