Kiinde Foodii Baby Food Storage Starter Kit, Squeeze Pouch and Reusable Spouts Set

We already own (and love) the Kiinde Twist system for pumping and feeding breast milk, so I was excited to see them release the Foodii system, which uses the same pouches to prepare, store, and feed pureed foods! The system is very easy to use, and pretty self-explanatory. Here are some notes I had about the process.PREPARATIONLabel the pouch with the date and contents before filling. (It's much harder to do once full!) I can't stress this enough. You think you'll be able to tell the difference between the green beans and the peas, but once they're frozen, forget it.Keep as much air out of the pouch as possible when attaching it to the Squeeze Snack Filler jar. Fill about halfway, then carefully remove the pouch and tap it gently on the counter to settle the contents and remove any air bubbles before adding more food.Remove as much air as possible from the pouch, then screw the lid on tightly. (They have a tendency to gap if not perfectly threaded.) Toss in the fridge or freezer for storage.FEEDINGSqueeze Spoons - The spoon pops onto the pouch rather than screwing on (very similar to the nipples, if you've used the Kiinde bottles). It's made of flexible silicone with a nipple-like feel, and it has a smaller opening than the spout. This would make a very smooth transition for babies who are just being introduced to solid foods.Snack Spouts - The spouts screw securely onto the pouches, and the lids screw onto the spouts, making a convenient, portable package. This is the perfect feeding option for an older baby or toddler. Our son can hold the pouch and happily feed himself without assistance.The plastic pouches collapse easily while feeding, but they don't hold their shape like the pre-packaged snack pouches you buy in stores. So if your child takes his or her mouth off the spout, air can (and will) get into the pouch. It hasn't caused a problem for our son, but it's something to be aware of.OTHER THOUGHTSThe pouches are a little on the spendy side, but I've found them durable enough to be washed and re-used a few times before recycling. You can also easily cap a half-finished pouch and save it for later. Also note that the Twist and Foodii pouches are absolutely identical, so buy whichever one you find on sale.If you freeze in batches, you may want to pull a few bags at a time into the fridge to thaw. We have the Kozii bottle warmer, which is nice, but it still takes about 15 minutes to fully thaw a pouch of frozen food. The Kiinde bottle shells are a fantastic addition to this system. They prevent messes by keeping our son from squeezing the pouches too hard. We also have the Keeper rack, which is convenient for storing pouches of food in the freezer.I appreciate Kiinde hitting such a low price point on this kit, but I wish they also offered a "premium" Foodii kit that included the storage rack and a couple of bottle shells, since not everyone who wishes to use the Foodii system will already own the Twist system.SUMMARYThe Kiinde Foodii system is a truly fantastic tool for making squeeze pouches of food for your baby or toddler. This inexpensive starter kit is an especially great companion to the Kiinde Twist bottle system, but comes with enough components to be used independently. We love it!

Nipple is easy to clean if you have a long enough thing enough brush. Packets are meant to be thrown away... we reuse a couple times. I live how versatile and easy to use this system is. We used for Brest milk, formula, and now baby purée. With the different attachments you can feed them most anything. There is a nozzle attachment that turns it into a pouch (like for apple sauce) or a spoon to feed them straight out of the pouch. Highly recommend. There is even attachments to pump straight into the bags. They are freezer safe!!

Great for blended meals, smoothies or Breast milk. I warm them up in the breast milk bottle warmer. Once the food is a little warm I take the cap off so the food at the top can go down (put cap back on) and warm up evenly. I always take one or two out of the freezer (put in fridge) the night before or early morning and leave on the counter to thaw. My little boy loves them.pouches NOT REUSABLE!I bought the kit first to try it out. It comes with a cup for easy filling the pouches. 2 spouts and a spoon attachment.

I've been using this for a couple of months now. I've done two big batches of baby food where I make 15 or so pouches of all different food combinations. I also use it for one or two pouches when I have leftovers. I originally ordered it because I have the Kiinde Twist system for pumping and storing breast milk, which I love. While I do like this Foodii Squeeze system, I don't love it for the reasons I thought I would. Here's why:CONS1. The squeeze cup is much bigger than the picture makes it seem. I was picturing something sippy cup size, maybe slightly larger. This thing is much bigger; it holds about 18 fluid ounces. This is good if you want to fill a lot of bottles with the same kind of food. However, it's not great if you're only filling one pouch because it doesn't squeeze too well when it's that empty.2. It's not as easy to squeeze the food into pouches as I was imagining it would be. You need to do quite a bit of pounding on the counter and shaking to actually get the food into the bag. If you have the Twist system use the white bottle holder to hold the pouches while you're filling them. This makes it much easier to bang them on the counter and get the food down to the pouch. When it gets down to the last little bit, I unscrew the green lid (leaving it on the pouch), and use a spoon to scoop the rest of the food down into the pouch. Sort of using the green lid as a funnel, if that makes sense...3. Mine is now stained orange from using it for carrots and/or sweet potatoes.PROS:1. You can use an immersion blender in it! I was so excited when I discovered that my immersion blender fit in this thing. I had originally planned on using my Vitamix to make baby food, but you need to make a couple of servings worth in order for the Vitamix to work correctly. I can put half an avocado in the squeeze cup, blend it with my immersion blender, and squeeze it into the pouch. All I need to wash is the immersion blender and the squeeze cup (in the dishwasher).2. The green spoon that comes with it is awesome! Before we got this we were using plastic Nuby Hot Safe spoons. My little one never liked those, but she loves this green Foodii spoon so much. We actually started using it even when we're not using the pouches because she will actually eat off of it. We just stick our finger in it and it's super easy to feed her with. It's a little big, but is so soft and bendy (silicone) that she just loves it. It comes with a case for the top of the spoon. I wish the bottom of the spoon had a cover so I could throw it in the diaper bag without getting dirty (since that part goes into the pouch and touches the food).I took one star off for it not being easy to squeeze into the pouches. If you have reasonable expectations about that, you'll probably like it!