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Green Sprouts Fresh Baby Food Mill Review
A no-frills baby food maker that is good for those seeking portability at a low-cost
Credit: Abriah Wofford
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$17 at Amazon
Price: $20 List
Manufacturer: Green Sprouts
By Molly Bradac ⋅ Senior Review Editor ⋅ May 17, 2020
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OVERALL
SCORE
RANKED
#6 of 10
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Puree Quality - 35% 3.8
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Ease of Use - 30% 5.6
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Health/Safety - 20% 7.3
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Ease of Cleaning - 15% 6.8
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The Skinny
While the Green Sprouts Fresh Baby Food Mill lacks features found in other baby food makers in our review, like an all-in-one machine or those with a motor base, it may be an option for families who value portability, ease of cleaning, and a low price. Keep in mind, this product will not provide puree perfection, cannot grind everything you throw at it, and requires some muscle at times. But, if puree consistency isn't your top priority, and you seek a handy tool to blend food quickly, or while traveling, this product may be a good fit, especially for those on a budget.
REASONS TO BUY
Portable
Fairly easy to clean
Low-cost
Free from BPA and PVC
REASONS TO AVOID
Does not grind all foods
Blade is dull
Liquid can leak
And grinds small quantities of food
Compare to Similar Products
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This Product | Oster Pro 1200 Blender | NutriBullet Blender | Sage Spoonfuls Puree and Blend | OXO Tot Food Masher | |
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| Price | $20. 00 List$16.82 at Amazon | $90 List $89.99 at Amazon | $110 List $97.96 at Amazon | $50 List | $12.00 List $11.99 at Amazon |
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| Pros | Portable, fairly easy to clean, low-cost, free from BPA and PVC | Glass, easier cleaning, above-average performance, and user-friendly | Easy to use, excellent purees, large batches, easy to clean | Quality puree, easy to clean, inexpensive | Minimal, small in size, compact, lid included, easy to clean, inexpensive, portable |
| Cons | Does not grind all foods, blade is dull, liquid can leak, and grinds small quantities of food | Loud on highest setting, trapped food chunks under blade | No cooking feature, not portable, takes up space | Does not cook | Below-average puree quality, small amounts, requires effort, lid may pop-off, staining |
| Bottom Line | A no-frills baby food maker that is good for those seeking portability at a low-cost | A blender that performs decently and features a Boroclass pitcher that is durable and healthier for babies | A top-notch blender that consistently creates smooth purees and offers enough capacity to produce large batches of baby food but takes up kitchen counter real estate | Simple, inexpensive, and versatile, this unit makes baby food in a snap | A travel-friendly, manual food maker that mashes, but does not puree like machines |
| Rating Categories | Green Sprouts Fresh. .. | Oster Pro 1200 Blender | NutriBullet Blender | Sage Spoonfuls Pure... | OXO Tot Food Masher |
| Puree Quality (35%) | |||||
| Ease of Use (30%) | |||||
| Health/Safety (20%) | |||||
| Ease of Cleaning (15%) | |||||
| Specs | Green Sprouts Fresh... | Oster Pro 1200 Blender | NutriBullet Blender | Sage Spoonfuls Pure... | OXO Tot Food Masher |
| Capacity | 1 Cup | 6 cups | 8 cups | Not Listed for Food Processor, N/A for Immersion Blender | Not Listed |
| Footprint | Small | Large | Large | Small | Small |
| Steam | No | No | No | No | No |
| Settings | Blend, Puree | Blend, Puree | Blend, Puree | Blend, Puree | Blend, Mash |
| Special Features | None | None | None | None | |
| Included Accessories | None | (1) 6 cup Pitcher, 24 oz. Smoothie Cup with Lid | Tamper, Recipe Booklet | HomeMade Essentials Package Available with (1) Recipe Book, (6) Glass 4oz Storage Jars, (60) Labels, (1) Immersion Blender with Food Processor Attachment and Pocket Guide | (1) Lid |
| Available Accessories | None | None | Yes | Sage Baby Eco Steamer, Sage Spoonfuls - Simple Recipes, Healthy Meals, Happy Babies; Sage Spoonfuls Pocket Guide, Assorted Storage Jars, Pouches, Snackie and Munchie Bag Sets | None |
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Our Analysis and Test Results
Established in 1982, Green Sprouts is a mother-daughter owned and operated company based in Asheville, North Carolina. Committed to researching, developing, and manufacturing a line of healthy and natural baby products, Green Sprouts strives to provide products for the well-being and development of babies and children, along with resources for parenting naturally.
