Spoon VS. Pouch: How To Feed Your Baby

1. HOW TO Feed Your Baby Vs.

2. When Is The Best Time TO INTRODUCE FOOD There is no clear cut age to introduce baby food – look for signs of being ready. Some children are ready at four months. And some aren’t ready until after eight months. Breast milk will always be your baby's best source of nutrition. Introducing babies to a variety of foods helps them accept new foods in the future.

3. How Should You Feed Spoon VS. Pouch

4. Eating from a Spoon Eating from a Pouch Delays development of the natural chewing action and oral muscles Helps your baby learn to chew Encourages development of oral muscles required for speech and vital early verbal skills Makes it difficult for your baby to control intake, increasing the risk of overeating Allows your baby to learn important lifetime habits such as taking breaks between bites and stopping when full Prevents the important progression towards more textured foods Allows your baby to progress to and experience more textured foods Reduces the important interaction between you and your baby at mealtime Encourages important interaction between you and your baby at mealtime Pouches remove the multisensory experience as babies cannot see, touch or smell food

5. Eating from a Spoon Eating from a Pouch Your baby experiences the sensory properties of food such as aroma, texture, color and taste Increased risk of tooth decay due to constant exposure of sugar on the teeth Learning to eat and self-feed contributes directly to motor skills and to the development of hand-mouth and hand-eye coordination Creates a choking hazard, as food can be sucked down into the lungs Limits your baby’s development of motor skills associated with spoon feeding Reduced risk of choking

6. To Summarize… Put the pouch down, and pick a spoon! Pouches are good sometimes... But in the long run, they’re not a smart feeding choice. WINNER

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