Midwest Monkeys® is a children's products company originally founded in Buffalo,
Minnesota by David and Susan Zak, now based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Midwest Monkeys® develops products that help make children’s and parent’s lives
happier and healthier.
Since our first was born in 2001, our first concern has always been the safety of our
children and how to prevent accidents. We don't consider ourselves overprotective
parents. When our kids are playing we don't rush to them every time they fall down.
But we do worry about the big things. Those potentially fatal but very preventable
“accidents” that can happen so easily if you're not careful. Choking on food is one of
those things, so the Safe Sizer™ was born.
More about the Safe Sizer™
When our oldest was beginning to eat solid foods, we knew we were supposed to cut
it up into really small pieces to reduce his risk of choking. But we were always asking
ourselves “How small is small?”.
We did some research and found recommendations from the leading pediatrician
organization in North America, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Among
them is the recommendation that, to reduce the risk of choking, firm foods should be
cut into bite sizes no larger than 1/2 inch in any direction for children under the age of
4, because they lack a full set of teeth. This recommendation is recognized by the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
We had no idea about the existence of this guideline and nobody we knew did
either. But we thought they should, so we invented the Safe Sizer™ plate. It's a
permanent reminder and food test gauge for parents, grandparents, babysitters,
daycare providers, or any caregiver, to cut up firm foods within the 1/2 inch bite size.
Minnesota by David and Susan Zak, now based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Midwest Monkeys® develops products that help make children’s and parent’s lives
happier and healthier.
Since our first was born in 2001, our first concern has always been the safety of our
children and how to prevent accidents. We don't consider ourselves overprotective
parents. When our kids are playing we don't rush to them every time they fall down.
But we do worry about the big things. Those potentially fatal but very preventable
“accidents” that can happen so easily if you're not careful. Choking on food is one of
those things, so the Safe Sizer™ was born.
More about the Safe Sizer™
When our oldest was beginning to eat solid foods, we knew we were supposed to cut
it up into really small pieces to reduce his risk of choking. But we were always asking
ourselves “How small is small?”.
We did some research and found recommendations from the leading pediatrician
organization in North America, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Among
them is the recommendation that, to reduce the risk of choking, firm foods should be
cut into bite sizes no larger than 1/2 inch in any direction for children under the age of
4, because they lack a full set of teeth. This recommendation is recognized by the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
We had no idea about the existence of this guideline and nobody we knew did
either. But we thought they should, so we invented the Safe Sizer™ plate. It's a
permanent reminder and food test gauge for parents, grandparents, babysitters,
daycare providers, or any caregiver, to cut up firm foods within the 1/2 inch bite size.
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