Green Living Guide: Five "Green" Baby Products

We all want what's best for our babies. So how about having what's best for them and what's best for the environment? Here's a short list of "green" baby products!

1.) Vista Stroller System (UPPABaby

This stroller set even comes with a detachable bassinet. Fully lined with soybean fiber cotton! They make new strollers from recycled old strollers! The good, but not grade A strollers, are donated to charity. UPPABaby also have a warehouse one each coast, to cut down on emissions from trucks, and even allow 'work-at-home' opportunites for moms and heavy commuters! They also offer lightweight G-Luxe and G-Lite strollers.

UPPABaby is green-minded, "constantly thinking about how we can make a positive impact on the environment."

2.) Uncle Goose Greek Alphabet Wooden Blocks

Uncle Goose's Greek Alphabet Wooden Blocks are handcrafted from basswood. This standard set of 24 blocks includes 4 complete alphabets (uppercase and lowercase), 3 sets of numerals, and 24 different animal pictures.

Like their other wooden ABC blocks, Uncle Goose's Greek alphabet blocks are embossed with brightly-colored, child-safe and non-toxic inks.

Any material used in the creation of this product are 100% child safe, and 100% environmentally safe!

3.) Natural Wood Crib and Toddler Day Bed

This crib/day bed is the greenest and safest you can buy! This all natural bed is stained and painted with non-toxic materials. The paint used is also chip resistant! The base is closer to the floor to ease a mother's back when lifting the child in and out of the crib.It also exceeds all safety requirements. You can get it in walnut or birch trim, and as your baby grows, it converts into a toddler bed! Saving on having to throw away or store a costly crib!

4.) Organic & Colorful Baby Outfit

The cotton that this adorable outfit is made of is 100% pure certified organic cotton. The dyes used are specifically low-impact and will not wash out or fade! Also, in the waistline there is a biodegradable elastic strip for easy removal during diaper changing! This entire outfit is also 100% biodegradable! Throw it away and don't worry about it taking 500 years or more to degrade! It should biodegrade within 12-24 months! It is also 100% safe for your baby and non toxic dyes are used.

5.) Eco-Friendly Pacifier

The Eco friendly pacifier is not only safe for your baby, see features below, but it is also 100% biodegradable once disposed of! You baby will be safe and your carbon footprint gets a little bit smaller!

Features:

• Will not interfere with CPAP tubes and nasal cannulas
• Curved to fit baby's face
• Lighter weight than other silicone pacifiers
• Completely encapsulated with silicone
• Single-body construction won't come apart
• Soft silicone covers entire surface, so pacifier rests comfortably against baby's face
• Modeled after the most commonly used baby bottle nipple and pacifier shapes
• Meets Consumer Product Safety Commission standards for pacifier

Since this is a BabyEarth product, here is their proud claim:

"All BabyBjörn product only contain materials that have been thoroughly tested. All materials that will come into contact with food are food-safety approved. BabyBjörn does not use chemical additives such as cadmium, lead, bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, bromine or chlorine. In addition, their plastics are also PVC free and recyclable!"