I didn't even see Lakshmi's post about the one from the UK. Oops..
But I did remember there is a macrobiotic formula so to speak that you can make yourself it's called Kokkoh:
Kokkoh (Macrobiotic Rice Milk)
1 cup brown rice
10 cups water
1/4 tsp. salt
Wash the rice and toast it in a dry pan, stirring it constantly until it is golden and begins to pop. Add the water and salt and simmer for 2 hours or more on a low flame, stirring occasionally. Squeeze out the cream with a cheesecloth. This milk can serve as the basis for infant formula if it is supplemented with other nutrients, as in the recipes below.
Hernandez Formula
1 qt. oat, rice, almond, or soy milk (ranked here by ease of digestion), heated to boiling, then cooled
1 cup organic carrot juice
1/2 cup of strained liquid from a mixture of cooked bean sprouts (mung bean, lentil, and alfalfa)
1 tbsp. maple syrup
1 tsp. virgin coconut oil
300 IU calcium/magnesium liquid
250 mg. Vitamin C powder
1 tbsp. nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp. chlorophyll liquid
100 mcg. folic acid
Various milks have very different protein contents. Work with a naturopathic doctor to tune these amounts if using this formula longer than a few weeks. In addition, borage oil, flax oil, or evening primrose oil can be added as a source of gamma linolenic acid (GLA). Human milk has significant amounts of GLA and it is required for the synthesis of necessary hormones.
Loffler-Wright Infant Formula
(From Medical Nutrition from Marz)
1 quart whole oat, rice, almond, or soy milk
1 cup carrot juice
200 mg DHA (deva and some other companies have vegan ones)
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon barley green or Spirulina
1 teaspoon molasses
100 IU Vitamin D
0.1 mg folate
500 mg Carnitine
This formula should be made up daily. Since it oxidizes rapidly, it is best to store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator, or pre-bottled in the unit-dose baby bottles. Vitamins and syrups can be pre-mixed and ready for more convenient preparation.
Wright-Loffler Formula
1 qt. soy milk
1 cup carrot juice
1/4 tsp. barley green
200 IUs Vitamin D
1/4 tsp. nutritional yeast
100 mg. Vitamin C
1 Tbsp. virgin coconut oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Other modifications can be made to this formula if the infant is premature or has poor muscle development. In particular, L-Carnitine is critical for the oxidation of fatty acids, so you may want to add that (500 mg/qt) for older babies. Newborns have a very limited ability to synthesize carnitine, especially premature ones.
Another modification that can be made in the formula is the addition of DHA (Docosahexaeinoic acid), which is critical for visual acuity and brain development. Infants fed formulas that were devoid of these essential fatty acids showed significantly slower brain development and less visual acuity as babies and toddlers. Many countries in Europe and Asia require that DHA be added to infant formulas. Currently, supplemental amounts are controversial. The FDA is currently considering this ingredient to be required in infant formulas in the U.S., but there is strong opposition by infant formula manufacturers.
NaturoDoc Note: Our guessitimate is that 200 mg of DHA per quart is a conservative supplemental level.
Excerpted and adapted from The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby From Birth to Age Two, by William Sears, MD, and Martha Sears, RN, Little, Brown and Company, New York, 1993.
Naturally Healthy Infant Formula
This formula is a soy-based formula. Rice- or oatmeal-based formulas are also nutritious and well-tolerated.
To make one quart, blend the following ingredients:
One-half teaspoon of powdered Bifidus-type acidophilus bacteria, such as Natren (best vegan one in my opinion), Lactopriv, Eugalan, Topfer, or other powders.
200 mg. of calcium ascorbate crystals.
100 mcg. folic acid
1 tablespoon of protein powder.
One teaspoon lecithin granules. Mix with the dry ingredients for addition to the warmed milk.
Two teaspoons total of oil: one teaspoon virgin coconut oil, and one teaspoon flax or olive oil. Organic oils are best.
One quart of plain unsweetened organic rice or almond milk.
Notes: A liquid pediatric multiple vitamin may be used with this formula; two suggestions are Floridix or NF. At 5 months, molasses may be added for extra iron, and dulse or kelp flakes can be introduced into the diet for iodine.
Dr. Lee's Formula
1 qt. oat, rice, almond, or soy milk, or preferred combinations
200 mcg. folic acid
1-2 mg. B complex (dissolve a 50 mg. tablet in a 1 oz. dropper bottle of water, and use 2 dropperfuls of this mixture in a day's worth of formula)
1 tsp. virgin coconut oil
1 drop wheat germ oil
1,000 IU's Beta-carotene (1/2 of a small capsule stirred into milk)
1 pinch of powdered ginger
1 pinch of sea salt
Serve at room temperature, or slightly warm at 85-95 degrees F.
The Farm (Tennessee) Recipe for Soy Milk
This preparation is affordable and convenient for many families to add to other infant formula recipes. Soy products, especially commercial products, have proven difficult to digest for some infants and they can even cause allergies, so either be sure your children can handle it or use other milk substitutes.
Rinse 2-1/2 cups whole soybeans and soak in 5 cups cool water for 8-10 hours.
Blend 1 cup soybeans with 2-1/2 cups hot water at high speed for about 1 minute, or until beans are finely ground.
Repeat until all beans are blended.
Put in a large pot over medium-high flame. When soy starts to boil, turn down heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour soy through cheesecloth, twisting pulp in cloth to squeeze out milk.
Repeat process, pouring 2 cups boiling water in with remaining pulp and straining again. Supplement with food or breast milk.
References
FAO/WHO Guidelines for Nutrient Intake for Infants. 1972.
Let's Have Healthy Children, by Adele Davis.
Laurel's Kitchen, by Robertson, Flinders and Godfrey.
Macrobiotic Childcare and Family Health, by Michio and Aveline Kushi.
http://www.naturodoc.com/library/children/formula.htm
Best of luck!
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