Buying Guide: 9 Best Organic Baby Food Pouches
9 Best Organic Baby Food Pouches – an expert review of the best tried-and-true brands! I tested all 9 baby food pouches for consistency, taste, ingredients and price and come up with my 4 winners! Easy guide on the best store-bought baby food pouches to serve baby!
Best Baby Food Pouches
I get it.
You may not want to make all of your own baby food, or you are in a pinch and are traveling or heading to a playdate without a stash of puree on you.
You need a go-to brand of store-bought baby food that’s as delicious as it is nutritious.
So I rounded up 9 of the top brands of store-bought organic baby foods and put them through my rigorous testing.
I tested them for consistency, taste, price and ingredients <—— yes, you read that right, I tasted each and every baby food puree in this post!
And I was actually surprised what I discovered.
More than half of them I would feed to my own babies! But a couple of them I would pass up in the market in a heart beat.
There were clearly 4 amazing winners (see below for the official awards).
And find out which ones to avoid.
A couple of things before you see the results:
- I bought all of these baby food purees at my local Target, Whole Foods or King Soopers. If you can’t find them at your local grocery stores, or you want front door service, you can order all of these pouches directly from amazon with the links provided.
- This is not a sponsored post. Non of these brands have paid me, or even know I am posting this. This is just my honest expert opinion.
- No pouches are recyclable through a city recycling program, which a big bummer. You can however recycle them through TerraCycle. I also know that some preschools and baby stores in some cities already have these recycle programs in place for you to use.
Organic Baby Food Pouches Reviewed:
- Happy Baby Organics
- Gerber Organic
- Plum Organics
- Peter Rabbit
- Earths Best
- Sprout
- Once Upon a Farm
- NuturME
- Mama Bear
Organic Baby Food Pouch Winners!!
Best Overall Pouch: Plum Organics
Best Priced Pouch: Mama Bear
Best Tasting Pouch: NuturMe
Best Ingredients: Happy Baby
Happy Baby Organics – Winner of Best Ingredients
I taste-tested these two Happy Baby Organics Baby Food Pouches:
Overall:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/5 stars
Notes: Smooth puree with hints of the real food but rounded out to be a little bland with a hint of tartness. Not a bad puree, just a mild taste that would be great for baby’s with sensitive taste buds. Love the ingredient list saying how much produce is in each pouch!
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars (average 0.36/ounce)
Try a bunch of flavors with their Assorted Variety Pouch Pack!
Gerber Organic
I taste-tested these two Gerber Organic Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️ 2/5 stars
Notes: The apple, carrot and squash puree was watery. The Oatmeal puree contains wheat, which I thought was an unnecessary ingredient for a baby puree. Both were VERY sweet and I thought they had added concentrated apple juice or something. Overall, not my favorite purees.
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️ 2/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️ 2/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️ 2/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars (average 0.38/ounce)
Plum Organics – Winner of Best Overall Pouch
I taste-tested these two Plum Organics Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5/5 stars
Notes: These two baby food purees surprised me because I could actually taste the individual flavors of the produce in each pouch! Not overly sweet or tart. Overall, one of my favorite pouches!
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars (average 0.33/ounce)
Try a bunch of flavors with their Plum Organics Stage 2 Fruit & Veggie Variety Pack.
Peter Rabbit Organics
I taste-tested these two Peter Rabbit Organics Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars
Notes: The consistency was so amazing – thick and smooth, but the taste was too sweet and you couldn’t taste anything but banana. Would be great for desserts or special purees for baby.
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️ 2/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars (average 0.38/ounce)
Earth’s Best
I taste-tested these two Earth’s Best Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.5/5 stars
Notes: Not too sweet or tart. Okay, if not on the blander side. Would be great for babies with more sensitive palettes.
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars (average 0.29/ounce)
Try several flavors with the Earth’s Best Vegetable and Fruit Variety Pack.
Sprout
I taste-tested these two Sprout Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Notes: I was completely surprised by this one. They both tasted like real food! Not too sweet, just right. Filled with great ingredients. Would definitely feed these pouches to my girls.
