Review: Nourish Bottled Water for Babies & Toddlers

Nourish is a unique bottled water that is designed for babies and toddlers. Nourish bottled water has a nipple or sippy cup top to make drinking easy on little ones and has a wide neck, so adding formula is easy and mess free. The top has been sanitized and kept sterile with a tamper-evident seal, so you know that your baby will be drinking from a clean, sanitary top. Nourish water itself is purified spring water, bottled at the source and packaged in a patented format that is designed for on-the-go parents and the top is completely spill proof, so no messy clean up. As an added bonus, the bottles are made in the U.S. and are BPA free.

I am not a huge advocate for bottled water, I’ll say that upfront. I think it’s very wasteful to rely on bottled water all the time, but I see its value occasionally. That said, I think Nourish water would be very useful to have on hand for times when you’re in a hurry or would just prefer less bulk to your bag. I had this water in my fridge for awhile before we used it and I grabbed one quickly while I was on my way out the door with one of my daycare’s toddlers. It proved very handy to have around and made the little guy happy on the car ride. It also proved very nice to have around this weekend when my four year old was sick. He had a tummy bug and we couldn’t get him to drink anything and he was becoming dehydrated. Finally, I offered him a Nourish sippy bottle and he thought it was so odd that he took it. He drank the whole thing, and I was very thankful for that. We refilled his bottle and he’s been drinking from it since. It may not be glamorous, but it worked and that’s all that matters.

You can find a retailer or buy Nourish on their website, www.nourish-inc.com. It retails for about $3.50 a bottle and can be found in stores like Whole Foods and even in some U.S. airports.  You can also order Nourish water by the case on Amazon.com and from CSN Stores.


Thank you to Nourish for providing complimentary product samples for us to base this review upon.

Living Green With Jerinda: Hint Naturally Flavored Water

Hint water is a delicious flavored water that has no sugar or artificial sweeteners. It features just a hint of natural flavoring, just enough, but not too much. Hint’s water is really delicious and refreshing. We had the opportunity to try several of their flavors. I loved many of the flavors, including mango-grapefruit and raspberry-lime, but the watermelon was my favorite. My husband really loved the blackberry and my kids’ favorites were strawberry-kiwi and watermelon as well. Their other flavors are pomegranate-tangerine, cucumber, pear, honeydew-hibiscus, and lime. There weren’t any we didn’t like, we just preferred some over others.

Hint is a great alternative to sodas or juices, which contain a lot of sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup. My children really enjoyed it and asked for it at meals. My kids love water and drink a lot of it, but this would really help encourage children who usually don’t drink water to drink it. Plus, parents can feel good about it’s ingredients.

You can buy Hint Water online at DrinkHint.com, Amazon.com, or any major health food stores, such as Whole Foods, The Fresh Market, or Henry’s. You may also be able to find it at your local Starbucks. Check their website to find a retailer near you and don't forget to visit Drink Hint on Facebook.

Thank you to Hint for sending us sample product free of charge to base this review upon.