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A Little "Squirt" That Makes Feeding Time Easier

New item on the market advances the world of spoon feeding babies. Feed your hungry baby in half the time, using half the effort…really!

The Boon Company has done it again with their Squirt Baby Food Dispensing Spoon, which is happily BpA-free, Phthalate-free, and PVC-free.

This company continues to impress me — not only for their commitment to taking the chemical contaminant worries out of plastic multi-use baby feeding items — but for creating a spoon feeding system that truly requires the use of only one hand. And how important is THAT to a busy mom?

Honestly, I bought this item on a whim at the grocery store. The idea seemed unique and helpful, and the spoon had a certain eye appeal, but rarely does a product live up to its promises. I had no expectations for its success.

So I was pleasantly surprised when I found that it was very easy to use the first time, and clean up was a breeze. I, the new product pessimist, was actually impressed. It actually worked as advertised.

The unique design eliminates the need to repeatedly dip the spoon into the food container to refill the spoon with food. You simply fill the bulb handle with the desired food, reattach the spoon, and squeeze or "squirt" the desired amount of food through a little hole on the neck to fill the spoon reservoir.

You do not get food on the underside of the spoon. As many moms know all too well, the excess food usually ends up dripping off. Then it takes three or four swipes to clean it off on the bowl before the spoon eventually makes its way to your baby's mouth!

Clean up for the food-dispensing spoon is simplicity itself, requiring the same amount of energy it would take to clean a regular spoon and bowl. It also comes with a little cap, so you can fill the spoon with food, pop on the cap, and throw it into your diaper bag. (I'm not sure if I truly trust that the cap won't come off, so I put it in a plastic baggie, just to be sure.)

Note to the Boon Company: you could try providing a protective cap to cover the whole spoon, as it does go into the child's mouth and that would collect any spills, but for now my baggie does the job.

Full disclosure: I am not a stock holder in this company. However, whenever I take this little gadget out in public, people curiously stare and I inevitably have to answer a few questions.

I can now spoon feed my very hungry 8-month-old anywhere with half the mess and half the effort. Anything that makes being the parent of small children easier I will give proper credit to. The only regret I have for the "Squirt" is that I did not think of it first!

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