Infantino Squeeze Station, Baby Food Maker & Pouch Filler, Fill 3 Reusable Pouches at Once, Easy to Use, Dishwasher Safe, Homemade Baby Food Prep Essential, Purple

Love this item. It is easy to use and clean. One plunger is not ideal when filling tubes with different items, as it needed to be washed in between switching to different tubes. However, not a deal breaker as it keeps cost of item down. This is great for creating pouches of a variety of squeezable options. Made dozens of yogurt/applesauce pouches for toddler. In addition, I don’t use much sour cream at a time, so buying it in a bigger container and transferring to pouches is ideal to freeze excess. Absolutely love this item.

I recently purchased a baby food pouch maker, and it has exceeded my expectations! This gadget has made preparing healthy and delicious meals for my little one so easy and fun. The process of blending fresh fruits and vegetables and then packaging them into pouches is incredibly convenient. The pouches are perfect for on-the-go snacking, allowing my toddler to enjoy nutritious meals while we're out and about. I love that I can control the ingredients, ensuring that my child is eating wholesome food without any preservatives or additives. Clean-up is a breeze, with the pouches being easy to rinse out and the maker itself being dishwasher safe. The whole family loves experimenting with different flavor combinations, and it turns mealtime into a creative activity.

I know there's a lot of debate about pouches and toddlers, but I think like everything else if you use it in moderation you are a-okay! We've been on the road a lot during these COVID times, and packing a healthy meal for a toddler can be challenging! I cringed every time we'd buy the Plum, Peter Rabbit, Once Upon a Farm, "insert pricey pouch price here". They were running us about $1.50-$2 a piece! My biggest gripe was the actual portions of veggies/fruits actually in each pack - some list it out, and honestly most of them are just pure fruit. When we are home I love to have my little guy go at it with feeling his food - we use these pouches either as a snack during the day or when we are in situations where its a little more difficult to get him to eat (usually if we visit someone or are on the road). What I love about this device: -Super easy to work. You just place the pouch in the slot, screw on the tube and push in the goodness (I'll admit I didn't read the instructions and stood puzzled for a good ten minutes on how to get the pouch on there, so don't feel bad if you do the same lol) -Super easy to clean. I use a straw brush to make sure the little end of the tube is cleaned too, but overall not that much mess to clean up! -Peace of mind knowing what's in the pouches! For a quick no cook pouch it takes me under ten minutes, and knowing that my toddler is getting fresh ingredients AND his veggies in makes me a happy momma! -Pouch prices. Sure these aren't going to save you a tremendous amount of money, but each disposable pouch is $.30 and food maybe is around another $.05-.10 a pack? Hey it's still savings and it's fresh! You could probably do reusable packs, but for me this route is so much easier. Each pouch you can store for about 2-3 days in the fridge and I think as long as 3 months in the freezer. Kind of like storing breastmilk! I haven't frozen any yet, so far I've been prepping about 2 yogurt mixes and 2 veggie mixes and it seems to work out great.

I love these pouches. I also have reusable pouches that I use as well, however I like these better. I've made baby food for both my babies. They did not sell fillable pouches when my first was a baby. These are so easy and I'm glad I have them now. I like these because since there are 50 in a pack, I can make a lot of types of food and put it in the freezer instead of filling them every few days. It's much easier that way! These are quicker and easier to fill than the two brands of reusable pouches I have also. The mouth part fits perfectly on the squeeze station (I use the Squooshi brand squeeze station). In addition, there are no zippers to make sure are fully closed prior to filling, such as with one brand of my reusable pouches (the zipper is kind of a pain and sometimes will pop open from pressure when filling even if it's all the way closed, resulting in a HUGE mess). I also like that these are see through. I can see the food, meaning I don't have to label the pouches. I always know what I'm grabbing. I filled these with baby food when my little one started eating purées. I still use them now that she's a toddler for snacks for her and her 4 year old brother: yogurt, applesauce, fruit purées, veggie purées, fruit and veggies combo purées, smoothies. My little one gets bad diaper rashes when she eats store bought pouches. I always throw these away after use. I have on occasion rinsed them and immediately re-filled, but I generally don't have time for that. You can't really wash them out very well, and I don't think they would fully dry if you did. The only downfall of these is that they come with 50 pouches and only 25 lids, so I save all our pouch lids for future use. Pros: looks as expected, works as expected, easy to use, convenient, clear/see through (no need to label each one), cute designs. Cons: only 25 lids per 50 pouches.