Performance Comparison
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Puree Quality
The Green Sprouts scored low in this metric as it does not create puree perfection. However, it is a mill, not a machine, so we do not expect it to produce high-quality purees that result from motor power. The blade under the strainer plate is not sharp and feels dull to the touch, which may be why some foods require more effort to mill. The manufacturer claims this mill separates seeds and skins, and although this somewhat holds, it is not perfect as some skin bits and pieces pass through the strainer plate and into the baby's food.
Milling partially frozen peaches resulted in a reasonably smooth puree with some texture and minimal small pieces.pastaThe banana puree was reasonably smooth in consistency, yet minimal small pieces made it through the strainer plate.Softer foods, like bananas, avocados, sweet potatoes, broccoli, blueberries, and peaches, have moderately smooth results, yet, we observed several small pieces that survived the milling process.
Peas, chickens, and pasta also had a similar outcome. However, food clogs under the strainer plate and does not yield much, plus grinding felt laborious. Unfortunately, the food mill failed to mill steamed kale and raw carrots, likely due to the blade's dullness.
The Green Sprouts Mill is both lightweight and small in size, plus it features a built-in 8-ounce serving bowl, making it an excellent portable option for families who travel.
Ease of Use
The Green Sprouts Mill had a slightly below-average score in this metric. As a manual product, batteries or electricity are not needed, which has its perks for portability reasons, yet lacks the strength motors provide. Therefore, some food will require some muscle and effort to mill.
broccoli (cooked)
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While grinding during testing, we noticed that if you mistakenly forget and turn the handle counter-clockwise, the strainer plate pops out, resulting in a mess.
Also, users report, and we can affirm from testing that when you hold the grinder bowl and apply downward pressure, liquid escapes the bottom cylinder's silicone sealing ring and pools on the countertop below. This problem was more likely to occur when an increasing amount of liquid is present.
The Green Sprouts Fresh Baby Food Mill is hand-operated, and depending on the food item, it may require some muscle and effort to grind.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
If you want to make a surplus of baby food to freeze and store, this is not the product for you. The NutriBullet Blender would be a better choice, plus it creates one of the best purees among the competition.
Health and Safety
The Green Sprouts Mill has a slightly above average score in this metric. It uses non-toxic materials, including food-safe polypropylene and stainless steel. It is also BPA and PVC free. It does have a steam tank, and the blade is not sharp. There are no major nooks or crannies that will hide and breed yuck, but we suggest examining the handle parts and sealing ring for food debris and mold.
Green Sprouts Fresh Baby Food Mill.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
Ease of Cleaning
The Green Sprouts Mill has an above-average score in this metric as it is relatively easy to clean. It is dishwasher safe, but we strongly recommend handwashing the plastic to reduce the chance of chemicals leaching and to extend the product's longevity.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
We experienced fibrous foods requiring more effort to remove from the strainer plate as strands or pulp catch.
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Perhaps, like many parents, you read the recent congressional staff report that found high amounts of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury in certain prepackaged, processed baby foods. If your next thought was to panic and immediately toss all your little one’s pouches, jars, and puffs, you may want to reconsider, according to Jennifer Anderson, a registered dietitian and the founder of Kids Eat in Color, a nutrition-focused website and Instagram account.
“There have been professionals calling for the removal of certain baby cereals since at least 2012,” she says, noting that a 2019 report by the advocacy group Healthy Babies Bright Futures found that 95 percent of the baby foods the group tested contained heavy metals. Yes, exposure to toxic levels of heavy metals can lead to lower IQ, brain damage, and behavioral impairments, but Anderson explains that the heavy metals in question occur naturally in the ground, which means they are introduced to many ingredients as they grow, which means there’s really no way to eliminate them from any diet. “They’re in adult foods and baby foods,” she says. “They’re in puréed food that you make at home, and they’re also in jarred baby foods.” Anderson notes there is “a little bit of data that shows there are probably higher levels of contamination in processed foods just because the processing itself seems to add a bit more.” (Although the reports we’ve cited call out a handful of specific brands, Anderson says no brand — even an organic one — is better than any other when it comes to being free of naturally occurring contaminants.
