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I understand how daunting it is to try to introduce food to your kiddo for the first time, so let me take away some of the stress with these items.

Promising review: "This stainless-steel bowl is a game changer! It's incredibly durable, so I know it will last for a long time. The silicone suction base is a fantastic feature it keeps the bowl securely in place on the table, preventing any accidental spills. It's definitely a must-have for anyone with little ones. Highly recommend!" —Chan Ha Hwang

Get a four-pack from Amazon for $25.99 (available in five color combinations).

Promising review: "These plates are perfect for transitioning out of a tray style food situation. I didn’t want to get silicone because it makes her food taste weird so I opted for the stainless steel with silicone suction — perfect stickiness to the table and so easy to clean! Nothing has stuck to them so bad while cleaning which is ideal for parent's clean up haha." —Alyssa

Get a three-pack from Amazon for $16.95+ (available in three color combinations).

This is a great option if you don't wanna spend $600 but still want a chair that'll grow with your kiddo. It's great if you don't want to have to be buying a new thing for every stage of my baby's life. This can transition from a place for your baby to sit all the way to a chair for a full adult (literally can hold 300 pounds). There are also sooo many different finishes so you can find something that actually fits your vibe rather than having to get something basic and sacrifice your aesthetic.

Promising review: "I have tried several other high chairs and they are so difficult to clean and bulky. I wish I would have started with this one! You can pull it right up to the table, it's not bulky at all, and it's so incredibly easy to clean. Don't let the price scare you... Spend the money... Out of everything baby/toddler related, a high chair is the thing you use the most on a daily basis and for the longest amount of time so making sure you love it is crucial!" —Kelli Novak

Get it from Amazon for $211.65+ (available in 11 colors).

Promising review: "This book helps me prepare my baby’s food and gives me ideas on what to give my 7-month-old. It has a lot of food ideas from starting solids to toddler-approved healthy foods. It has simple instructions and is very straight-forward on the ingredients and preparation/process. I would gift this to a friend and family, especially to first-time moms. Highly recommended book." —Debbie

Promising review: "As a speech language pathologist I knew I had to have this portable high chair because of one key feature, the adjustable footrest! It is such a game changer compared to other high chairs like it. Babies need to follow the 90/90/90 rule when sitting upright during meals and this chair gives me that peace of mind. Also an added bonus is that it’s so cute! The sage color is my favorite and we have gotten so many compliments on it so far when we take it out and about to restaurants. Definitely recommend purchasing!" —Lalo I.

Get it from Lalo for $89.99 (available in three colors).

Promising review: "The wipes themselves are larger which is great. When baby was a newborn, we used for 'sponge baths' before her bellybutton healed. Now we use them for cleanup after eating purées. Baby has sensitive skin and doesn’t react to these. Love them!" —Vivienne Doyle

Promising review: "My 10-month-old loves to feed himself finger foods but I hate putting food directly on restaurant tables. He tends to throw/knock over plates so I wanted to try this as another option... and we love them! They stick to the table and cover the entire area in front of him so that I can place pieces of food on there. Then when the meal is over, I simply pull the cover up and the mess on the table is contained. Very simple and makes life much easier. Highly recommend!" —Jen ECC

Get a pack of 60 from Amazon for $17.39 (design can vary).

Promising review: "These mats are great when you go out to a restaurant and don’t have a plate for your child to use. I stick this to the table and put food on it for my child. It is also very easy to clean post meal and suctions pretty well." —E

Get them from Amazon for $16.98+ (available in two sizes and six color combinations).

It even comes with a collapsible funnel. Annnnd they're dishwasher- and freezer-safe!

Promising review: "Love these. We use them instead of buying premade yogurt pouches to -SAVE MONEY- and boy do we use them. Morning use everyday by both children and upper rack dishwasher safe (sold) – one less thing for me to clean!" —Natasha (Ricci) Taylor

Get a pack of six from Amazon for $9.98 (available in two designs and other variations).

ChooMee is a small biz based in Northern California, owned by a mom, that specializes in innovative products that solve everyday feeding challenges.

I got these for my daughter because she thought it was hilarious to turn her pouch upside down and watch alllllll the yogurt pour out. These have allowed me to give her the freedom to feed herself without worrying about my house smelling like rotten milk for the rest of time. You can still suck out of them really easily; they just can't be poured or squeezed out. 

Promising review: "I am OBSESSED. I saw these on a TikTok and ran to Amazon...so glad I did! My toddler loves yogurt/applesauce pouches but started purposely dumping and squeezing the contents out. But these make it absolutely impossible for her to do that without making it difficult to eat! I tested them, and it’s SO easy to drink out of, but I was unable to squeeze anything out. 10/10 recommend. I’m definitely buying more" —Amanda

Get a pack of two from Amazon for $8.99+ (available in five color combos). 

Promising review: "These are amazing. The pouch holds its shape and catches any food that falls of the spoon (or out of the child's mouth). Hardly anything ever gets in the high chair or on the floor. They are soft and comfortable and the silicon cleans up easily." —Nick G.

