By Melanie Potock
Brace yourself. We are about to talk about pouches. You know, those little packets of convenience, filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables, sometimes with a little chia or quinoa mixed in. Parents love them, kids push up the puree and suck it right down in a flash, and speech-language pathologists get all in a fluster about them.
Letās chat about the pros, the cons and a few compromises in the great pouch debate among parents and those of us who treat clients with feeding challenges. The benefits seem obvious to parents, but as aĀ pediatric feeding specialist, Iām not a big fan of those plastic bags of puree. Why? Itās just too much of a good thing. Letās examine the pros and cons of feeding kids via pouches on a daily basis.
