Squeeze pouch or Squeeze bag is a tube-shaped package with usually fruit or baby food that has a liquid or porridge-like consistency. The product for children was invented in 2007[1] and pouches were introduced in the US in 2008.[2] The product has become popular with parents and toddlers.
The bags are said to be intended for use as snacks. One manufacturer recommends serving the product directly on a spoon for easy feeding. However, it happens that children squeeze the packaging and suck in the contents.
Similar packaging and contents are also available for adults as space food[3] and as sports-related nutrition.[4]
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.[5]
Research
Even moderately with fruit pouches does not cause excess weight (at the age of 18 months).[6] and consumption of fruit pouches are not associated with early manifestations of allergic disease.[7]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Leadership Lessons From A Baby Food Disruptor". forbes.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Falling Sales Squeeze Baby-Food Pouches". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Space Food, Broccoli Au Gratin, Shuttle". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Products". tribalactive.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Koletzko B, Buhrer C, Ensenauer R, et al. (6 Mar 2019). "Complementary foods in baby food pouches: position statement from the Nutrition Commission of the German Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ, e.V.)". Mol Cell Pediatr. 2 (6): 2. doi:10.1186/s40348-019-0089-6. PMC 6403273. PMID 30840172.
- ^ Lundkvist E, et al. (30 Jun 2021). "Fruit Pouch Consumption and Dietary Patterns Related to BMIz at 18 Months of Age". Nutrients. 13 (7): 2265. doi:10.3390/nu13072265. PMC 8308466. PMID 34208982.
- ^ Fredriksson E, et al. (2023). "Fruit Pouch Consumption Does Not Associate with Early Manifestations of Allergic Disease". Nutrients. 15 (20): 4318. doi:10.3390/nu15204318. PMC 6403273. PMID 30840172.
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