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While Anderson emphatically does not believe that “parents need to throw out all the food they bought with their hard-earned money and may not have the funds to replace,” she does say that making your own baby food would be one way to cut down on processed foods (and on any toxins found therein) in kids’ diets. Two other experts we spoke to — pediatric dietitian Pegah Jalali and lifestyle expert Rosalynn Daniels, a mom who also works as a food-content creator — agree. With the right tools, they say the process is simple enough, but they all note the one rule for anyone attempting to make their own baby food: Variety is key. As Anderson puts it, “every food has a dark side,” so using different fruits, vegetables, and grains “reduces the risk of one contaminant overwhelming a system.” Below, all the tools our experts recommend for making your own baby food, along with their tips for using them.
But first, to those who can’t resist the urge to throw away some processed foods to make way for new, homemade meals, Jalali has a tip: Toss any prepackaged food with any form of rice — including rice flour, rice milk, and brown-rice syrup — listed in the ingredients. “You look at all the data, and you see that all of the products that are really high in heavy metals are the ones made with brown rice,” she says. (Jalali, who is of Iranian ancestry, explains that it’s not about cutting out rice altogether — “it’s our cultural-heritage food,” she says — but she would “prefer to give my daughter actual rice versus baby food with rice in it.”) If you’re looking for an alternative to rice cereal, a popular first solid food for babies, Anderson says to look for cereals with ingredients like oats and barley instead. And if you’re looking for those expert-recommended tools you can use to make your own baby food, keep reading.
Green Sprouts Fresh Baby-Food Mill
$17
$17
When it comes to an easy and efficient way to make baby food, Anderson says there’s nothing better (or cheaper) than an old-fashioned hand-grinder. “They’re super-simple, and you can stick one in a diaper bag and take it anywhere,” she says. To the uninitiated, she explains that a (good) grinder can take any food the family is eating — vegetables, fruits, salads, beans, even meats — and mash it up to a consistency appropriate for a baby starting solids. “For example, if your family is having Taco Tuesdays and you want your baby to join in, you can just grind up whatever filling you have into a nice, textured baby food, and they can just join in the meal,” she says. “And it took you maybe 30 seconds to a minute to make.
” Using a grinder to turn adult food into baby food, she explains, will allow little ones to “experience all the flavors your family is eating,” which can help prevent them from developing picky eating habits. If you’re going to cook for the whole family and grind some for baby, she advises withholding any salt from a recipe and adding it to the adult portions after the fact. Anderson also says never to give a baby honey until after age 1. Even if you use it to make baby food only once in a while, she still thinks a grinder is worth the investment. “There’s such a huge benefit in feeding kids whatever you have and starting to build those taste skills so they can learn different flavors,” she says. “You also save money and time, and it probably has less of the heavy metals, which is another win.”
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Zwilling J.A. Henckels Enfinigy Power Blender
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$300
Although experts say baby foods with a chunkier consistency better prepare kids for eating adult table food, you could, of course, use a blender to make a smoother purée for your child. Daniels swears by her Zwilling blender and has used it to prepare baby food in her own kitchen. This model, which can be operated via an app, has a 64-ounce capacity, a stainless-steel body, and six programmed settings, including pulse, smoothie, cocktail, ice cream, ice crushing, and cleaning functions. But if you want to shop around, check out our stories on the best-reviewed blenders on Amazon and the best chef-recommended smoothie blenders.
Squooshi Reusable Food Pouches 3.4 oz - 6 Count
$10
$10
When it comes to storage for homemade baby food, Daniels and Anderson both say pouches offer more convenience than a jar.
That said, Anderson warns that “pouches don’t really engage kids in the eating experience, which can contribute to picky eating,” so using a variety of vessels will help combat that. Anderson chose these reusable pouches after trying various styles and tells us they’re so durable she was able to give them to another family when she no longer needed them. “They really did hold up quite well,” she promises.
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$10 at Amazon
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Infantino Disposable Squeeze Pouches - Pack of 50
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Those looking to buy and make food in bulk might consider these disposable, cheaper pouches that both Anderson and Daniels have used. Sold in a pack of 50, these are easy to stash in a fridge or freezer and won’t take up too much space, according to Daniels.
