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Condimental: Sauces N Love Pesto, originally uploaded by ReidCarlberg.

OK so my flirtation with the $6.99 range of sauces continues with Sauces N Love Organic Pesto.  Here’s the thing: you can buy these for $6.99 each at Whole Foods, or you can buy them 4/$21 or so at Amazon.  Scarpetta is the brand name there.  They look to be the same, but maybe there’s some difference.

First things first: this is pretty damn good pesto.  It has a great flavor, and a great smell.  Loved that part of it.

But c’mon.  Although the distribution through Amazon might feel like a victory, that combined with the Scarpetta name brand confusion makes me question whether this $6.99.  It’s definitely better than your garden variety $3.99 pesto.  But $6.99?  Probably not.  I’ll be interested to try the arabiatta sauce from them to see if I feel differently.

And about the container: are they bisphenol-a free?

ok the critter has just screamed for about an hour an a half. he pooped a little. i changed him, during which he peed not quite all over the whole nursery. all while screaming.

i changed him again and while still screaming executed the finest non-comic book SPLORP!!!! you have ever heard.  talk about a dirty diaper!
i changed him again. now he’s asleep, a little angel.

ah, fatherhood.

So all this organic crap — apparently I’m not alone.  Here’s a snapshot of an article on NYT and then something from the Baby Center week emails.  Mmmmmm.  Toxic Baby Lotions.

The Natural Bed Store sent this along. I had requested it while writing the initial organic dad post. (I just realized my headline had a nice type-o. You’d think I’d proofread the freaking title.) The Blackberry is just for size reference. And I don’t think it would qualify in any way shape or form as organic.

Anyway, the material is in fact pretty cool. The cotton outer piece is soft, the wool is non-itchy and the latex seems to be pretty nice.  This is one more piece of useful data.

In full disclosure mode, I know nothing about these materials.

I wonder what happens if it gets peed on?  Only one way to find out.

I’m not planning on being a hyper organic dad, but shopping for a crib mattress might send me over that very expensive edge. Sure, I’m a little granola, but only a little.

So how should I select a crib mattress? One site states that my most likely question will be the difference between foam and coil, which, quite honestly, I never really even considered.

Then I read Tests Reveal High Chemical Levels in Kids’ Bodies.

And if you really want to freak out read New Mattresses and Pillows Linked to Many Illnesses. Search for crib in the document.

And then I freak out just a little bit.

So it’s off to organic land I go. Barebabbies has the organic coir. (WTF is coir? Apparently it’s a coconut derivative. Whatever.)

The other site I’ve found is TheNaturalBedStore.com and their crib mattress is called the “Acorn“. (How cute it that? Get it? Acorn?) Anyway, it has a bunch of latex in it. (How common is it to be allergic to latex?) Latex surrounded by wool (allergy) surrounded by cotton.

For a price comparison, check out the Sealy at Amazon. It’s about 1/4 the cost of these. What chemicals are in it? Haven’t been able to find a listing.

Q: why do we require food to list ingredients, but not manufactured products?

OK I gotta go take the dogs for a walk.