To ask what is so wrong with pouches

[HenryIsHungry]

baby food pouches, I mean. Genuine question, not trying to cause a bunfight. I've just tried one of the Ella's Kitchen ones and it was delicious. Ingredients lists just organic fruit and a dash of lemon.

I've spend hours pureeing (combining purees with BLW at the moment and happy with that decision before we ignite that debate!), freezing, then defrosting, warming, washing up blah blah blah, and now wondering why I can't just give him pouches 50 per cent of the time. Surely these foods have the same goodness as my home-cooked creations (and it's not like the food I prepare is fresh, seeing as I freeze it)

I know there's the cost issue, but I'm self-employed, so time spent NOT preparing food, is time spent earning moment or just enjoying some time with DS, so it all balances out I reckon.

Is it because DS would get used to them, so wouldn't make the transition to eating home-cooked food with the family as easily? If so, I'm not sure I buy it. As a family we combine fresh food with convenience food all the time (eg I might make shepherds pie with ready-made mash, pasta with Lloyd Grossman sauce). That's life.

Please someone tell me if I'm missing the point about why they're so bad? Is there something they don't tell you on the packet??

I'm happy to be corrected.

Nothing wrong with pouches. Who said there was?

Nowt at all.

I don't have a problem with them.

A friend of mine who works in a related field told me that the regulations and rules surrounding baby foods are so strict that they are actually very, very good - use organic everything, no crap in them, etc.

Who is saying they are bad ? Baby food is baby food.
If it suits you, baby, lifestyle, budget etc then do it

i dont know..but i do know you cant do blw and purees, if you are doing purees and finger foods then its traditional weaning pointless but it annoys me

ChaoticBoy loved them. I haven't seen any angst.

But mine are all bigger creatures now, I tend to whizz over baby stuff.

I only clicked as I thought you were defendng the mighty kangaroo from some disrespect.

Aaaaaand here's the blw police, eyeroll

I don't use them personally but I don't have problem with them. I dont like it when children eat straight from the pouch though.

Nothing wrong with them. Just not all the time as children need to get used to different textures and flavours. 50 per cent of the time sounds fine.

I did BLW and pouches. Cos I is lazy

Why are they in pouches these days instead of jars?

Oh god that post about kangaroos really made me laugh. Nothing wrong with pouches don't feel guilty!

As long as its not a cat food pouch I can't see a problem! Me and my friend tasted her baby's Ella's kitchen pouch and is was much nicer than the home made purée - I did full blw with dc1 but may well give new baby a pouch or two when the time comes. If you are happy with the ingredients (I would be) what could possibly be "wrong" with feeding pouches to your baby?

"I dont like it when children eat straight from the pouch though."

I would go so far as to say I absolutely cannot stand to see this and it makes me want to scream.

The only people I've met who would have a problem with them are BLW-fanatics.

You can always tell, because they start dropping subtle, nit-picky judgmental comments like the one above insisting that if so much as an ounce of puree passes their lips, it's not BLW ...

Don't see how BLW and pouches are mutually exclusive. I just handed the pouch to my BLW child and let her squirt it all over the place get on with it.

I did the same as OneOfMy btw.

I haven't ever heard any bad comments about the pouches and I've been using them for ages!!

DS2 has feeding problems and they've been a lifesaver for us - it takes a lot of effort for him to chew and swallow so he eats a small meal followed by a yoghurt and a pouch, it's a good way to get fruit and veg in him. Pureeing at home doesn't get it so silky smooth and he will only have a small amount.

If anyone were to tell me they were crap they'd get a fair mouthful in return.......

BLw and purees is the old fashioned weaning tsk @ these new fangled names

there is nothing wrong with baby food pouches sometimes it such an effort to puree mash and freeze baby food that jars and pouches are just what is needed especially the puddings , I used to be partial the the jarred chocolate and pear pudding

Ps I did blw cos I am lazy and dc liked it! I don't have a moral stance on it.

YABU at ready made mash

Pouches are fine.

Is it baby lead if it is purée on the spoon and baby grabs the spoon and 'leads' it all over his face into his mouth?

I would say so BLw is also when the baby lands face first into the bowl

Haha both my kids sucked em right down.

I never really understood people who used a spoon, why create washing up?

Just feed the kid, mostly good stuff and they will be fine . Way too much overthinking with feeding babies/kids.

It isn't rocket science.