About
Lohra and Cooper
Coopers Recipe began with one determined mother, one hungry baby, and a kitchen blender.
Why I made my own
I'm Lohra Ballinger, a vegan and a mother. When Cooper was born I couldn't produce enough breast milk to keep him at a healthy weight, and I didn't want to feed him a commercial formula made with sugars and synthetic ingredients.
I searched the best health food stores and never found a formula that lived up to what I'd learned from years of studying nutrition. So I created my own from whole foods.
At his checkups, Cooper's pediatrician told me he looked extremely healthy. At ten months he was in the 85th percentile for weight and had reached all of his milestones.
From one baby to many
Word travelled fast. Mothers in the same situation started calling me for help, and I found a new passion in guiding them. I had the recipe tested by a professional laboratory, and I've shared it with every family who asked.
Today the recipe is free for everyone on this site, and my book tells the whole story.
Why alkaline
I learned about the alkaline diet before Cooper was born, and it changed how I felt and how I ate. When I developed Coopers Recipe, I chose alkaline ingredients on purpose. The book explains my thinking in full, with the alkaline food chart I use.