Get a set of three from Amazon for $8.65 (available in three color combinations).

Promising review: "This bib has been a game changer in feeding time for my baby! Clean-up is so much easier (especially on yogurt days), and I don't have to wash clothes as much. The material is GREAT! I can see this lasting a long time. The price was great as well. I'll probably purchase another for travel or to send to daycare." —jlonay

Get it from Amazon for $13.95+ (available in two sizes and 22 designs).

The set includes a stage one spoon and stage two spoon. The first stage spoon doubles as a teether, and is designed to introduce babies to holding utensils and exploring purees, as they soothe their sore gums. The second stage spoon is capable of holding more food and can even be loaded with solids for the child to grab and eat.

Note: The spoons don't have a stopper, so please supervise your babies to make sure they don't stick the spoon too far back in their mouth. Recommended for ages 6+ months.

Promising reviews: "Y'all, these are a GAME CHANGER! Our 1-year-old wanted so badly to have more independence with feeding. But some foods can't be eaten with fingers (think applesauce, yogurt, cottage cheese, oatmeal...) We were using spoons that had long handles. Babe would get so frustrated not being able to hold the spoon comfortably, not knowing yet how to scoop and hold enough on the spoon from the bowl to the mouth...and the mess...ugh! But these work so well! They're the perfect size for little hands. They grab and hold the food, so it gets into the mouth. Mealtime is way less messy, so we don't regret handing over the spoon for independent eating. AND these are teething friendly, so let 'em chew! This product is a winner, and little ones will feel like winners being able to practice feeding themselves." —GC

"Have used these pre-utensils for both of my boys, now 3- and 8-months, and I really love them. I'm a pediatric occupational therapist so I love that this allows my kids to start with some independence with their self-feeding skills early. I pre-load the spoon with soup/yogurt/mashed fruit or veggie and he takes it, holds and brings to his mouth so well! Also doubles as a teether!" —Kirsten

Get a set from Amazon for $12.99+ (available in qq colors and packs of two, three, four, or six spoons).

Promising review: "I love this snack bin. I put the snacks our granddaughter can have in the organizer, and she's old enough to grab what she wants and keep playing. It's very sturdy, easy to reconfigure as the slats are moveable, and it's convenient. I am really happy with this purchase!" —jennifer

Funbites is a small biz you may have seen featured on Shark Tank. And this is top-shelf dishwasher-safe!

Promising review: "You know you’re a mom when you get excited about a food cutter! My daughter recently turned 1, and we needed to start packing a protein, grain, and two fruits/veggies. I was overwhelmed and not sure how my daughter was going to handle eating a sandwich, even though she has been eating ‘real’ food since she was 6-months-old. This is a game changer! It works perfectly, cutting her sandwich into the perfect size! Not only does it cut sandwiches perfectly, but I’ve also used it on slices of cheese to make them into bite sizes! I tell everyone about this tool and can’t wait to try it on something else!" —cdecker

Get it from Amazon for $11.04+ (available in seven color-and-shape combos and multi-packs).

Promising reviews: "I hate cutting apples but my kids LOVE apples. This makes my life so much easier!" —Lindsay

"I love this product! We eat a lot of apples and this makes my life easier and the thin slices are perfect for my kids! Easy to use and clean!" —Jamie O.

Get it from Amazon for $13.99+ (available in four colors and two versions).

Plus it can be used for much more than grapes — olives, tomatoes, or any other small, roundish food.

Promising review: "We bought this little gadget with low expectations and fully anticipated using it two times before throwing it in our kitchen drawer where it would inevitably sit for a year before we threw it away. Boy were we wrong. It only took one use before we realized that what we thought would be another useless novelty, was actually a parent's HOLY GRAIL of food preparation. No joke, I literally used it the other day to cut THREE grapes for MYSELF, just for the enjoyment. If your little one enjoys eating grapes, do yourself the unimaginable pleasure of buying this...you wont regret it." —Michael

Ezpz is is a woman-owned biz that creates developmentally focused, minimalist tableware for little ones.

PS: The cup and straw are made from 100% toxin-free silicone (no BPA, BPS, PVC, latex, or phthalates). The food-grade silicone is safe for your toddler’s developing teeth + gums and dishwasher safe.

Promising review: "Must-have! I had been concerned that my 1-year-old wasn’t picking up straw drinking easily. The day the straw training cup arrived, she began drinking from a straw!! Yay! Made me so unbelievably happy! Of course, the cup is darling and the design detail is excellent. The speech pathologist who constructed the cup knew exactly what she was doing. I highly recommend you get this cup!" —Rachel

Get it from Ezpz for $17.49 (available in six colors).

