Ahimsa Starter Sips Cups (Set of 2)
Ahimsa
Starter Sips Cups (4 oz, Set of 2)
Fully metal, fully disclosed, registry-verified MADE SAFE, and nothing to shed or leach under intended use. This earns the verified plastic-free badge.
Pediatrician-designed open training cups in 304 stainless steel with zero plastic and zero silicone. The rainbow color is titanium nitride bonded into the metal, not paint.
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Strengths
- Zero plastic, zero silicone, the only verified plastic-free feeding item in Baby & Family,MADE SAFE registry-verified for the Starter Sip Cup specifically,Color is titanium nitride in the metal, so nothing can peel or migrate
Trade-offs
- Metal cups are noisy on floors and conduct heat, so mind hot liquids,Brand recommends gentle handwashing to preserve the finish despite the dishwasher-safe claim,Recycled steel content unquantified
Scored on our durable-goods method (durables-v1, 2026-07-12). How we rank →
What's inside
Premium grade 304 18/8 stainless steel, recycled content claimed. Color layer is PVD titanium nitride, explicitly no paints, powder coats, or chemical dyes.
| Part | Material |
|---|---|
| Cup | 304 18/8 stainless steel,Color finish | PVD titanium nitride, vaporized titanium deposited into the steel, not a coating of concern |
Free of BPA and all bisphenols, PVC, phthalates, lead, siloxanes, melamine, formaldehyde (brand claim, lab tested)
- Packaging
- Not stated
- Microplastics
- None; solid metal sheds nothing
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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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