I Tried 8 Baby Food and Toddler Meal Delivery Subscriptions — Here Are the Best of the Bunch

I’m not sure what it is about planning and preparing meals for my kids, but it’s honestly one of the most difficult parts of parenting for me. Perhaps it’s because I prefer to graze and snack all day, but providing three square meals plus nutritious snacks is difficult and exhausting for me. I know it’s a struggle for many other parents, too. Once your littles start eating solids, it can feel like all you do is prepare meals, feed kids, and clean high chairs. That’s why I went on a mission to find the best baby food subscriptions and toddler meal delivery programs to make this part of parenting a little bit easier.

Before we get into my favorites, here’s who helped me test these services when we tried them in 2023: my then-4-year-old daughter and then-11-month-old twin boys. One of my kids is a pretty selective eater, another is on the pickier side but will try most things, and I have one child who will eat just about anything. I also made sure to try the food from each company myself. 

I received editorial review samples of eight different subscription brands: Cerebelly, Little Spoon, Mission MightyMe, Serenity Kids, Nurture Life, Once Upon a Farm, Tiny Organics, and Yumi. 

Nurture Life and Little Spoon both offer a wide variety of meals and meal types for a variety of ages, and my kids really enjoyed the food.

• Nurture Life does not offer any purées, but they do have “Oaties,” a take on overnight oats that are for babies who are at least 8 months old. In my opinion, they have best options for older babies and young toddlers.
• Little Spoon has the most impressive offerings for babies, with six stages of blends that get thicker and include more ingredients as the stages increase — but I wish they offered more options for the in-between crowd.

Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to try out Nurture Life a number of times, and it has never disappointed. The meals are well-balanced, and my kids actually eat them. I’ve even eaten them in a pinch when I needed something quick and convenient. It’s also one of the few brands that has meals appropriate for older babies and young toddlers who have moved past purées but aren’t yet ready for full kids’ meals.

• Nurture Life offers a variety of snacks, smoothies, finger foods, and kids’ meals. Currently, there are over 25 kids’ meals available and 24 finger foods.
• Favorites include: beef meatballs with peas and pasta; butter chicken with peas, rice, and mini naan; and teriyaki salmon with rainbow rice. 
• Nurture Life doesn’t offer purées or pouches (they do have “Oaties,” which is a take on overnight oats for babies who are at least 8 months old). 
• You can choose how many meals you want per week, from six to 16. You can also skip weeks or cancel at any time.
• Kids meals can be heated in the microwave or the oven. Finger foods need to be moved to a microwave-safe bowl, but the kids’ meals can be heated in the container they come in. You can also transfer both options to an oven-safe container and cook at 350°F.

This was my first time trying Little Spoon, and my kids and I were impressed. I appreciate that Little Spoon has meals for kids of all ages and I was particularly impressed with their offerings for babies, but I wish Little Spoon had more options for babies who are done with purées but not ready for bigger meals. My twins were able to eat many of the plates as long as we cut the food for them, but food designed specifically for their age would have been more convenient. (Editor’s note: It looks like Little Spoon launched in-between options like “biteables” after this review.)

• Little Spoon offers babyblends for babies, plates, buildable “lunchers,” “biteables” early finger foods for toddlers and big kids, smoothies, and snacks. There are currently over 40 babyblends, 24 plates, 4 “lunchers,” and 13 “biteables” available.
• My 4-year-old gobbled up the banana and pitaya baby blend before my babies even got a chance to eat it, and some other favorites were chicken pot stickers and chicken super nuggets. 
• You can choose 14, 28, or 42 babyblends per delivery and between 8 and 24 meals per delivery (each delivery is for two weeks of food). You can also skip weeks, modify your order, add snacks, and combine some deliveries, like “lunchers” and plates, or plates and “biteables.”
• The plates can be heated in the microwave, or you can transfer the food to an oven-safe container and cook in an air fryer, oven, or toaster oven.

(Editor’s note: As of January 2026, Yumi appears to have paused its meal subscription service that included purées. It currently offers smoothie melts, bars, and organic puffs for babies and kids.) At the time of this review in February 2023, Yumi made starting solids simple a great choice. They provided baby food in stages one through seven, with stage one being thin purées and stage seven being soft bites. All of their meals were free from the big 9 allergens and I also love that they offered some unique ingredients and flavor combinations. My pickiest eater was a big fan of the apple pie purée. 

Mission MightyMe isn’t a subscription service in the traditional sense, but they do offer subscribe-and-save options on their website. My babies would live off their puffs given the chance and, because they’re made of peanuts and tree nuts, they help with early allergen introduction.

Serenity Kids sells grain-free puffs as well, but their pouches are where they really stand out. The pouches are made of organic vegetables and grass-fed meats, and they don’t include added sugars. You’ll save 20% with a subscription, which can be delivered every 2, 4 or 8 weeks.

Cerebelly sells purées, smoothie-inspired pouches, and smart bars. They recommend products based on answers to a quiz that takes into account your child’s age, developmental milestones, and eating habits. My kids liked the pouches well enough, but the brand just doesn’t provide the variety that others do. 

Once Upon a Farm sells organic pouches, meals, and snacks. The pouches include various types of blends, and the meals include mixtures of nutrient-dense food like sweet potato, kale, and quinoa. The pouches and meals are ideal for babies, but could also serve as snacks for older kids. There are also refrigerated oat bars older kids might enjoy as a heartier snack.

Tiny Organics makes organic baby and toddler meals. They sell purées, baby meals, and toddler meals, although the bulk of their product line is geared toward babies. All of their meals are plant-based and peanut-free, providing good options for families with special dietary needs.