Promising review: "Ohhhh, what a lifesaver. My husband is the pancake maker in our house, it's something special he does with the kids on weekends while he lets me sleep in a bit. However, when I wake up and come downstairs, I always found a huge mess to clean up. He cooks them, but never cleans up. I never complained (hey, I get to sleep in!!) but offered suggestions on how to cook without making such a mess. We're talking not only mixing bowls not rinsed out with now dried pancake batter caking them, but drips of batter on my stove, on the floor, and in my CLEAN cast-iron skillet that sits next to the stove. I had enough when I came down to find dried pancake batter on THREE of the stoves burners. I had to dismantle the stove to clean it. Making memories with the kids is great, making more work for mom is NOT! I saw this pancake mixer in passing while browsing Amazon and knew I had to get it. It works. Great. Messes are gone. The only thing I need to do is rinse out this product when I get up, and then put it in the dishwasher. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You took a lot of stress off my shoulders!!" —Dugrace

Check out a TikTok of the cup catcher in action. 

This product is just a cup catcher that can be looped on to any surface, but you can also check out the Busy Baby Mat if you're interested in the whole setup from the photo above.

Promising review: "These are fantastic for keeping my child from dropping her sippy cup over and over during meals. I'd recommend to any parent who just wants one thing to be easier. But isn't that all of us?" —Leigh Powers

Get it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in five colors and two-packs). 

Savoychef was founded by a parent and is a minority-owned small business. They created the original patented and award-winning sandwich sealers.

Promising review: "These have been a GAME CHANGER in this house!! My son has always begged me for Uncrustables but my wallet didn’t agree with them. I LOVE being able to make them at home and customize them to exactly what they would like them filled with! I make two weeks' worth of sandwiches at a time and store them in sandwich bags in the freezer so in the morning during the school year we can just grab and go! Love them!" —Katherine Smaczniak

Get a pack of three shapes from Amazon for $15.96.

Promising review: "This snack cup was a game changer for us. It's so cute, and my 11-month-old loves it! I can ask her "do you want a snack?" and she crawls to it with glee. Some people don't like opaque snack cups because their babies won't stick their hands in, but we don't have that problem. It stands up great to being thrown around, and it holds a good amount of snacks." —Hannah S.

Get it from Amazon for $14.99 (available in 23 colors).

Check out a TikTok of the Baby Bullet in action.

This set includes a 200-watt motor base, a baby blending blade, a 32-ounce batch bowl with lid, a 12-ounce short cup with handles and re-sealable lid, six storage cups with date ring lids and storage tray, a silicone freezer tray with lid, and a recipe book.

First of all, the tiny containers and little faces. 😍 I'm obsessed. This has been super helpful for starting solids with my daughter. While we aren't doing purées, per se, some foods just lend themselves to being blended, and there's no way I wanna break out the real gigantic blender for what's basically a tablespoon of food. This blends stuff up super well and the storage containers are really handy for when I have excess but don't wanna throw it away or put it into a full-size Tupperware.

Promising review: "I love this product. It’s perfect if you’re new to this and you’re experimenting with puréeing new foods for your little one. It’s sturdy, easy to use, and I am obsessed with the cute, compact storage options!" —Angie

Promising review: "I always hated going out to eat because my baby would make such a mess on the ground. I always tried my best cleaning it up but I couldn't get all of it. This makes my life so much easier. Parenting is hard enough, give yourself a break. I always get compliments on it by staff." —Esmeralda

Get a 30-piece roll from Amazon for $21.99 (available in three designs and packs of 10).

Note: The version linked below is only compatible with the Tripp Trapp high chair. Be sure to select the high chair you have on the product page to make sure it works!

Promising reviews: "I cannot adequately express how necessary this product is. We originally purchased a mat to go under the high chair, but then we were still picking up food from the floor, and it still required us to move the mat after every meal to wipe it. The Catchy makes it so easily wipeable, and we don't need to remove it every time." —Lauren Reed

"This has been the one item that we are constantly getting complimented on when people come over. It's so, so easy to put together and even easier to clean. It saves our rug from food that my toddler throws or pushes off her high chair tray. It also provides a nice shelf for my dog to eat all the discarded food from." —Bianca

Get it from Amazon for $59.95+ (available in four colors and versions for 12 different high chair models).

Promising review: "These are great for storing baby leftovers, snacks, or portioning out food for BLW (baby led weaning) or toddlers. They also freeze well — just let sit in fridge overnight to thaw. Dishwasher safe and you can use a dry erase marker to label the lids. I use them to make a big batch of applesauce and freeze most of it for later use." —Erin Stuff

Get a set of 12 from Amazon for $28.98 (available in three color combinations, a variety of sizes, and two lid types).

Promising review: "I started using Miss Mouth’s Messy Eater Stain Treater and I’m honestly impressed. With a baby, stains are just part of life — milk, spit-up, fruit, you name it — and this has removed spots I thought were permanently set. I love how easy it is to use. I just spray it directly on the stain, gently rub it in, and toss it in the wash. It works on fresh stains and even older ones that I forgot about (mom brain 🙃). It’s become a must-have in our laundry routine. If you have little ones and deal with constant outfit changes, this is 100% worth having on hand!" —lorena kichik

Get it from Amazon for $7.97+ (available in a variety of sizes, styles, and quantities).

The reviews used in this post have been edited for length and clarity. 

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