Pouch article

[bunch]

Jul 11, 2014 13:53:21 GMT -5 osulori said:

You wouldn't believe how many horror stories I and my colleagues have from the days we cover feeding clinic that are pouch related. It's always the extreme, where that's all the kid eats and the parent wonders why they 1. don't chew ANY food (because they don't have to and thus never learned), 2. have hot mess teeth (hello sugar), and/or 3. aren't gaining any weight (despite all the sugar, the overall calorie content isn't high enough to sustain a normal growth curve). It blows my mind how many people think fruits and vegetables=good for you no matter what, and don't bother to read the ingredient list or think that eating nothing but one thing every meal is a problem.

And in the event anyone is thinking about getting overly defensive about this...I AM NOT SAYING POUCHES ARE THE ENEMY. My kid gets them a couple times a week when he needs entertainment at grandma and grandma's, but his cheap mom makes him eat his regular food the rest of the time so she doesn't have to remember to buy them all the time. As he gets older that could change and I could end up relying on pouches more, and that's okay. The stuff I was describing above is JUST THE EXTREME. And not a condemnation of pouches. Just putting that out there because I've been hanging out here just long enough to know how these threads can go. (Goldfish thread, anyone? Or the book thread from a few weeks ago?)

I have a relative like this and he is in therapy for it. He has texture aversions anyway and I think the pouches pushed him further. Now it's more of a toddler control thing, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that it's stopped me from giving them often.

[osulori]

Jul 11, 2014 19:04:28 GMT -5 bunch said:

Jul 11, 2014 13:53:21 GMT -5 osulori said:

You wouldn't believe how many horror stories I and my colleagues have from the days we cover feeding clinic that are pouch related. It's always the extreme, where that's all the kid eats and the parent wonders why they 1. don't chew ANY food (because they don't have to and thus never learned), 2. have hot mess teeth (hello sugar), and/or 3. aren't gaining any weight (despite all the sugar, the overall calorie content isn't high enough to sustain a normal growth curve). It blows my mind how many people think fruits and vegetables=good for you no matter what, and don't bother to read the ingredient list or think that eating nothing but one thing every meal is a problem.

And in the event anyone is thinking about getting overly defensive about this...I AM NOT SAYING POUCHES ARE THE ENEMY. My kid gets them a couple times a week when he needs entertainment at grandma and grandma's, but his cheap mom makes him eat his regular food the rest of the time so she doesn't have to remember to buy them all the time. As he gets older that could change and I could end up relying on pouches more, and that's okay. The stuff I was describing above is JUST THE EXTREME. And not a condemnation of pouches. Just putting that out there because I've been hanging out here just long enough to know how these threads can go. (Goldfish thread, anyone? Or the book thread from a few weeks ago?)

I have a relative like this and he is in therapy for it. He has texture aversions anyway and I think the pouches pushed him further. Now it's more of a toddler control thing, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that it's stop me from giving them often.

I'd be lying if I said things like that didn't stop me from giving them often too.  

[rugbywife]

Does anyone make empty pouches that I could fill with homemade purée? Obviously it wouldn't be shelf stable but at least I could control what goes in.

We aren't at the solid food phase yet but I will admit that it is essentially the only thing I won't be breezy about. I have a huge issue with anything with added sugar and I also take into consideration overall sugar levels, natural or not.

But I say that now. I know I might eat my words.

[wavepool]

Jul 11, 2014 19:17:50 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Does anyone make empty pouches that I could fill with homemade purée? Obviously it wouldn't be shelf stable but at least I could control what goes in.

We aren't at the solid food phase yet but I will admit that it is essentially the only thing I won't be breezy about. I have a huge issue with anything with added sugar and I also take into consideration overall sugar levels, natural or not.

But I say that now. I know I might eat my words.

I've tried another brand and I love the little green pouch. Easy to fill, clean, and durable.

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Well, I'll just admit j eats one or more pouches nearly every day. He has become a very picky eater and has a ton of food allergies. Some days a pouch may be the only way my kid eats a fruit or vegetable. Obviously, I would much prefer he eat the real thing but that doesn't always happen. I can't mix veggies in eggs, put them in a quesadilla, cover with cheese, give him yogurt, etc. Many commonly recommended ways to get your kids to eat veggies just arent an option for me. So yeah, I resort to the pouch.

[amaristella]

Jul 11, 2014 19:17:50 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Does anyone make empty pouches that I could fill with homemade purée? Obviously it wouldn't be shelf stable but at least I could control what goes in.

We aren't at the solid food phase yet but I will admit that it is essentially the only thing I won't be breezy about. I have a huge issue with anything with added sugar and I also take into consideration overall sugar levels, natural or not.

But I say that now. I know I might eat my words.

This brand, Squooshi, shows up on Zulily every now and again. I haven't tried them because I don't even know if my kid will take pouches. He doesn't take bottles or pacifiers so I feel like he won't.

www.amazon.com/Squooshi-Reusable-Pouch-Walrus-4-Count/dp/B00AWJHCDW/

[niq]

Jul 11, 2014 20:34:01 GMT -5 amaristella said:

Jul 11, 2014 19:17:50 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Does anyone make empty pouches that I could fill with homemade purée? Obviously it wouldn't be shelf stable but at least I could control what goes in.

We aren't at the solid food phase yet but I will admit that it is essentially the only thing I won't be breezy about. I have a huge issue with anything with added sugar and I also take into consideration overall sugar levels, natural or not.

But I say that now. I know I might eat my words.

This brand, Squooshi, shows up on Zulily every now and again. I haven't tried them because I don't even know if my kid will take pouches. He doesn't take bottles or pacifiers so I feel like he won't.

www.amazon.com/Squooshi-Reusable-Pouch-Walrus-4-Count/dp/B00AWJHCDW/

rugbywife we bought them ... about the same time V started eating fewer purees and more regular solids. I've only used it once. It seemed to work. But daycare thought it was disposable and tossed it, womp womp. We're starting to have some issues with green vegetables, so we might start hiding more veggies in pouches so I suspect they'll get a lot of use before utensils are really a thing.

We're occasional pouch-on-the-go or when we have fallen down on dinner for V. Also they seem like a great way for early toddlers to be able to feed themselves.

Last but not least, speaking of "highly concentrated", MMM rage at concern troll parenting articles is even more awesome when you read five pages of it in about ten minutes. An upside to my busy day at work.

[sent]

I am very late to this, but please humor me. How does one eat a pouch?

My only pouch experience was when a 9 month old baby came to our place and his mom fed him a pouch. She squirt it on a spoon and fed it to him that way.

[dcn]

Jul 11, 2014 23:35:47 GMT -5 sent said:

I am very late to this, but please humor me. How does one eat a pouch?

My only pouch experience was when a 9 month old baby came to our place and his mom fed him a pouch. She squirt it on a spoon and fed it to him that way.

You just suck it out.