15 Nutritious Baby Food Pouches to Make Mealtime So Much Easier

When your kid starts enjoying a wider range of food groups, this meal-in-a-pouch offers up a four-course delight in a texture that's easy for them to eat. This pouch is a savory blend of chicken and veggies that your baby will absolutely love. 

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Blend, baby! This pack by Plum Organics features a baby-food blend of mango, sweet potato, apple, and millet. You'll appreciate the fiber and protein content just as much as your baby will — keeping them full and happy for quite a while. 

There's a price for convenience, as baby food pouches typically cost nearly double the price of food sold in a jar — but if it suits your family and lifestyle, try Gerber Organic pouches. Now available up to Stage 3, these cost about a dollar or two less per pouch than other brands. There's a wide variety of flavors available ranging from mostly vegetable to all-fruit blends.

With a name like Peter Rabbit Organics, you know you're getting something fresh. We're not sure if the fruits and veggies in these pouches are from Mr. McGregor's garden, but we do know that they're 100% certified USDA organic, with no added sugar, salt, or water. 

Reviews note that kids love this straight out of the fridge, which is convenient if you're planning on throwing them in a cooler for a day out. 

Full of good fats for brain development, hearty oatmeal for a filling breakfast, cinnamon for flavor, and fruits for sweetness, this is a pouch that parents will want to steal for themselves. Since that might leave you with an incredibly grumpy baby, it might be best to just hand it over and step away. 

We're not going to lie. Like much baby food, the color and texture of this puree might have you questioning why your baby loves it so much. However, this tasty and creamy green blend is a huge hit with the little ones and full of good fats and fiber, which keeps the hanger at bay.

If you're concerned about where your baby's meat is coming from, this is the food pouch for you. Serenity Farms makes sure that all of the meat and vegetables in its food are ethically-sourced and organic, without any added sugar. 

This sweet potato, garbanzo bean, and barley-based pouch is loaded with protein, fat, fiber, and vitamins. It's creamy and just a little bit sweet, so babies will adore the familiar flavor.

Cerebelly is a unique food subscription service that really takes the work out of mealtime for parents. 

You visit their site, take a quiz, and they recommend a custom box of pouches for your baby. Then, they send you new pouches as you need them. Alternatively, you can build a box of their custom blends or your own based on what you think your baby will like. 

The pouches are unique, with flavors like pea basil and sweet potato and black bean. They are an easy way to introduce new foods to your baby.

This tropical pouch smells like pure pineapple, and babies love it. Thankfully, the fat in the avocado and the grain of the granola temper the acidity of the pineapple, making it gentle on baby's sensitive mouth. It's a fun, beachy twist on baby food that will be an instant hit. 

You know why this one is on here. Sometimes, babies just need a little help to get things moving, and according to The Mayo Clinic, it's one of the oldest remedies out there. Is it purple and messy? Yes.  Does it work? Also yes.

I know, you're dubious about serving your kid Coho salmon in a pouch, but I promise, it doesn't smell like cat food, and kids love it. It is strange for many of us to think about, but salmon is so good for developing brains according to the USDA, and it's also just a great way to introduce them to eating fish.

This is basically a baby açai bowl, and it tastes just as good. Seriously, if you put this in the fridge and ate it yourself, you'd have no idea you didn't spend $8 for it at the local juice press. It's a little bougie, but it's chock-full of good fats and antioxidants thanks to the chia seeds and açai berries.

This pick from Plum Organics has 3 grams of fiber and 3 grams of protein from chia and white bean, which is a lot for a pouch. The light strawberry banana flavor combination makes for a great option for feeding baby on-the-fly.

A few years ago, there was a huge shift in the recommendations about how parents should feed their kids. Now, all the big allergens are introduced right along with other foods, including peanut. The rationale is that early exposure can decrease the chance your baby develops an allergy to that food, according to The American Academy of Pediatrics. 

Obviously, talk to your pediatrician about introducing solids, especially if you have a family history of allergies. However, if you have the green light? This brand combines fruits and nuts in the most-delicious fashion. 

It tastes like a fresh apple smeared with peanut butter and it smells like heaven. Kids love it all on its own, and also as a dip if they're old enough to dip their puffs or waffles. 

(Pro tip: You can also use it as an egg substitute when making pancakes.)