A baby food tray can make it possible to feed the baby with breast milk even when the mother is not available to breastfeed.
A baby food tray is a device used to separate and store baby food in individual portions. Similar to an ice cube tray, the regular baby food tray is a plastic container with several molded pockets used to hold baby food. It is common for a baby food tray to have a lid that snaps into position to help keep baby food fresh. The trays can be used to place entire meals in storage wells or to store and freeze multiple meals of a common food type, allowing one portion to be removed from the tray when needed while the others remain frozen or refrigerated.
Baby food jars often contain more food than a young child would eat in one meal. That’s why the baby food tray was designed. Baby food can now be removed from the original container and placed in individual portions within the baby food tray. Also, dehydrated foods can be mixed and stored in the tray until mealtime. This allows the food to be prepared ahead of time and carried with the rest of the baby’s supplies until needed. Parents can also make personalized baby food mixes in the tray pockets to provide the child with a perfectly distributed supply of baby food created just for them.
The individual bags or buckets of the baby food tray are also suitable for freezing and storing breast milk. With a tray full of freshly frozen breastmilk, the caregiver only needs to take a square of milk out of the tray and thaw the portion at feeding time. The remaining milk is not spoiled and is safely stored in the sealed baby food tray. The airtight lid allows breastmilk to be collected and stored several days in advance, keeping it fresh for future use.
Most baby food tray designs are meant to be used in a stack, so the trays are made to fit in a stack and fit snugly inside a freezer when not in use. Most trays are made of food-safe plastic. This means that the trays do not contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC), bisphenol-A (BPA), or plasticizing materials. Featuring a single serving size as well as a design that can be repeatedly frozen and thawed without fail, stackable spill-proof trays are a convenient food storage option for the caregiver on the go.