Sprout Toddler Meals Review & Giveaway

I love to cook meals for my family and I mostly use organic ingredients. But as any mom, I have those nights when I think "What? They want dinner again?" It's all part of the territory of being a mom, non-stop meal making and all. We recently got to try the new Sprout Organic Toddler Meals and we want to share our thoughts with you. This is something wonderful to have for one of those nights, when you're really not up to it. Granted, it's toddler sized, and you would still have to feed yourself something, but at least it has your kid covered. 

As a mom that works from home, I find myself often saying "What?! It's eight in the evening and we haven't had dinner yet?!" So on a night like that I remembered we had the Sprout Organic Toddler Meals to try. Since my husband was at work and I just needed to feed myself and my toddler, I took out the Vegetable Risotto with Quinoa & Parmesan as well as the Macaroni & Cheese with Butternut Squash. We do not own a microwave as we believe it is not good for your health, so the heating directions left me a little baffled. I wasn't about to submerge plastic into hot water to heat my toddler's meal, plastic leaches chemicals when in contact with hot liquids. I'm sure it wouldn't really be a big deal, as the water is on the outside of the container, but anyway, we don't eat out of plastic. So I opened the container and heated the meals on the stove top, split each one in half so that both Baby E and I could try it. Here is her serving, half Vegetable Risotto and half Mac & Cheese. 

Baby E carefully examined the foreign substance, as she does with all her food! We both ate a few bites and I noticed that I like the really low sodium content, it's not salted the way most ready-to-eat meals are that I've tried before. I love that because I barely use any salt in the meals I make. I love the flavor and enjoyed both meals. Baby E? Not so much. She isn't normally a picky eater, but it surprised me that she said she doesn't like when everything is mixed together. I guess she is so used to having everything separate on her plate, this wasn't up her alley. She has eaten mixed meals before, like quinoa with peas and corn that I've made before, but for some weird reason she didn't like this. Which of course doesn't mean your toddler will not like it! It's worth a try.

The Sprout Organic Toddler Meals come in 8 different varieties, we tried only two so far. The portion is perfectly toddler sized, at least for my toddler it is just about how much she eats at each meal. The ingredients are superb, there really wasn't anything that jumped out as a bad ingredient. The only thing I didn't like is that the cheese is made with skim milk, I believe kids need full fat dairy and it is better for them. Overall, the ingredients are something I would normally use and cook for my family. 

The meals are perfect for taking on the road! We're traveling this May and I am contemplating taking some of these and [gasp!] I might even nuke them a little if there is a microwave in our hotel! The toddler meals are 6.5 oz each and are priced at $3.55. Price wise it isn't something I would buy often since I can feed my whole family a filling dinner for about $5. But for travel and for those evenings, I don't mind having a little 'emergency' stash. Sprout Organic Toddler Meals are available for purchase from Sprout, at Diapers.com, Amazon, and other retailers.

To view full ingredients lists and nutrition facts, check out each of the entrees below:

VEGETABLE RISOTTO WITH QUINOA & PARMESAN

MACARONI & CHEESE WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH

PASTA, ZUCCHINI & TOMATO SAUCE WITH BEEF

VEGETABLE & POTATO STEW WITH BEEF

SWEET POTATO & APPLE RISOTTO WITH TURKEY

VEGETABLE & WHITE BEAN STEW WITH TURKEY

VEGETABLE & BARLEY STEW WITH CHICKEN

VEGETABLE & POTATO CHOWDER WITH CHICKEN

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Disclaimer: I did not receive any payment for this review. I was provided with a product sample for review purposes. The opinions are solely my own and your experience may differ.