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PediaSmart® is the Smart Organic Choice™ offering excellent nutrition as a healthy beverage, quick breakfast and for a child in need of added calories. Available in organic chocolate and organic vanilla flavors, PediaSmart® is recommended for children ages 1 through 13 years. PediaSmart® is the ONLY organic beverage on the U.S. market offering complete organic nutrition. This beverage has been scientifically formulated to meet or exceed 100% of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins & minerals and can be used as a sole source of nutrition under the supervision of a healthcare professional.*

PediaSmart® contains 29 vitamins & minerals and 7 grams of protein; it is rich in calcium promoting strong bones and teeth. Instead of artificial sweeteners, PediaSmart® uses a proprietary blend of organic simple and complex carbohydrates. Kids benefit by receiving a steady supply of ready energy without artificial stimulants. In addition, the essential fatty acids used in PediaSmart® are from pure organic vegetable oils free of hexane solvent during processing that may cause food sensitivities and should not be found in any organic product.

PediaSmart® is lactose-free and gluten-free. This product is a milk based beverage, but the lactose or milk sugar has been removed using a special enzyme process. This is good news for children who may be lactose sensitive or lactose intolerant.† PediaSmart® is a good source of nutrition for children who suffer from chronic illness, growth failure, injuries or during recovery from surgery †† – or just picky eaters.

Nature’s One® commitment to organic goes beyond government regulations assuring only natural and organic flavors with no artificial colors or sweeteners, genetically modified ingredients, pesticides, added growth hormones or hexane processed oils.

Nature’s One® ingredient standards extend beyond "organic," insuring the highest quality nutritional beverage available. Learn about the ingredients used in PediaSmart®:

Carbohydrate:

PediaSmart® does not contain table sugar (refined white sugar). The sources of carbohydrate in PediaSmart® are organic rice oligodextrin and organic evaporated cane juice. This proprietary carbohydrate blend in PediaSmart® provides a steady supply of energy without any artificial stimulants. The organic rice oligodextrin is a bland tasting carbohydrate, is one-fifth as sweet as sucrose, and provides minimal sweetness to PediaSmart®. Organic rice oligodextrin is made from organic whole rice using a natural hydrolysis process without the use of acids, alkalis or sulfites. The organic evaporated cane juice has a higher sweetness level than organic rice oligodextrin, but offers the benefit of being organic and not highly processed like table sugar or corn syrup. This combination of organic rice oligodextrin and organic evaporated cane juice gives PediaSmart® its pleasant, but not too sweet, flavor enjoyed by children.

Organic rice is grown by certified organic rice growers without synthetic fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, and growth regulators. The organic growth process relies on crop rotations, legumes, green manures, mineral bearing rocks and biological pest control to maintain healthy soils, provide the rice plants with nutrients, and minimize insects, weeds and other pests. The organic rice oligodextrin is sourced from California where the rice fields serve as an important wetland habitat for resident birds and waterfowl and also as a wintering ground and food source for migrating ducks and geese from Canada and Alaska.

Organic evaporated cane juice, a simple sugar, is a minimally processed organic sweetener with a light tan natural color and a neutral pleasant flavor which can be used as a substitute for refined white sugar. Organic evaporated cane juice is not bleached or decolorized like refined white table sugar. Organic evaporated cane juice comes from organic sugar cane grown under strict organic guidelines. The land must be free of herbicides, pesticides and chemicals. It is non-GMO. When the mature organic sugar cane is ready for harvest, it is "green cut" rather than burned to prevent pollution. Furthermore, "green cut" harvesting results in the tops and leaves of the plant being left in the field to return nutrients to the soil. A natural ground cover for weed control also results. This type of farming has a positive impact on the environment.

PediaSmart® contains 31 grams of carbohydrate per 8 fluid ounce serving.

