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Ella’s Kitchen Review & Giveaway!

There are so many different kind of organic baby food’s on the market today. But not all babies actually like them. Heck there are very few forms of baby food we could get our daughter to actually eat.

Once she learned how to use her hands to pick up finger foods she wanted little to do with actual food she had to eat off of a fork or spoon.

Thankfully that didn’t last long because I didn’t feel like she was getting all of the nutrients she needed from only finger foods no matter how many fruits and veggies I was putting in front of her. Not only that but she is certainly selective. Something on her tray she didn’t like and on the floor for the dog it went!  This is a great time to thank Fenway for cleaning up after Addison’s food related messes!

I felt like I was losing the healthy food battle with Addison until I picked up a couple pouches of Ella’s Kitchen and she actually ate them with no qualms. This was about the time I started searching for a sponsor for BlogHer. I figured I would try and work with companies we use in our house and actually likeI am not going to promote and work with a company I do not personally use. And while Ella’s Kitchen is smaller and couldn’t jump on board for a huge corporate sponsorship, they were gracious enough to provide us with some of their new stage two foods for older children to review.

This was a no-brainer since it was one of the hand full of organic and nutritious foods she wants to eat.

These two were Addison’s favorite! Chicken & Corn Mash and the Beef Medley. She is a chicken and beef kind of girl like Mommy! It is hard to really review baby food because of course the main taste tester involved isn’t exactly open with their opinion, but I think the photo of her face kind of explains it.

Although I think she was kind of interested in everything going on in the hallway where her brothers were wondering why I was snapping pictures of her eating her lunch. Believe it or not, that is her liking something face when it comes to eating. She means business when it comes to food.

When it came to the different sweeter options, Addie’s favorite was probably the Oh My Goodness Oat Crumbles with Apples Raisins and Custard.

Now onto the nutrition which I know is a deciding factor for most parents. We all take the time to look at the sugar and sodium content mainly. At least that is what I do when I look at baby food or food products for my kids. Now of course I let the kids eat crap sometimes, we all do… but I am not going to let them live on it!

The Ella’s Kitchen pouches sugar content ranged from 3g all the way up to 12g but I have to say the dinners for the most part were on the lower scale for sugar content. 3g, 4g, 5g, 6g but the 12 grams actually came from the sweet pouch Addison loved. The Oat Crumbles with Apples, Raisins, and Custard. Totally understandable. Its not a meal, its a treat!

The sodium content was pretty good as well. 10mg to 50mg. Mind you this is milligrams not actual grams! Some of the baby food on the market ranges from 10 GRAMS and up!  That is a lot of sodium!

Overall between me and Addison I want to give Ella’s Kitchen two thumbs up. It is healthy, USDA Certified Organic and the nutrition content is where I like it.

Now I have five sample packs I can give away to you guys!  So if you want the chance to try out some Ella’s Kitchen food with your kiddo, this is your chance to see if they will like it!


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39 Responses to “Ella’s Kitchen Review & Giveaway!”

  1. I would love to try them and see if these fly with my DD. she is a junk food lover.



  2. Cassandra Watson

    I would love to win to have “back-ups” in the house. I will be making my baby’s food. But for traveling or just-in-case moments, having some Ella’s Kitchen packs would be great.



  3. Because my dd hasn’t tried Ella’s kitchen pouches but she likes other brands pouches.



  4. Yum! These pouches are so neat.



  5. Katrina Shoultz

    I would love to win this for my 4 month old since he is just starting to eat baby food.



  6. I would love this for my son. He is just a couple days shy of 6 months and started solids yesterday.



  7. I would love to win because Clara LOVES ella’s kitchen and other similar food pouches. They are a great on the go meal or for days when she is being extra picky.



  8. I would like to try it because I have never tired the pouch style of food before.



  9. This would be great to share with my niece who likes to try new things with her daughter that is healthy.



  10. Would love to win. Between my sisters and I we have 5 kids and 1 on the way. These are perfect for on the go.



  11. Would love to try some more food that it travel friendly and healthy to boot



  12. Because it is organic and easy to take while out of the house!
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  13. Organic pouches are the only baby food in this house! We do mostly finger foods but when we are on the go or baby Lu is being particularly picky, they hitthe spot. I love Ella’s but they’re hard to find where I live, I’ve never even seen the new stage ones and would love to try them!



  14. I would like to try Stage I first tastes for my LO.



  15. My daughter LOVES food in pouches and I’m always looking for ways to sneak meat into her diet.



  16. Would LOVE to try them, as i cant get my 2 year old to eat ANY meat whats so ever, and he LOVES the vegies and fruit packs :)



  17. I love organic food. we only buy Ella’s Kitchen baby for when my daughter was eating baby food. she still eats them when we are out and about or when she asks for a “pouch” i had no idea they made ones with meat though! the store by us doesn’t have the meat ones. love to try those!



  18. Would love for my sweet baby Jack to win some great healthy baby food! Yum!



  19. Never have tried before but would love the chance. Thanks!



  20. I would like to win this for my littles because they love ella’s kitchen and I love that it is healthy and portable. Thank you so much!

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  21. I would love to win because these things never seem to stay on my shelves at home. My 9 moth old loves them as much as the 3 year old!



  22. My daughter just turned five months would love to start theses and try them…



  23. I’d love to win because my daughter loves these things! Right now she doesn’t ‘need’ for a main food source, but they certainly make good on-the-go snacks!



  24. I love Ella’s Kitchen. My daughter loves the milk and vanilla baby cookies right now because she is teething.



  25. My daughter loves these. They are awesome when we eat out!



  26. I would love the Ella’s pouches for the upcoming 12+ hour car trip I am taking with my 3 year old and 10 month old!! I’m hoping that these save us some stops to get to the beach faster :)



  27. ive got a kiddo almost ready for solids so would love to win and try them!



  28. My son loves the Ella’s food we’ve given him. He goes crazy over the apple & ginger baby cookies. He sees me pull the package out of the cabinet and gets so excited. I would love for him to try more varieties.



  29. I would like to win so my grandson can try the food in the giveaway!!



  30. we’d love to win to have some fun, healthy food for my son that would be easy to travel with!



  31. I’d like to win this because my son is a very picky eater, but LOVES Ellas pouches!



  32. I love the packaging – I’m pretty sure that I’d buy these if I saw them based on that fact alone.



  33. My daughter just had my 2nd grandson, Graham. I’d love to have these wonderful sounding foods at my house,for him. As a pre-school teacher, I commend you for trying to help children eat better.



  34. We have been trying all of the organic baby foods and he just dosnt like any, would love to try these



  35. brittany ratliff

    thank you, thank you, thank you!!



  36. vanessa baltazar

    hello i will like to try for my boys i just found ellas website yesterday and they have food that gerber nor other baby food brand sells betluck to all and to my kids hihihi crossing fingers god bless all and HAPPY mothers day!!!!



  37. vanessa baltazar

    HAppy mothers day to all oye i know my second comment it because im scared to loose this page so i had to add it to my favorite hihihi !!! :D god bless danielle a elwod HAPPY MOTHERS DAY



  38. I would love to win to try some new flavors and keep some in the diaper bag. We love the food. We love all the combinations:)
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  39. Thank you so much Danielle for the email telling me that I was one of the winners of the giveaway! I am so excited for my grandson to be able to try one of the pouches of baby food! I really appreciate you having this giveaway and I enjoy your blog! God bless you!




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