A cherry has been put on top of all the stresses involved in becoming a new parent by the coronavirus crisis. A baby food delivery service may help hold things together now that individuals juggle their family life and work life — often in the same room. Seriously, you don’t want to waste any of your precious time stuffing pureed fruit, cereal or other homemade baby food into a tiny glass jar. Let that be done for you by someone else.

Fortunately, baby food delivery businesses are as simple and plentiful these days as grown-up meal delivery services (that means there’s a lot — you can’t throw a rock these days without hitting a meal delivery service or two). But how do you find the best option with so many options that will work for you and your growing family ?

We all know it’s important to choose healthy food, no matter how old someone is. It is also more important for infants. Nutritious, high-quality baby food (not to mention fewer meltdowns) will help ensure proper development and growth. If you’re struggling with what to feed junior, all nutrition information and ingredients are set out through baby food delivery service choices, from healthy fats and other notable nutrition specifics for dietitians. The best delivery services for baby food even set up a schedule so that you can get the best veggie purees and organic food delivered to your door for your tykes — weekly or monthly — so you’re never without it.

Depending on their age and level of growth, babies need different nutrition and food styles, so many of the best baby food delivery services curate meal plan deliveries and special packages based on those particular needs. Options include personalized pouches of baby food, organic purees for an infant or more full meals for children that include solid food and finger food made from organic ingredients that can be quickly picked up by little hands. What’s more, every meal delivery service provides a range of choices, ensuring that your baby does not get bored with her food, and instilling good eating habits that will serve them well in life.

Areen of the best baby food delivery programs for infants, toddlers and busy parents are the following :

Yumble Kids : Complete meals with baby food for younger children

Small Spoon : For your kids, personalized purees

For those who are breastfeeding, The Boobie Box :

Yumi : Three baby food puree levels for beginners

Once Upon a Farm : Cold-pressed purees of organic baby food

Nurture Life : Meals that are nutritionally healthy for all ages

Small Organics : Gentle, organic foods with ffinger

Our editors independently select these services and refresh them when we try new ones.

Yumble kids

Look no further than Yumble Kids if you want baby meals that are balanced, young, enjoyable and full of flavor. A variety of weekly meal plans, nutrients and ingredients for young children are provided by this food delivery company, including fun solid food recipes such as pizza pockets with mashed potatoes and broccoli or cheese rotini with green beans. What’s even better is that no cooking is required : just warm them up and you’re all right to go.

Frequency and prices : Beginning at $5.99 per meal for six meals per week, $35.95 for the first two weeks.

Little spoon

Little Spoon provides a wide range of baby food and ingredient options specifically designed to improve the growth and health of your baby in different areas. Little Spoon will create a customized nutrition plan for you after you answer a few questions about your baby and send fresh weekly deliveries of healthy foods. Simply choose how many baby meals you need per day. The new baby food purees are made with organic ingredients and no preservatives, as an added bonus.

Frequency and pricing : three sizes of plan (one, two, or three times a day), location-dependent pricing.

The Boobie’s Box

It’s important to eat well and keep your body safe for you and your baby whether you’re either breastfeeding or bottle-feeding. The Boobie Box will assist you to do exactly that, as it offers a range of helpful items to assist with your breastfeeding and ultimately baby-led weaning. You will receive a package specially curated by a lactation consultant every month, containing products such as lactation teas, drinks and treats, breastfeeding supplies and even toys.

Pricing and frequency : Starts at $25.50 per month.

Yumi

Not eating solid foods yet, Tykes ? No worries, Yumi’s got you covered. This business provides three baby food « stages, » including single-ingredient purées such as purple sweet potato, multi-ingredient purées such as peaches and blackberry chia seed pudding, and chunky puree choices such as a combo of green vegetable medley. From healthy baby meals to toddler meals, with weekly fresh deliveries, you will work your way through the sequential stages, progressively exposing your children to new flavours, nutrients and textures, such as quinoa, wheat germ oil and chia seeds.

Frequency and pricing : three sizes of plans (one, two, or three times a day), beginning at $5 a day or so.

Once Upon a Farm

If you go to the Once Upon a Farm website, you might see a familiar face. That’s right, the actress and mother-of-three Jennifer Garner runs this baby food distribution agency. The company produces fresh food pouches made from certified organic fruits and organic vegetables (such as Magic Velvet Mango and Baby Bear Butternut Squash) with cold-pressed baby food purees, as well as organic food for toddlers and young children. To see if your little ones like the organic baby food pouches before committing to a subscription, you can also buy Once Upon a Farm items individually.

Frequency and pricing: from $2.69 per cup or pouch of organic ingredients and free delivery for services dependent on subscription. For one-time orders, $2.99 per cup or pouch plus $12 delivery.

Nurture Life

Nurture Life has you covered, whether you need fresh , delicious meals for your infant, toddler or child. This brand of baby food focuses on supplying kids of all ages with nutritionally balanced, perfectly portioned meals and all of its meals are ready to eat in three minutes or less. Food is delivered refrigerated — not frozen — and, to be honest, if you don’t have time to shop at the grocery store for food, it might be the closest thing a personal chef can bring to homemade baby food.

Frequency and pricing : Beginning at $35 per week with eight jars, plus delivery.

Tiny Organics

With food from Tiny Organics, introduce your little ones to new tastes, textures and smells. This business provides a range of gentle, organic finger food options that are ideal for babies eight months and older, and every two or four weeks you can opt to receive deliveries. As a way to make mealtimes more fun and help your babies grow fine motor skills, Tiny Organics encourages self-feeding. The food also looks so delicious that you may be tempted to sneak a slice.

Frequency and pricing: for a subscription-based service, starting at $3.52 to $4.12 per meal (one-time purchase also allowed).