Coopers Recipe: the free whole-food baby formula recipe

The whole-food formula I made for my son, exactly as I made it. Gluten-free, soy-free, no added sugar and dairy-free (unless you choose goat's milk).

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Coopers Recipe baby formula

Makes one day's batch · amounts for babies 6 months and older

Ingredients

Under 6 months, use half of each amount, except the milk and the coconut water.

  • 1 tbspGoofy Greens
  • 1 tspPower Powders
  • 1 tspMighty Minerals
  • 1 tspHimalayan salt or sea moss powder
  • 1/8 tspOlive leaf extract, tablet broken open (optional)
  • 1 tbspHemp seeds
  • 1 tbspFlax seeds
  • 1 tspHimalayan salt
  • 1/8 tspRadiant vitamin C (added to the bottle, not the blender)
  • 6 cupsUnsweetened milk of your choice: flax, almond, hemp or goat's (flax recommended: it's naturally rich in ALA, a plant omega-3)
  • 2 cupsCoconut water
  • 2–3Hass avocados (at 12 months I used 3–4)
  • 1 tbspCoconut oil and/or flax oil
  • 2–3Dates (optional)
  • 2 tbspPumpkin seeds
  • 10 dropsLiquid chlorophyll

Where to get Goofy Greens, Power Powders and Mighty Minerals. These were Lohra’s own blends and are no longer sold. Our free shopping list shows the products used in the original tested recipe, plus similar alternatives with links. The alternatives are similar products, but they have not been tested in Cooper’s Recipe.

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Directions

  1. Use an 8-cup high-speed blender, such as a Vitamix or Ninja. Everything must purée completely smooth.
  2. Add the milk and coconut water, then the avocados, seeds, oils, dates and powders.
  3. Blend until there are no bits left at all. A strainer can work, but it isn't recommended.
  4. Keep the vitamin C out of the blender. Add it to the bottle, or give your baby water with lemon or lime.
  5. Pour into bottles. Glass bottles work well; you may need to open the nipple hole a little for a better flow.

Lohra's tips

  • If your baby doesn't like the taste, try alcohol-free liquid stevia, switch milks, or as a last choice add a little coconut palm sugar.
  • Mix 20 to 30 small zip-lock bags of the dry ingredients ahead of time so each batch is quick.
  • If you are not supplementing with breast milk, I strongly advise adding 8 ounces of organic raw goat's milk a day alongside the recipe.
  • Stools will be green. That's the greens.

Lab-tested by Midwest LaboratoriesPer 8 oz serving: 160 calories, 12g healthy fats, 3g protein, 5g fiber and 80% of daily vitamin B12. No soy, gluten or added sugar.

See the nutrition facts

Three first foods we loved

Lively lentils

A good source of protein

  • Boil 1 cup of lentils for five minutes, or until soft.
  • Add 1/4 cup of alkaline or filtered water and a pinch of Himalayan salt.
  • Purée until smooth.

Sweet potato pie

A good source of vitamin A

  • Bake or cook one sweet potato until soft, and remove the skin.
  • Add 1/4 cup of almond milk.
  • Purée in a blender or mash by hand.

Spinach smoothie

A good source of iron

  • 1 cup of raw spinach.
  • Half a Hass avocado.
  • 3 cups of coconut water, blended until smooth.
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