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Homemade Infant Formula

An infant formula made of whole fat, grass-fed organic milk. No vegetable oils. No preservatives. Freshly made in batches for baby's feeding needs. Don't forget to share with a friend!
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:15 minutes
Servings: 36 ounces
Author: Lili S. Hernandez

Equipment

  • 1 Small pot
  • 1 Blender

Ingredients

  • 1 7/8 cups filtered water
  • 4 tbsp lactose
  • 2 tsp organic extra virgin, cold pressed coconut oil
  • 2 tsp grass-fed unflavored gelatin
  • 2 cups whole, pasture-raised raw cow's milk if not raw, ensure it is at least organic and grass-fed
  • 2+ tbsp organic, grass-fed raw cream if not raw, ensure it is at least organic and grass-fed. Add 2 tbsp or more of cream, according to preference.
  • 1/4 cup homemade liquid whey I do not always add this to my baby's formula. View recipe in the notes section below. Please do not use powdered whey or cheese-derived whey as it was change formula consistency
  • 2 tsp organic extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp regular cod liver oil (or high-vitamin fermented cod liver oil or unflavored high-vitamin cod liver oil) You may add up to 1 tsp of cod liver oil, based on preference
  • 1/4 tsp bifidobacterium infantis
  • 1/4 tsp acerola powder
  • 2 tsp nutritional yeast flakes

Instructions

  • Add 2 cups of water into a pitcher and remove 2 tbsp to get 1-7/8 cups
  • Pour half of the water into a small pot and place over medium heat
  • In the pot add the gelatin, lactose, and coconut oil and stir occasionally until completely dissolved.
  • Once dissolved, add the remaining water into the pot to cool the mixture down
  • In a blender, add the remaining ingredients. Order does not matter.
  • Add the water mixture from the pot into the blender and blend for 30-60 seconds. Ensure all ingredients have been thoroughly combined
  • Pour formula into a glass jar and store in the fridge once cooled down
  • Serve as needed. Do not heat formula in the microwave.

Notes

I recommend buying all your ingredients (except for the raw whole milk, raw heavy cream, and grass-fed plain yogurt) from Radiant Life. 
Here are the links to the exact brands and products I used for this recipe:
  1. Now Foods Lactose
  2. Natren Life Start Bifidobacterium infantis
  3. Rosita Premium Extra Virgin Cod Liver Oil
  4. Bariani Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  5. Radiant Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
  6. Frontier Natural Products Co-Op Nutritional Yeast Flakes
  7. Bernard Jensen's Unflavored Grass-fed Beef Gelatin
  8. Microingredients Acerola Powder 
For all dairy products I highly recommend Sprouts. These are generally the only two places I need to fulfill my ingredients list. 
NOTE: Any ingredient you cannot find you may look for the product on Amazon. Feel free to e-mail me through the Contact page on the website if you have any questions or would like me to review any other brands for you.
Homemade baby formula and homemade whey recipes were derived from the Weston A. Price Foundation: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/formula-homemade-baby-formula/#gsc.tab=0
For the homemade liquid whey please follow these instructions:
  1. Place a bowl underneath a strainer.
  2. Add two quarts of organic, grass-fed plain yogurt on a strainer lined with a tea. towel and cover completely. Leave overnight at room temperature. 
  3. Collect the liquid in the bowl and place in a glass jar.
  4. Refrigerate collected liquid whey.
Only cod liver oil from this list is recommended. Press here for list.