Putting a Squeeze on a Family Ritual: Starting Bad Habits Early
Sure, it was messy but it was so good! How sweet! Cute little pouches of pureed food—not for infants but for toddlers to slurp up. Designed for eating on the run, they also help to appease the difficult feeder. You know, when you fear your picky eater might starve by not eating her peas. And, they’re convenient for the challenged parent, juggling work and the demands of raising kids. Perfect for soothing the fussy little one while watching TV or simply while riding in the car. Allows for hands-free feeding so you can easily be typing on your ipad or dealing with work issues by phone while productively feeding your little one, too! Professor Brian Wansink, the fabulous researcher known for his work on environment and eating behaviors may be ambivalent about these , but my opinions are solid. I would never feed these newly popular foods in a pouch (described in the NY Times article Putting a Squeeze on a Family Ritual ) to my kids. Never mind that my sons are in their twenties (year...