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you know the ones that are in those pouches (they look like koolaide jammers) but are a mix of gross foods and pureed so they are like applesauce. Are you finding that they are used too much by parents that kids don't know how to eat.
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I have never had a family even mention one of these before.
I doubt any of my DCK's use/eat them or whatever you do with them.
I know we had a big discussion on the forum about these a few years back and I waited to see if their popularity would catch on but nope.
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They've been around for quite awhile. Very convenient at times when spoon feeding would be a PITA. as for them being a "mix of gross foods" I think it's awesome that they are starting to branch out and put a wider variety of foods into baby foods. The change even in the six years from when my DD was eating solids is astounding! I'm hoping some of those foods start making it into the "regular" spoon foods too.
and nope, haven't run across anyone that uses them so much their kids don't know how to eat anything else.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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I have one parent mention she feeds her child those cause she is "on the run all the time." I replied I use them too, but when I am "on the run in a long distance run, otherwise I take the time to cook for my family." She gave me an awkward smile.
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omg I now have 2 families who feed it to their kids all the time. One is 14 months old and i couldn't figure out why he didn't know how to eat with his fingers. I'm all for mixing foods, but really how hard is it to make it from scratch. And I wouldn't complain if the kids got it when your out and about but I have families who are using it as a meal replacement, this explains the gag reflex and the unable to chew problems I'm having. Its really popular hear, you would not believe all the varieties you can buy now.Comment
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I have no problem with the organic whole food ones. I have a friend with a 6 year old who eats one with applesauce, quinoa and kale every single day for lunch. That's a good thing IMO.
I do think they should be exclusively for travel, field trips, or school lunches though. I don't like the whole concept of kids just ****ing down a meal instead of actually eating as a regular thing.
They're very popular here.Comment
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I don't offer those because of the risk of mold growing in the pouches. It's happened. In my opinion, it you can't see it first, then don't eat/drink it!Comment
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Are you talking about the pouch applesauce blends....like this:
If so, I do use those for my daughters, but only when we are driving across town and they need a snack. Otherwise, they eat homemade applesauce . . . with a spoon
. I would never use them for daycare children because (1) they are expensive and (2) we are at home so no need for spoonless pouches. My daycare parents have never mentioned feeding their children these, but I'm sure they have at some point.
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I use them but only when I'm trying to get lunch on the table and I have a older infant (old enough to self feed but still needs to be watched closely) screaming for food. I will put them in their highchair get them an apple sauce and good to go. I was so against them at first but when used correctly they are ok. I would rather give them fruit/veggie instead of cereal or crackers.Comment
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I doubt that it's there's a causational relationship there, unless it's the other way around and the parents have defaulted to the pouches because he *can* and will eat them. It's a lot more likely that he has something else going on--even if nothing's been found yet-- that is causing his difficulties. Sounds to me like severe texture aversion/sensory stuff and/or low muscle tone making him unable to chew. Probably a combination of the two.
Don't be so quick to condemn the parents.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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yes but in the baby food section the have a variety of flavors. What I did notice is that some of those that are in the pouches use to be in jars and served as a more chunky thicker stage, but now its all pureed. Do you think its inhibiting kids from using their teeth when given every day as a meal replacement.Are you talking about the pouch applesauce blends....like this:
If so, I do use those for my daughters, but only when we are driving across town and they need a snack. Otherwise, they eat homemade applesauce . . . with a spoon . I would never use them for daycare children because (1) they are expensive and (2) we are at home so no need for spoonless pouches. My daycare parents have never mentioned feeding their children these, but I'm sure they have at some point.
and yes they are expensive. I have 2. One is banana vanilla yogurt and the other one is apple squash carrot prune (which is a weird combo)
hmm never thought about the mold good point!!Comment
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It's the only way some parents can get their kids to eat veggies. I loved them when my DS wasn't eating table foods yet. He didn't get teeth til he was like 8 mos old. He managed to eat quite a bit of foods without teeth though! Anyway, WIC gives those pouches as part of their package here in CA and they actually work great for our earthquake kit! Now I just have a few of the 6 pack of applesauce cups instead.Comment
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I have a family that uses them instead of those gerber plastic baby food containers, and I like that better. I can squeeze the contents into glass food jar to warm it up, and I hated removing the gerber plastic only to have it 'burp' the food onto my clothes I refuse to just hand over the pouch so he can eat half, and paint pretty pictures on the highchair with the other half :
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What I dislike very much is when my DCF uses the reusable 'pouch for storage. The freeze homemade baby food (almost always blueberries) which are way to chunky to slurp, so I have to warm up in warm water, then squeeze out the ziplock portion, which is always a messy process, warm it up again in a glass bowl, then have to rinse out the reusable pouch where the blueberries always get stuck in the ziplock portion then there are toothpicks involved and maybe some fake curse words. It's just MESSY and not an efficient use of my time. Tupperware or ice cubes are WAY easier.Comment
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Love them
I found a variety of great ones at Sprouts...can't remember the brand name, but they only have 5g of sugar (unlike the applesauce/fruity ones that can have 20 or more!!!) and they have good stuff like kale and squashes and chia seeds.
I think they're great as a supplement, definitely not a replacement. We just finished a 12 week nutrition course (for the parents mostly) and I sent home a healthy snack for the whole family to try every Friday along with reading material and homework. The kids really loved the Acai berry and kale pouches the best!
MUST read labels...the ones with low sugar are an A+ in my opinion!
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I have one mom that uses them a lot. At first, I was pretty disgusted, but quickly gave up.
I use them when we go on outings. It's much more convenient than dealing with spoons and spilled applesauce.
My eldest grandson has texture/color issues when eating. The only fruit he will eat is applesauce, but will **** down the flavored pouches because he can't see what's in them.Comment
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