As your child grows, you might still want to buy bottled water for him or her, depending on your water source. If you live on a farm or somewhere that you use well water and it has a high nitrate content, you especially might want to buy bottled water. Or if you live in a community where the water isn't as pure as you'd want for a baby or child. Bottled water is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and must be sealed in a sanitary container. Beverages containing more than the one percent flavor limit are classified as soft drinks, not bottled water.
Some bottled waters contain natural or added carbonation.
No minerals can be added. Soda water, seltzer water and tonic waters are not considered bottled waters. Because they contain sugar and calories, they are considered soft drinks. It must be collected only at the spring or through a bore hole tapping the underground formation for the spring. Water comes from a hole bored, drilled or otherwise constructed in the ground which taps the water of an aquifer.