I LOVE this product. My now 10 month old was a fabulous eater and would eat just about any fruit or veggie or meat I pureed for him. Then one day, at around 8 months, my fabulous eater suddenly became Mr. Picky. There were some days where he would only eat yogurt or applesauce. Of course the doctor told me not to worry, but what mother doesn't worry? I purchased some applesauce pouches which he ate with no hesitation. I thought about purchasing pouch type food from the store, but I wanted him to continue to eat the food I made at home. In comes the Infantino Squeeze Station. PROS: My son will eat any food from these darn pouches, broccoli, kale, beets and the regular peas, carrots, etc. I puree chicken with sweet potato or beef and peas and put them in the pouches and he eats it like ice cream. I also put yogurt or homemade applesauce in them. When I try to feed him the same food from a bowl, he's not interested. I puree food a week or so at a time and freeze the pouches, pulling a few pouches out the night before to dethaw. If it's still frozen, a few minutes in a bowl of hot water loosens it up. I squeeze the puree onto a spoon and feed him, or if we're out and about, I'll feed him straight from the pouch. It's saved me money because I'm not buying the food pouches from the store, plus I get some peace of mind knowing he's eating what I cook. I've even been able to introduce new flavors, such as curry or black pepper or cinnamon to his food, because he'll eat anything, as long as it comes out from the pouch. The Squeeze Station is easy to clean - I just soak the pieces in hot, soapy water and use his bottle brush to clean it thoroughly. It's also fairly small and I can store it in a kitchen drawer. CONS: You do have to spend the money to purchase the Squeeze Station and the pouches, but the price is much cheaper than purchasing the store-bought food pouches. Also, everyday my son eats less and less pureed foods, so it'll get to the point where I'm not using this product as often as I do now, but I've read some good ideas on how people use the product once they're done making baby food. You can use it for condiments when camping or on a picnic, for sauces or dressings, etc. Lotion or shampoo when going on vacation is another idea I've read. Overall, this has been an excellent investment. There are a few products that have changed my life as a new mother: Motorola Baby Monitor, Wonder Bumpers and now this Squeeze Station and pouches. Even if I only use the product for a few more months, to me and for my peace of mind, it was well worth the money.

I had tons of leftover jars of baby food that my 11month old son just refuses to eat, because he'd have to use a spoon and it takes too long. Recently, we tried the food pouches again to see if that worked better during snack time. I didn't buy any reusable pouches and just bought the one-time, disposable ones from the grocery store to see if he'd like them. He loves them! I instantly went on a hunt for reusable pouches and found this. It has been a game changer at snack time. I can grab one of his favorite food jars and pop one in a pouch or pour in a homemade puree and the outcome is the same. He devours them and can eat on his own, which his little independent self loves. The setup is really easy to put together. The pusher thing can be a little tricky to push down with certain foods and does not get the last tiny little bit in the tube, but not enough to notice really. The only other thing I notice is I may have to make a small tug to get the pouch out, which can be tricky with the small amount of food at the tip of the pouch. I did purchase some reusable bags separately through another seller that I have yet to use. The bags included in this set are not reusable (Granted, I make them reusable by washing them out and hanging them to dry on our bottle rack lol) but are durable and have yet to get holes during snack time or wear out. They're just as good as the grocery store pouches. I also bought some reusable silicone covers for the plastic top of the food pouches. My son is teething and likes to bite things hard and the plastic can hurt. I highly recommend some silicone covers for any pouches. The pouches are really easy to squeeze and food can go everywhere. I found that out the hard way when my son decided to swing a pouch around while eating. With a cover, they can't squeeze food out and they're easy to put up when they're done.

This is perfect! My daughter likes to feed herself more than being spoon fed and this is perfect to put her purées in! It’s very easy to clean and simple to use!

The idea behind this is great... You control the ingredients, make it in bulk, line up the pouch station and start making pouches quickly. I got the idea to make my own food pouches from another mom I met at Target who told me there was a big concern with mold/fungus in the store bought ones. She said because those pouches are NOT clear/translucent, moms unknowingly hand it to the kids without realizing there was mold in it, even when it wasn't past expiration. A few saavy moms who either spoon-fed their child the pouches or opened the pouches discovered the issue! Anyways, this item is decent but the problem is that it is VERY messy. I followed the instructions exactly and no matter what I do, liquid ends up all around the top where the cap screws on. I then have to cover the opening with my finger, rinse it under the sink to remove the liquid debris, then put the cap on for every single pouch. The plunger creates a vacuum so when you push down to flow the liquid in the bag, if you pull it back up at all, the liquid comes back up. I wanted to take the plunger out so that it would create less pressure and maybe less mess when I unscrewed the pouches. (I also tried leaving the plunger on instead of removing it after the pouch was filled but it is still a mess.) If someone else figured this out, please let me know if they found a way around it. Reading the other reviews, people just kind of dealt this this issue. It also does not work very well for thicker consistencies like thicker yogurt. I try to make healthier yogurt pouches with greek yogurt or whole milk yogurt (trying to add extra calories since he's petite) since he likes the YoTot and Yo Kids pouches. But it is so hard to fill the pouches with thicker consistencies. The yogurt pouches are $1.79-$2/pack in the store so if you can make your own, it will save you a lot of money. But if the liquid is too "watery" compared to the ones store bought ones, one gentle squeeze and most of it may end up on your little ones shirt instead of in their mouth. My kiddo will also "drink" one of these pouches way faster than he would eating it by spoon. I typically make half a dozen yogurt-fruit pouches at a time so its fresh but after I make it, it is pretty convenient. The pieces fit into one another so that you can keep track of it easier and it doesn't have a huge footprint. Also, I freeze some for outtings and its nice and cold by the time you need it. Tip: You can add a natural thickener/binder like guar gum or xanthum gum so that after it thaws out, the liquid and solids don't separate and the consistency is still creamy. Don't be weirded out by the two ingredients name- if you look at most salad dressing or food labels, you will likely see one of these two ingredient in it. Really just flip over a bottle of ranch. They are both natural and you can get it online at amazon or at Whole Foods.