Safe dishes (for kids and/or the whole family)

[Anonymous]

Oh and also I use glass containers that I ordered on Amazon to store food in the refrigerator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything by Anchor Hocking is US-made. Most of it is glass though, but it's microwave and oven safe.

http://www.anchorhocking.com/prod_17_dinnerware.html

Fellow Mama's be advised: I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Anchor Hocking is not exclusively made in the US. They are fraudulent in their marketing and proud of it. I was shocked to receive my order of dishes only to find a "made in China" label on them. When I called two representatives told me, "of course we wouldn't say on the website that it's made in China" and "if you had really cared you would have called to find out for sure". They refused any assistance, and thankfully UPS will allow me to refuse the packages. Don't be fooled.

On a more positive note: I have had a fantastic experience with HF Coors. We ordered some dishes from them over two years ago.... they didn't match our dining room but we kept four small bowls because they were a neat size. We use them daily and they have held up incredibly well; they are our go-to bowls. HF Coors IS legitimate in their claim: lead free, cadmium free, made in the USA, dishwasher/microwave safe, very durable, and Beverly, the main customer service rep is incredibly nice to work with.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Have done alot of research on this topic. I always buy American to avoid lead. Fiestaware is lead and cadmium free. Corell and Pfalzgraph are lead free also and so are several others. Those are the three that always come up on my searches. I would never give a baby anything plastic. The newest research is saying that even if plastic is PBA free there are other chemicals to be concerned about. Stick with American made crockery. Hope this helps!

[Anonymous]

What about aluminum in stainless steel?

[Anonymous]

stainless steal, really?

[Anonymous]

Stainless steel bento boxes for school/picnic.

Villeroy and Boch porcelain for the house. They make cute kid patterns if you really want something special for your child.

Sturdy glassware - small ones sized to little hands.

I avoid all plastics, because even if they are PBA-free, there are always other endocrine disruptors in plastics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here -- Fiestaware is made in the United States, for the record -- in West Virginia. That's what we use and our kids eat on it as well.

+1

[Anonymous]

I use food-grade silicone, which is microwave/dishwasher safe and not breakable. You do have to be careful because some low-grade silicone has plastic fillers. Kinder-ville and Oogaa are the brands I use.

I do have some glass for storage but a lot of the small containers don't nest well if they are thick enough not to shatter when the baby so much as looks at them.

If you want to spend a lot of money you can find pretty ceramic dishes with silicone coatings or nets around them to prevent breaking.

[Anonymous]

My friend who is very picky about safety buys plates from ikea based on lead in many other dishes.

[Anonymous]

Anyone on the this thread - please define the "toxins" that are leaking into your food

[Anonymous]

I actually use stainless steel dishes for the kids. They love them and I'm comfortable with even my 28 month old using them. My family is from Asia and they use stainless steel for everything there!

We have ones from Untangled Living that I bought off of Amazon, but I don't see those anymore.

[Anonymous]

I'm all about IKEA. All our plates and bowls are from there. Kids don't get plastic plates--we just let them use what we use. I think maybe two have broken over the past 10+ years? My fault. I'm clumsy...

I think we have something like the 356+ line? Does that ring a bell to anyone? Might not be in stores anymore...

[Anonymous]

Oh, wup, yes, here it is!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/series/07699/