Why are some parents against pouches?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

Yup. Does anyone actually believe that giving a kid a pouch will result in them not learning how to eat with a fork and a spoon? Delusional people, that’s who.

Not that severe, no. But if something helps them why not do it?

[Anonymous]

I don’t want my baby sucking down food. That’s all. He’s already good at sucking!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

Yup. Does anyone actually believe that giving a kid a pouch will result in them not learning how to eat with a fork and a spoon? Delusional people, that’s who.

Not that severe, no. But if something helps them why not do it?

I gave my child pouches and I greatly regret it. To this day, he is unable to eat with a fork and does recognize solid foods when put in front of him. It might as well be a rock or a ball. It's a hamburger! But no, pouches pouches pouches. He slurps down each and every calorie in this diet. I know I failed. The poor guy is now 25 years old and his entire closet is stocked with spinach and pear pouches. Sad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

Yup. Does anyone actually believe that giving a kid a pouch will result in them not learning how to eat with a fork and a spoon? Delusional people, that’s who.

Not that severe, no. But if something helps them why not do it?

I gave my child pouches and I greatly regret it. To this day, he is unable to eat with a fork and does recognize solid foods when put in front of him. It might as well be a rock or a ball. It's a hamburger! But no, pouches pouches pouches. He slurps down each and every calorie in this diet. I know I failed. The poor guy is now 25 years old and his entire closet is stocked with spinach and pear pouches. Sad!

LOL

You will forever regret that decision to give him pouches at 6 months old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

Yup. Does anyone actually believe that giving a kid a pouch will result in them not learning how to eat with a fork and a spoon? Delusional people, that’s who.

Not that severe, no. But if something helps them why not do it?

I gave my child pouches and I greatly regret it. To this day, he is unable to eat with a fork and does recognize solid foods when put in front of him. It might as well be a rock or a ball. It's a hamburger! But no, pouches pouches pouches. He slurps down each and every calorie in this diet. I know I failed. The poor guy is now 25 years old and his entire closet is stocked with spinach and pear pouches. Sad!

Just think of him as an astronaut-in-training.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

Yup. Does anyone actually believe that giving a kid a pouch will result in them not learning how to eat with a fork and a spoon? Delusional people, that’s who.

Not that severe, no. But if something helps them why not do it?

I gave my child pouches and I greatly regret it. To this day, he is unable to eat with a fork and does recognize solid foods when put in front of him. It might as well be a rock or a ball. It's a hamburger! But no, pouches pouches pouches. He slurps down each and every calorie in this diet. I know I failed. The poor guy is now 25 years old and his entire closet is stocked with spinach and pear pouches. Sad!

You’re being ridiculous, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s better for a child’s brain development to navigate with a spoon and bowl.

And children suck pouches down too fast.

But they’re good for emergencies or a treat.

agree with these. it's important for brain development to practice "crossing the midline" and eating can be one way to do it. jaw work is also helpful for facial development.

also, it's environmentally horrible to eat individually packaged foods. my toxicologist friends from grad school (neighboring department) do not eat anything wet packaged in plastic if they can help it. and expensive.

we had great luck with baby-led weaning, straight to finger foods.

This. Although I never did BLM, I never gave them pouches.

[Anonymous]

They aren’t recycled because they are two kinds of plastic. You may throw them in the recycling bin, but they are thrown out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

In my case it did.

I fed my kids real food — the same type of food the rest of the family was eating (with minor modifications for safety.) Guess what? Years later my kids happily eat a huge variety of food and we’ve never had issues with eating. My friends who relied on pouches and other prepackaged foods are dealing with all sorts of picky eating and have so many food rules at their house. They actually count the number of bites their kids eat! I think it’s something like they have to eat their age in bites or something ridiculous like that. It sounds exhausting. At my house my kids eat when they’re hungry, stop when they’re full. I cook one meal for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Environmental reasons, that’s it. We did reusable pouches with frozen cubes of purées, with a disposable pouch once every few months when it wasn’t feasible to bring and wash out the reusable pouch container. But we still have the same 5 year old pouches and my 5 year old gets yogurt or applesauce in a pouch when she’s playing or otherwise having a snack away from the table.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

In my case it did.

I fed my kids real food — the same type of food the rest of the family was eating (with minor modifications for safety.) Guess what? Years later my kids happily eat a huge variety of food and we’ve never had issues with eating. My friends who relied on pouches and other prepackaged foods are dealing with all sorts of picky eating and have so many food rules at their house. They actually count the number of bites their kids eat! I think it’s something like they have to eat their age in bites or something ridiculous like that. It sounds exhausting. At my house my kids eat when they’re hungry, stop when they’re full. I cook one meal for everyone.

And you think that has something to do with anything you’ve done?

It’s dumb luck, lady. Stop patting yourself on the back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

Yup. Does anyone actually believe that giving a kid a pouch will result in them not learning how to eat with a fork and a spoon? Delusional people, that’s who.

Not that severe, no. But if something helps them why not do it?

They think their kids will test higher on the SAT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

In my case it did.

I fed my kids real food — the same type of food the rest of the family was eating (with minor modifications for safety.) Guess what? Years later my kids happily eat a huge variety of food and we’ve never had issues with eating. My friends who relied on pouches and other prepackaged foods are dealing with all sorts of picky eating and have so many food rules at their house. They actually count the number of bites their kids eat! I think it’s something like they have to eat their age in bites or something ridiculous like that. It sounds exhausting. At my house my kids eat when they’re hungry, stop when they’re full. I cook one meal for everyone.

And you think that has something to do with anything you’ve done?

It’s dumb luck, lady. Stop patting yourself on the back.

Right? I have one kid who will eat anything and one kid who doesn't. And one kid who was a great sleeper and one kid who wasn't. Nature.

But yeah, keep on thinking that your momentous decision not to give your kid pouches set this all in motion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people think small decisions you make when your kids are toddlers actually matter.

In my case it did.

I fed my kids real food — the same type of food the rest of the family was eating (with minor modifications for safety.) Guess what? Years later my kids happily eat a huge variety of food and we’ve never had issues with eating. My friends who relied on pouches and other prepackaged foods are dealing with all sorts of picky eating and have so many food rules at their house. They actually count the number of bites their kids eat! I think it’s something like they have to eat their age in bites or something ridiculous like that. It sounds exhausting. At my house my kids eat when they’re hungry, stop when they’re full. I cook one meal for everyone.

I did the opposite of you and my kids eat everything too.

[Anonymous]

My daughter is nearly 1 and gets at least one pouch a day. I would love to feed her exclusively finger foods but she just does not eat a sufficient variety of them (most of what I offer ends up on the floor). I clean them and plan to send them to terracycle for recycling, though I have trashed plenty of them in the past and do feel bad about it.