Customer Reviews

Earth's Best Organic 2nd Winter Squash, 4 Ounce Jars (Pack of 12)

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My cat suffers from hairballs in the spring shedding season. I had read that squash and pumpkin baby food helps add fiber to the cats diet. She likes the spoonful I add to her food and it does seem to help with the dreaded hairballs. I know most people reading this will be concerned about human babies-but my furry kid is important to me.

When I first tried out the variety pack, this Winter Squash was one of the flavors that my twin babies instantly liked. I started getting subscriptions for some of the flavors one at a time. As they're getting bigger and eating more, I've added subscriptions. We've run out at times and were forced to buy at the store, and I'm now determined to just keep those subscriptions going and not run out again. I don't have a store nearby that beats the subscription price and with twins, I'm more than happy to get the packages delivered and have fewer errands. (As an aside, I'm personally beat and have learned even greater respect for parents in general. With twins, one gets humbled in short order. When I see how other parents manage, I'm always in awe at how good they are.) The jars arrive very well packaged and I've never had any problems personally. They come 12 in a box, the box is completely wrapped in lots bubble wrap so well that I need scissors to open the actual bubble wrap, and finally in a strong larger box.

I have added this one knowing they like it and will readily eat it. My other 4 oz. subscriptions are: carrots, lentil and rice, chicken dinner and sweet potato. Soon I expect to add fruit flavors but the pediatrician advised to wait on fruit jars until they're just a little older and to start out with the vegetable ones. The chicken dinner, which is really chicken with brown rice, was also advised but it has more squash than chicken. When we ordered that, we crossed the threshold and departed from a vegetarian diet for our now 8+ month old babies. We are not vegetarians but consume very little meat and poultry, so I guess our babies follow our personal guidelines, although as an ideal we'd eventually be vegetarians. The only reason I didn't order the squash subscription earlier was that the chicken dinner has so much squash in it.

What I've also discovered is that the features included in managing one's subscriptions (within My Account) are very good. You can tell them you're out and want the next one sooner and several other options as well. I've got several other subscriptions, such as baby formula and also some supplements for the adults in the household, and find the managing subscription feature very handy.

Ingredients per label: Organic winter squash, water necessary for processing.

This has 40 calories, 5% protein, 100% vitamin A, 20% vitamin C, 4% calcium and 2% iron. I've been informed that the percentage of daily needs met is based on an adult.

This winter squash tasted strong to me, but my 8 month old refused to eat anything else for several days. I even got her to eat up some flavors she didn't like by mixing it with them. I always have trouble getting the lids back on the jars with this brand, but she gobbled the squash down so fast it didn't matter.

I opened the mailed box which was completely in tact and normal. When I opened it, immediately a smell overcame the entire kitchen. I cut the plastic bubble wrap off of the box of squash and noticed it wet and MOLDY! One of the glass jars was broken and appeared to be for a while. There was mold and STINK everywhere. I called and thank goodness AMAZON offered to replace or refund it. Why would they send something like this for a BABY. My son was premature 30 weeks and has an allergy to protein along with reflux...I cannot imagine! It really made me horribly upset and why I am writing this review to ZERO...This is the first time I ever had a problem and a huge one it is to me. - AND I tried to give a ZERO star rating but I had to check a star to continue.

water & squash - out of all the products this is the BEST in comparison to even the same brand!

Our baby loves this squash. She will eat it over almost anything else. I order a LOT of EB baby food jars and we've had only one issue with broken glass. Amazon fixed the problem quickly and promptly refunded the money. (It wasn't packaged securely enough.)

I'd continue to buy but I'm moving over to more home made finger foods and away from glass jars...shattered too many. They like all the flavors though. Great textures too.

This is not your typical baby food review. I ordered these for my cats so they can have more fiber in their diet (issues with constipation), and they LOVE the winter squash baby food. My two cats go crazy simply hearing the "pop" sound of a newly opened jar. The jars themselves are made of pretty thick glass, so I've had no issues of glass breaking. Can't beat the price per bottle (after subscription) anywhere else on the web or at the local grocery store. Totally satisfied customer here.