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Little Spoon Just Launched Baby Formula—Here’s What Parents Need to Know
one of our fave feeding brands is back at it again 🙌
Navigating how to feed your baby can feel like one of the most emotional and overwhelming decisions to face as an expecting or new parent. Between advice from the internet, opinions from loved ones, and the seemingly endless amount of product options, it’s easy to feel like making the best choice is next to impossible. Especially when your goal is simple: you just want to nourish your baby well.
At the risk of providing one more piece of unsolicited internet parenting advice—this time from a team of experienced moms who have been exactly where you are—there is no real right answer. Only what’s best for you, your baby, and your family. And we recommend putting your trust in parenting brands that take the same approach. For the past eight years, Little Spoon has focused on making feeding options for kids healthier, easier, and more transparent—from fresh baby food to easy-to-grab toddler and kid meals. Now, the brand is expanding into a new category with the launch of its Little Spoon Organic Whole Milk Infant Formula.
Designed with expert input and built around the same commitment to quality and transparency the brand is known and loved for, this new formula aims to give parents another trustworthy feeding option during their baby’s first year. Here are all the details parents should know, consider, and be happy to hear about Little Spoon’s new Organic Infant Formula:
While many parents begin their feeding journey planning to exclusively breastfeed, the reality often looks different. Most families use formula at some point, either exclusively or in combination with breastmilk, whether by choice or necessity. And when they do, they want to feel confident about what they’re giving their baby. Little Spoon recognized a gap between what modern parents want from formula and what they often experience when they actually start shopping. Too often, ingredient lists feel confusing, sourcing is unclear, and marketing can unintentionally fuel guilt instead of providing support.
Little Spoon Organic Infant Formula was developed to help change that. Built with experts in infant formula manufacturing and informed by real parent experiences, the formula is designed to feel just as trustworthy as the brand’s other meal options—backed by science, strict standards, and straightforward ingredients. Their biggest goal? Give parents more confidence and fewer question marks when formula is part of the feeding plan.
What makes Little Spoon’s infant formula different
Little Spoon’s approach to formula centers on thoughtful sourcing, strong safety standards, and nutrition directly modeled after real breast milk without unnecessary extras. Here’s what sets it apart:
Uses organic whole milk from New Zealand
Little Spoon Organic Formula is made with organic, grass-fed whole milk from New Zealand, where dairy standards are widely recognized as some of the strictest in the world. Cows are raised on open pasture year-round, and production is government-regulated from farm to formula, and this level of oversight supports both quality and consistency in the milk supply. Using whole milk also means the formula naturally contains components like milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), a complex found in both whole milk and breast milk that plays an important role in early development.
Whole milk is the nutritional foundation
Instead of relying heavily on added oils, this formula uses whole milk as its nutritional base, which brings along a few key benefits:
A mild, more natural milk taste
Naturally occurring milk fats
Fewer added oils compared to many standard formulas
A composition designed with the baby’s developing digestive system in mind
The result is a formula built from the fat profile of whole milk first, rather than trying to recreate it later through multiple additives.
Source: Little Spoon
Which ingredients are used—and which aren’t
Ingredient transparency is a major focus. Little Spoon aligns its testing standards with EU guidelines, screening for more than 500 toxins and contaminants—a level of testing that exceeds many U.S. requirements. They test for indicators of spore-forming bacteria at limits 10 times stricter than industry guidance. Little Spoon is the first baby and toddler food brand in the U.S. to set limits at this level across its products. Every batch undergoes 2,000+ documented individual quality and safety checks—from first ingredient to final seal. The formula is also backed by multiple third-party certifications and standards, including:
USDA Organic
EU Organic Certified
Clean Label Project Certified + Purity Award
First 1,000 Day Promise
Certified Pesticide Free
Non-GMO
Gluten-Free
Kosher Dairy Certified
Every batch is tested for purity and nutrition, and nothing is sold unless it passes those standards. From infant formula to school lunches, Little Spoon meticulously sources their ingredients and earns your trust with the greatest level of transparency available in the U.S. In fact, they go above and beyond by being the first U.S. formula brand to publish their exact heavy metal testing limits and results for their formula on their site, so parents can see the data for themselves.
What you won’t find in Little Spoon’s infant formula
Just as important as what’s included is what’s left out. Little Spoon Organic Infant Formula is made without:
Corn syrup
Palm oil
Soy
Gluten
GMOs
Maltodextrin and unnecessary fillers
Synthetic pesticides
Artificial colors
Artificial growth hormones*
*No significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST-treated and non-rBST-treated cows. Little Spoon Infant Organic Whole Milk Infant Formula is manufactured by experts in the USA using carefully sourced global ingredients.
How it’s designed for most feeding realities (yes, including combo feeding)
Feeding journeys rarely follow a perfect script. Many families combination feed, switch approaches, or adjust over time, and experts agree that flexibility is often both normal and necessary. Little Spoon positions formula as a supportive tool, not a measure of connection or success. Little Spoon Organic Infant Formula is designed to work across feeding styles, including exclusive formula feeding and combo feeding.
Modeled after breast milk
The formula is made to provide complete nutrition for baby’s first year while supporting brain and immune health. It’s structured to more closely reflect the composition of breast milk, including:
A 60:40 whey-to-casein ratio
DHA and ARA, fatty acids found in breast milk
Plant-based DHA aligned with EU standards to support brain development
Naturally occurring MFGM components from whole milk and whey
It’s gentle on tummies
Digestibility is another key focus. The formula includes prebiotic FOS to support immune health and is designed to be gentle on developing digestive systems, which makes it a practical option for:
Sensitive stomachs
Feeding transitions
Combination-feeding routines
Families introducing formula for the first time
Where to find Little Spoon Organic Infant Formula
You can shop Little Spoon’s Organic Infant Formula on their website and get it delivered straight to your door. Plus, you can buy one and get one free when you purchase their 2-can starter pack!
Little Spoon continues to stay true to their overall goal of meeting busy parents where they’re at and providing feeding options that are realistic and reliable. As longtime fans and customers, we’re excited that new parents can now rely on Little Spoon’s trustworthy and convenient meal options throughout their child’s entire feeding journey, from birth to big kid.
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This post is sponsored by Little Spoon but all of the opinions within are those of The Everymom editorial board. We only recommend products we genuinely love.