Draft:Squeeze pouch

Squeeze pouch is a tubeshaped package with food for baby, sports and space food.

Overview
Squeeze pouch (or Baby food pouch, Fruit pouch, Pouch and Squeeze bag) is a tube-shaped package with usually fruit or baby food that has a liquid or porridge-like consistency. The product intended for kids from about six months was invented in 2007 and pouches were introduced in the US in 2008. The product has become popular with parents and toddlers.

The bags are intended for use as snacks. One manufacturer recommends serving the product directly on a spoon for easy feeding. However, it happens that toddlers squeeze the packaging and suck in the contents.

Similar packaging and contents are also available for adults as space food and as sports-related nutrition.

Criticism
Pediatricians have expressed concerns about the intake of supplementary pouches and also about the content including sugar/energy and the risk of tooth decay and obesity. Similar theoretical concerns are e.g. delaying motor development, diluting nutritional quality and increasing picky eating in young kids.

Research
Infants who are exposed to baby food pouches are also exposed to other forms of fruits and vegetables. Even moderately with fruit pouches does not cause excess weight (at the age of 18 months). and consumption of fruit pouches are not associated with early manifestations of allergic disease.