A Scientific Sippy Cup Face Off

And the winner is……Nalgene Tritan Grip-N-Gulp BPA-Free Water Bottle ($8.25). Chip Brantley of Slate.com polled 22 parents and came up with a method of rating sippy cups using point systems as follows:

• Leakproofness (20 points): It has to keep the milk in the cup.
• Ease of care (12 points): The fewer parts to dissemble and reassemble, the better.
• Ease of use (12 points): Is it easy to transport, hold, drink from, and refill?
• Style (6 points): Was the cup designed with a child’s visual sensibility in mind? Or does it look like it belongs in a hospital?

The Nalgene scored a perfect 50 points! I immediately went on Amazon and bought one! A close second with 46 points was the The Safe Sippy ($12.90). One thing it did not mention about this sippy: the gasket ring around the inside of the cap gets moldy if not cleaned each time but it is hard to take in and out. It’s a pain!

This story was so compelling, it was picked up on NPR (where I heard it). Read the entire review here.