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Ahimsa Utensil Set, Stainless Steel Fork and Spoon

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Ahimsa

Ahimsa

Utensil Set, stainless steel fork and spoon

Real steel utensils sized for small hands, registry verified. The direct swap for silicone and nylon training utensils.

1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $
Verified plastic-free

A kid sized 304 stainless steel fork and spoon with rounded tines, MADE SAFE certified and listed in the registry as the Child Utensil Set. Colors are titanium PVD, no paint or powder coatings.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Plastic-free
304 stainless steel; titanium PVD color, no paint or powder coatings.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None; steel does not shed microplastics
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Not stated. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Low concern
No PFAS, PTFE, BPA, or other leaching plastics in food or heat contact.
Transparency and verification Fully disclosed
Full disclosure plus a MADE SAFE registry listing

Strengths

  • Zero plastic and zero silicone
  • Listed in the MADE SAFE registry as the Child Utensil Set
  • Sized to bridge from toddler to school years

Trade-offs

  • Heavier than silicone trainers
  • Rounded tines still need supervision with younger toddlers

What's inside

304 stainless steel; titanium PVD color, no paint or powder coatings.

PartMaterial
Fork 6.2 in304 stainless steel
Spoon 6.2 in304 stainless steel

Free of BPA and all bisphenols, PVC, phthalates, lead, siloxanes, melamine, formaldehyde per the brand

Packaging
Not stated
Microplastics
None; steel does not shed microplastics

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Stainless SteelPediatrician Designed

Certifications

Independent, third-party certifications only. Tap any badge to see what it verifies.

About Ahimsa

Ahimsa was founded by Dr. Manasa Mantravadi, a South Asian American pediatrician who launched the company after her mother saw her grandchildren eating off plastic plates and, as the brand tells it, was not having it. The company makes colorful stainless steel dishes for kids: divided plates, bowls, cups, utensils, and to-go containers, designed in the USA and made in India from 304 grade stainless steel, with the rainbow finish created by bonding vaporized titanium to the metal rather than paint or coating. The push came from the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics report urging families away from plastic at mealtime, and the brand frames the line as a pediatrician's love letter to children and the planet. The dishware is MADE SAFE certified, an independent screen against thousands of known harmful chemicals that we confirmed in the MADE SAFE registry, and the brand states it is also GreenScreen certified, a separate chemical-safety standard whose certified products must be free of PFAS, the persistent class of nonstick chemicals. The honest notes: this is premium-priced kids dishware, and stainless steel can never go in the microwave.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.