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars (average 0.40/ounce)
Would definitely recommend trying out this Sprout Organic 12 Flavor Variety Sampler!
Once Upon A Farm
I taste-tested these two Once Upon A Farm Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
Notes: I really really wanted to love this brand of baby food, but it just didn’t hit the mark for me, especially for the price. The strawberry patch was way too watery and the green kale had a very intense kale flavor that I think most babies would be turned off of. Their ingredients and method of making their purees (cold press so you don’t lose any nutrients) is the most creative and nutrient dense of the bunch, so I am giving them some credit for that.
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Price: ⭐️ 1/5 stars (average 0.90/ounce)
NuturME – Winner of Best Tasting Pouch
I taste-tested these two NuturMe Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5/5 stars
Notes: I was completely surprised by this brand – it was delicious! Great consistency, taste and ingredients! They are a newer company, so they are priced a little higher than their competition, but in my foodie opinion, it’s so worth it.
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️ 2/5 stars (average 0.58/ounce)
I would for sure put this NuturMe Power Blends Variety Pack on Subscribe and Save – it’s so worth it!
Mama Bear – Winner of Best Priced Pouch
I taste-tested these two Mama Bear Baby Food Pouches:
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars
Notes: This puree was a little too sweet and acidic at the same time. The price is surprisingly the cheapest of the bunch, so I might try some more flavors, but I wouldn’t order these two again.
Update: I tried the Apple Banana and the Mango, Apple, Carrot and Peach and those were much better tasting.
Consistency: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 stars
Taste: ⭐️⭐️ 2/5 stars
Ingredients: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars
Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 start (average 0.27/ounce)
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11 Comments on “Buying Guide: 9 Best Organic Baby Food Pouches”
I buy Plum pouches so I’m happy to see that was a top pick! It’s one of the few I’ve cone across that doesn’t have citric acid in it. I know some of the other brands you tested do contain this acid. What are your thoughts about this ingredient being harmful?
I was surprised Plum was one of my favorites – they have definitely upped their taste game over the last 5 years, which makes me super happy. While citric acid is deemed safe, some studies have shown a link between it and reflux in babies. So if that is occurring, I would definitely stop using brands with citric acid in it. I definitely could taste the citric acid in the brands I tried and didn’t care for it at all. I would much prefer the brands that use organic lemon juice concentrate (sprout, happy baby).
I only use once upon a farm since it’s cold pressed. A Nutritionist told me once those baby foods are heated it’s all sugar and are not healthy.
While I am all for cold pressed pouches (or anything really:) because you do get the most macro-nutrients from this cooking process, I think most organic baby food companies are responding really well to try to limit the amount of heat they process their food in. While still not perfect, I think they are trying to improve their cooking production lines. I did compare the Once Upon A Farm and Plum Mango Puree and for sugar count OUAF had 12g (3.2 ounce pouch) while Plum had 13g (3.5 ounce pouch), so the sugar content is roughly the same in both. But with that said, I really like OUAF’s mission and ingredient list and I am hoping to try out more flavors. What flavors have you found that you love?
The one’s with less sugar 😉 Sun-Shiny Strawberry Patch & Mama Bear Blueberry has 7g
Hi Michele,
Have you tested the baby pouch from Aldi? I bought some the other day but now I’m not sure if this are Ok considering the price is much cheaper than other brands.
I don’t have an Aldi by me so I wasn’t able to taste test it. You can snap a picture of it and send it to hello@babyfoode.com and I can take a look at it for you.
How you feel now about this??
I feel the same way as before. These are still my favorite organic brands on the market. A fed baby is always best and the key to feeding baby is always to rotate foods and not serve your baby sweet potatoes at every meal for weeks on end. Do you have any specific questions or concerns?
Have you tried any that aren’t tart or acidic? My baby hates the tartness & I don’t blame him.
This is a great question. I think on the whole, they all run sweeter more than tart. But the Happy Family or Plum brand might be a good place to start.