SOME parents think they’ll be preparing all of baby’s meals from scratch, but the reality is, you’ll need some baby food staples in the house, too.
Whether you’re running out the door or don’t have time to prepare a meal, pre-prepared baby food can be a lifesaver.
1. Best all-rounder baby food brand: Ella's Kitchen
The pouches are available at retailers everywhere, so you can typically sort baby out of a bind whether you're doing the weekly supermarket shop or you're in the middle of a National Trust visit.
The colourful organic pouches feature delicious flavours for weaners at all stages, from simple single fruits to Thai curries for more sophisticated older-baby palates.
The brand can also accommodate for a range of food sensitivities with dairy and gluten-free options (among others).
Ella's Kitchen also has a frozen range for Big Kids, featuring staples with a signature (cute) Ella's Kitchen twist.
Think cod fish fingers shaped like fish, chicken nuggets that look like stars and pea and squash mac-and-cheese bites.
Although your five-year-old will still happily inhale a Stage 1 fruit pouch at any opportunity.
2. Best budget baby food brand: Aldi Mamia Organic
Parents love Aldi's Mamia food range, which features organic pouches, fruit pots, meals and snacks at unbeatable prices.
To give you a point of comparison, an Ella's Kitchen stage 2 beef stew pouch costs £1.50 compared with Mamia's similar beef casserole with vegetables, a snip at £0.55p.
3. Best supermarket-own baby food brand: Sainsbury's Little Ones range
Sainsbury's launched its own-brand range, developed with nutritionist Fiona Wilcock, in 2018.
A low-sugar, low-salt alternative in the competitive baby food market, it doesn't disappoint.
Designed to complement home cooking, the range includes pureed pouches, porridge and tasty dinners like chicken katsu curry and BBQ pulled pork - with a side of veggies.
4. Best baby food brand for toddlers: Little Dish
Little Dish has a yummy selection of dishes for toddlers made with natural ingredients, no added sugar or preservatives and low salt.
We love the variety of flavours and meals available from chicken and vegetable risotto to chicken korma.
5. Best for inspiring your own baby meals: Annabel Karmel
Parents rave that their babies love the taste of Annabel Karmel's additive-free purees and chilled toddler meals.
We love the flavour combinations.
The purees have inspiring fruit and veg mixes that will enlighten your own cooking, while the toddler meals offer healthy takes on favourites like cottage pie, beef lasagne, tomato and mascarpone pasta and fish pie.
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