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MIXING THE FORMULA ADDITIVE IN ACEROLA POWDER Baby really
Q: When I give the formula to my baby, the oils Q: I notice that the NOW brand acerola powder
float to the top and the baby ends up getting a for the formula contains maltodextrin. I am con- does need
lot of oil that makes him gag. So he ends up not cerned about giving any additives to my baby, extra
getting all the oil in the formula. especially one derived from corn. vitamin C.
A: Try this: gently warm the amount of formula A: Yes the NOW brand contains maltodextrin
you are going to give the baby, and then blend as a flowing agent. Acerola powder really does
in the blender. (See also Jen Allbritton’s sugges- get caked up without some kind of agent. Baby
tions, page 25.) The baby most likely will finish really does need extra vitamin C and the amount
taking the formula before the oils separate. You of maltodextrin is very small but there is another
can also give the cod liver oil separately, with an brand without maltodextrin sold by Traditional
eye dropper, to ensure he is getting all he needs. Foods Market (traditionalfoods.org) called or-
ganic high vitamin C powder.
USING THE LACT-AID
Q: In order to continue to nurse while I am REACTION TO THE FORMULA
giving formula to my baby, I am trying to use Q: My baby threw up repeatedly from the for-
the Lact-Aid device (which carries the formula mula. Through a process of elimination, I found
through a small tube that the baby takes in his that my baby was having a severe reaction to the
mouth while also suckling on the breast). But the added nutritional yeast. My baby was born with
formula is too thick and keeps clogging up the a very weak system and we, her parents, are very
tube. sensitive also. What does a parent do for what’s
A: Be sure that the formula is well blended (in missing without the nutritional yeast?
a blender) before putting it in the Lact-Aid and A: The yeast is not absolutely necessary in the
also that it is warm enough. It is best to use the cows milk formula but it is in the goat milk for-
Lact-Aid with raw milk, not cultured milk, as the mula. If goat milk is the only milk available to
latter tends to be thicker. You may also try leaving you, then switch to the liver-based formula (see
out the gelatin. One other option is to add about the next question).
1/4 cup more water to the formula. The nutrients
will be less concentrated, but he is also getting SPITTING UP
your breast milk. Q: What modifications do I make if my baby is

ONCE SCRAWNY, NOW RIPPED
My son was born at 6 pounds, 4 ounces. By the time I got him home and weighed again, he was down to 5 pounds,
12 ounces. Scrawny! The first week of his life I attempted to nurse, but my milk never came in sufficiently enough to
satisfy him. He was starving and got lighter before I got smarter. First I tried a store-bought organic powdered baby
formula. It was thin and I felt terrible giving it to him. I tried adding oils, but felt terrible not knowing what was the best
thing to add to help him grow. I had known about the baby formula recipe, but in rural Alaska could not get all the
ingredients. Then I learned I could get them from Radiant Life.
At week three of Brody’s life he got his first shot of real, healthy, food. We noticed an immediate difference. He
stopped fussing. He slept better. His color improved. His hair started coming in. He acted happy. He gained weight, not
the doughy, rolly, fatty weight but a perfectly proportioned body with extra girth at the joints. When he was 3 1/2 months
old we began giving Brody organic, 3-minute egg yolks.
Brody is a healthy, happy, smart, inquisitive little guy. He is cute and funny and has a natural charisma that draws
people’s attention to him. Everyone always comments on how tall he is and how handsome. Most people think he is at
least 2 years old when he is barely a year. He has defined biceps and triceps. His calf muscles are firm and long. Once
when strolling him through the Anchorage airport a young man walked up to me and said to Brody “Hey, little man!” Then
he turned to his 20-something buddies and said, “Dudes! Check him out. He’s one ripped up little dude.” They then all
fussed over him and told him how buff he was. I can only attribute it to his wonderful nutrition.
Lynn Harris, Fairbanks, Alaska

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