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Review on Kiinde Foodii Homemade Squeeze Pouch System: Baby Food Maker with Reusable Spouts, Spoons, and Food Storage Pouch Starter Kit for Babies and Toddlers by Stanley Molden

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Great kit for making homemade baby food

I didn't have any baby food bags and never pumped enough to use for milk but I have plenty of bags left so I decided to use them to be used for baby food and that's where they really shine. I make my own baby food by steaming anything that needs steaming in the microwave or Instant Pot, then adding all the ingredients to a bottle and pureeing with an immersion blender. . The squeeze bottle works a lot better than I thought for filling pouches. We also have two kiinde funnels from my mixing experiments that also work fine when I'm mixing or mixing in another container. Since I have twins, freezing food in 6 ounce portions works as we can split the package and let 2 meals go through. For just one child, a 6-ounce bag may be too much until their food intake increases. I've had no trouble freezing food in bags, but I always try to leave enough room for expansion when freezing. We've never used a spoon attachment since we gave our kids their own spoons; We use the nozzle spout to push the food out. The spout is wide enough for thicker purees, not just purees. We hope they soon learn to eat straight from the bags. One of the advantages of store-bought pouches is that they don't need to be refrigerated before opening, so you'll need an ice pack for a snack on the go. Packages cannot be reused, which is another consideration. However, they are fully recyclable and I think we'll move out of the puree/puree phase and into table food before I use all the pouches I have (from the pump kit + this kit). Update: One star removed because after only a few weeks we stopped using them. It wasn't cost effective compared to grocery bags when they were on sale. They also don't take ChooMee bite valves. We ended up using a combination of grocery bags and homemade groceries in reusable bags, and will likely continue to offer snacks (but not meals) in the same way when we're younger.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • So far so good