Essential Fatty Acids:

The proprietary fat blend in PediaSmart® consists of organic high oleic sunflower oil, organic soybean oil, and organic coconut oil. These oils provide an appropriate level of alpha-linolenic and linoleic fatty acids that the human body can convert to DHA and ARA; fatty acids known to support brain and eye retina development.

All of these organic oils used in PediaSmart® are expeller-expressed. This is a natural process that basically presses the oil from the high oleic sunflower, soybean or coconut.

Conventionally processed oils use hexane solvents to extract the oils (a petroleum by-product of gasoline refining). This harsh process then requires the oil to be flashed with fire to burn off the hexane solvents. Hexane residues can remain in the finished oils. We believe that hexane has no place in a child’s diet – even if only a residue. Also, USDA organic rules prohibit the use of solvent-extracted vegetable oils. So PediaSmart® would not be labeled organic if we selected conventionally processed vegetable oils.

The amounts of linoleic fatty acid and linolenic fatty acid in PediaSmart® are appropriate to support a child’s growth and development:

PediaSmart® contains 9 grams of fat per 8 ounce serving.

PediaSmart® contains 1900 milligrams of linoleic fatty acid and 140 milligrams of alpha-linolenic fatty acid per 8 ounce serving.

DHA & ARA Fatty Acids:

PediaSmart® contains the precursor essential fatty acids, linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which the body uses to make the non-essential fatty acids, DHA and ARA. Because the body cannot make the essential fatty acids, they must be supplied by ingesting foods containing them. The amounts of linoleic fatty acid and linolenic fatty acid in PediaSmart® are appropriate to support a child’s growth and development.

For a parent or healthcare professional who wishes to have an "insurance policy" regarding DHA and ARA levels in a young child, Nature’s One® does offer Baby’s Only Essentials® DHA and ARA Fatty Acid Supplement. Each packet of Baby’s Only Essentials® DHA and ARA Fatty Acid Supplement contains 15 milligrams of DHA and 30 milligrams of ARA, an appropriate balance between these omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

Baby’s Only Essentials® is the only naturally derived source of DHA & ARA available for infants and toddlers. It is derived from egg phospholipid (egg yolk) using a gentle aqueous (water) process. Egg phospholipid also contains Choline, which is an important nutrient needed for the production of neurotransmitters and development of the memory center in the brain. Baby’s Only Essentials® DHA and ARA Fatty Acid Supplement is a well understood and safe source of DHA & ARA.

PediaSmart® contains 1900 milligrams of linoleic fatty acid and 140 milligrams of linolenic fatty acid per 8 ounce serving.

Milk Protein:

The protein source in PediaSmart® is organic milk protein concentrate. Organic milk protein concentrate is produced from organic skim milk through a process involving filtration, evaporation and drying. No harsh chemicals are used during processing. Organic milk protein concentrate is also pasteurized to assure that the product contains no pathogenic organisms. The organic skim milk used is from organic dairy herds that do not receive any antibiotics or growth hormone stimulants. Another feature of organic milk protein concentrate is it retains a nice amount of calcium from the organic skim milk thus helping to meet a child’s calcium needs for growing bones.

PediaSmart® contains 7 grams of protein per 8 fluid ounce serving.

Calcium & Phosphorus:

For every gram of phosphorus ingested in the diet, at least one gram of calcium should also be ingested. If the required calcium is not available, the body will obtain calcium from the calcium stored in bones. The purpose of calculating calcium to phosphorus ratio is to make sure that for every gram of phosphorus being consumed, at least an equal amount of calcium (a 1:1 ratio or better) is also consumed to prevent the body from using bone calcium. The recommended levels are somewhere between 1 to 2 parts calcium to 1 part phosphorus.

PediaSmart® contains 230 milligrams of Calcium and 200 milligrams of Phosphorus per 8 ounces. The calcium and phosphorus in PediaSmart® are properly balanced at a ratio of 1.2:1.

*Not intended for infants less than 12-months of age.
† Do not use for children with the genetic disorder galactosemia.
†† May be used in a feeding tube under the supervision of a healthcare professional.

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