I've been trying a couple of techniques to get them to eat the pureed food this past week. I ordered some reusable baby food pouches, yay! But while I waited for them to arrive I put the food in ziplock bags and cut off a corner and let them suck the food out of the bag. I realize that this may not be the best message considering I will have to deal with telling them no don't suck on plastic at some point but I was desperate. It is the only way they will eat a decent amount of food at a time. When we feed ourselves we eat 1/2 as much and take an hour! Oh yes, I only let them eat from a ziplock if I'm holding it, they don't get to hold it.
The pouches arrived after a couple of days and thank goodness we like them. In fact sucking on the pouches has given them a new skill and now we like sucking from straws and wow! has that provided a new favorite thing to do. Down side, when I take the cups with straws in them away I get tears. Oh well.
We have tried the two different reusable food pouch options available, Little Green Pouch and Squooshies.
I'm not sure we really have a preference. The Little Green Pouches feel more substantial but I prefer the Squooshi top opening to the LGP side one. Both are easy to fill and clean. The Squooshi rolls up to help push food to the top but the LGP squeezes nicely. They are the same price. I purchased mine from Amazon.com, LittleGreenPouch.com, and squooshi.com I was able to get a $5 coupon from PlumDistrict.com for a Squooshi order and a 40% off deal from EcoBabyBuys.com for Little Green Pouches.
Update to the pouch comparison after using them for a month. We had a tiny issue with the Little Green Pouches and I contacted the company directly for assistance. I am happy to rave about their customer service. They responded super fast and resolved the issue to my satisfaction. Not many companies can boast that and I appreciate it tremendously. I purchased another 8 LGP's after ordering 4 initially and 4 Squoosies. I still like that you can roll a Squooshi up but that is only helpful right now when I'm the one holding the bag and feeding them. They are learning how to hold the bag themselves right now and they do much better with the Little Green Pouch. We have fewer run overs and explosions. I also feel like the quality of the Little Green Pouch is better and they will last. Also, the Little Green Pouch is dishwasher safe!!! Anything to save time. So my opinion is the Little Green Pouch is a better product.
I am hoping as we get a little older we can use these as a way to eat away from home so we can go out a bit. As things stand right now we never leave the house unless absolutely necessary. I think they are sick of being house bound!! I know I am.
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