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(More customer reviews)The Graduates entrees are good to experiment with when your little one is first moving on to "real" food - you can gauge the size your toddler's appetite and his tastes for instance, and they are reasonably well balanced meals. However, there are more drawbacks than benefits in my personal opinion. There are nine varieties, but some are so similar to each other the selection is actually quite limited. Some (the mac & cheese & the pasta/sauce combos) veer too close to the fast food end of the spectrum for me - if your toddler gets hooked on these early you will have a revolt on your hands when you start trying to feed him meat-and-two-veg type meals. Also they are VERY expensive for what they are. The mac & cheese is the worst; Graduates work out at well over $2 per individual meal, while you could easily make a batch and freeze it in single portions at home for about 15-20c per serving.
I found them quite useful as an inspiration to find out what my daughter would eat and how I could cook for her myself; in fact I only ever bought about a half dozen of them and I kept the trays to use for home cooked meals. I imagine it would be useful to keep a few on hand to send to daycare when you don't have time to make lunch yourself, or for the babysitter to have something easy to feed the kids, or even for last-minute trips to Grandma's - but I don't think these alone should be relied on to provide the bulk of a toddler's meals.
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Serving of vegetables. (1/4 cup = 1 serving of vegetables for toddlers according to the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Nutrition experts encourage eating 5 or more servings of vegetables and fruits every day.) Provides protein and other essential nutrients. No preservatives added. Microwaves in 30 seconds. Specially Made for Toddlers: Serving of vegetables. Tender pieces - the right size and texture. Made with real cheese. Just right for self-feeding. Good source of protein, Vitamin A, calcium, copper and zinc. Graduates Lil' Entrees: Just as delicious as they are nutritious. A variety of delicious foods all in one little tray, carefully cooked for just the right taste and texture. Each one has a full serving of veggies. No preservatives or artificial flavors added.
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