To give 4 month food pouches to 13 month old?

[Bananaandpears]

I it unreasonable to give these pouches to a 13 month old baby? Tends to be the fruit ones apples pears etc.

Both of mine still had some fruit pouches at that age, things like prunes etc. The dietician was happy for DD1 (7yo with ASD) to have purée pouches as long as they were alongside other foods as a snack and not replacing meals, and as a safe way to try new flavours. You can buy similar in the school snacks bit for older children.

My 8.5 and 5.5 year olds still have these fairly regularly as a snack

I find they are good for when they are feeling ill

Tbf your 13 months should be managing all those fruits, she doesn't need to eat loads hit have a little gnaw. Theses little benefit to those fruit pouches as they have none of the fibre of whole fruit so are just a sweet treat.

Can you not eat the rest of the blueberries?

Do they eat proper meals (not puréed) the rest of the day?

Fine as an occasional thing or for convenience. They are not a healthy equivalent of fruit though. I would keep it to once or twice a week for that age.
Pouches are a bit of a con IMO. The fruit ones are extremely sweet and the savoury spag bol type ones are mostly veg and water. Handy for young babies But there are much cheaper ways to give toddlers convenience food

My 18-month-old DS hates pears except from the pouch. I give it to him every so often for variety in his fruit, which is otherwise eaten whole.

Come to think of it what's wrong with raisins? Or apricots, prunes etc. Far cheaper and healthier, most toddlers love them, keep well and convenient for travel

My 11 year old receives a selection of these fruit pouches for Christmas every year! He's a total fruit dodger, and lives these pouches, so every now and then ....

Also you can freeze blueberries

I give them to my 2.5yo as a snack along with jelly pouches and yogurt. Got to keep it varied so they stay interested!!

Too much packasg, how about an apple

@Bananaandpears

She can’t really manage apples and pears and the problem with blueberries etc is she doesn’t eat enough of them for them all to be eaten, if you see what I mean. So they go off. She does eat banana.

If you don't like blueberries yourself, you can just lightly cook the excess and freeze in small portions. It would only take a few minutes. (When they're on special offer, my DH buys loads of blueberries and makes a compote with grapes for us to eat with yogurt or porridge)

You can make good cocktails out of them too (don't give those to the 13 month old though 😂)

My 7yo still has these! Loves to mix it into porridge

@DontPeeInThePlayHouse would someone maybe make reusable pouches in the style that your son would eat from?

My 19 month old does because he aspirates on oranges, grapes, peaches, melon, pineapple etc

Unless that’s all you’re giving them, no of course not.

It's cheaper and easier to give actual fruit, my SIL feeds her 18 month old spoon feeds pouches/mushy weetabix/puree textures for every meal and it is far more effort than it needs to be so I do think it is abit counter productive but to each their own I suppose. Blueberries can be frozen/added to baked goods like muffins and pancakes which can also be frozen and then taken out for convenient quick meals.

My 4yr old wld gladly have them 😂 she used to steal her baby sisters and go grumpy if she wasn't allowed one. Cost me a fortune 🙈

My 2 boys still have them occasionally as a snack,my 4 year old loves them,my 16 month old likes them too but he does prefer fruit chopped up,but they are great for days like when I'm expecting shopping or we are out on a walk

I always think they’d be nice in a cocktail! I suppose I could freeze blueberries but the don’t you have to wait to defrost when you want a quick snack?

She’s at nursery and eats fairly well there but at home doesn’t seem to eat as well. She’s going to be home for 3 weeks over Christmas so I’m wondering how to improve her diet with me - it’s fine at nursery!

If its simply because they like the fruit pouches though you can buy reusable pouches that you can fill yourself that are brilliant for portable snacks like fruit purees and yoghurt.

It’s fine! It’s a smoothie!

What feeding team recommends pouches and jars? Any food professional would know they are high in sugars and an expensive alternative to normal food. Homemade dinners, puréed fruits
and veg are going to be better nutritionally for your child. Op, can’t you and other family members eat the blueberries child can’t manage? Or make them into muffins or freeze them for smoothies. A ripe pear is quite soft I’m sure a child could manage one. Apples can be grated into pork or beef mince for burgers or sausage meat for sausage rolls. Stewed apples with cinnamon and raisins... yum, mix with plain yoghurt or use to top porridge. I can’t wait to feed my youngest these things when he will eat them unlike his older brothers!😂