$17 at Amazon
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$17 at Amazon
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Squeasy Snacker Spillproof Silicone Reusable Food Pouch - 6 Oz.
$15
$15
Jalali recommends this silicone bottle-pouch hybrid to anyone looking for a more substantial vessel. “It’s easy to clean and use, and it’s resealable,” she says. In addition to the six-ounce size shown here, it comes in 3.5-ounce and 16-ounce sizes, too.
$15 at Amazon
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$15 at Amazon
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Infantino Fresh-Squeezed Squeeze Station
$25
$25
A filling station like this makes preparing pouches a bit easier, according to Daniels.
“It’s all manual, and it comes with a little stand and a funnel,” she says. “You just put the food in there, and it’s super-easy.” This includes all the pieces you need to fill three pouches at a time and comes with ten disposable pouches to get you started.
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Ball Mason Jar 4-Oz. Jelly Jars - 4 Pack
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$13
While she has used pouches, Daniels says glass Mason jars “became a lifesaver” as she made more and more baby food, because they are easier to fill (and laziness is real). These four-ounce ones are the right size, and their smaller footprint makes them easy to store, she says. “They’re stackable and don’t take up much space,” she explains, noting that, unlike pouches, “you can use these after your kids grow out of baby foods.
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LunchBots 1.5-oz. Leakproof Dip Containers - Set of 3
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For something less breakable that’s just as easy to fill, Jalali recommends these stainless-steel containers. “They’re really convenient and stay shut — they never open and spill everywhere,” she says. Like the Mason jars, they have a use beyond holding baby food too. “We still use them for snacks and berries,” she adds.
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The boom in nutrition has sparked an increased interest in home-cooked products, including home-milled flour. Thanks to such a device as a home mini mill, it can be easily obtained from grains of cereals and legumes. This fairly simple device has now become a frequent guest in the kitchens. It is quite compact, so it does not take up much space, but it allows you to independently grind not only cereals, but also spices and coffee beans.
The main advantages that a home mill has are the speed and variability of grinding ingredients. With this device, you can get fresh pea, wheat, buckwheat, rice, corn, nut flour or grind any cereal for baby food in two minutes.
Home mills for grinding grain are manual and electric.
The main difference between them is performance. It is obvious that a device powered by the mains is capable of grinding a larger volume of grains in less time. Most household hand mills are designed specifically for spices, although flour grinders are also found among them.
The main functional element on which the entire operation of the device is built is a millstone. The quality of grinding and products that can be ground on a household appliance depend on them. In the simplest models of flour mills, it is allowed to grind exclusively for dry grains. Do not use them to grind coffee, spices, nuts, sunflower seeds or mustard. This is due to the fact that oil accumulates on the millstones, they become clogged and fail.
Although there are devices in which the grinding of oil-containing seeds is acceptable. Instead of classic stone millstones, the devices are equipped with metal rollers. Combined mills can also perform similar tasks, in which you can not only grind grains into flour, but also cook homemade cereal - an integral part of a healthy diet.
As for coffee beans and spices, you will have to buy a special device for them: a coffee grinder and a mini spice grinder. Both devices work on the same principle as a flour grinder, and therefore also belong to the same category of household goods.
Devices for grinding grains into flour are not too different from each other. There are only a few key parameters that affect the quality of their work. We recommend focusing on the main criteria:
- housing material . The optimal choice is wood, a natural material that does not affect the taste and smell of ingredients, environmentally friendly and absolutely safe. There are models in a plastic case, they are much cheaper than wooden products, but their quality remains in question;
- manual or electric . Both options do an excellent job with crops, only in the first case you will have to make an effort, and in the second the device will do everything for you;
- power .
The performance of the device directly depends on this criterion. The 360 W flour grinder is capable of grinding 125 g of flour per minute; - grinding . The best option is the ability to adjust the grind yourself. There are three types: coarse, medium and fine;
- functionality . Depends on millstones. Whether it will be conventional stone millstones for cereals or a combined appliance with metal rollers for oily ingredients - you decide.
The cost of a flour grinder is an important but not decisive criterion. You should not buy a device that is suitable for the price without familiarizing yourself with its features and reviews about it. A high price is also not a guarantee of quality. We recommend choosing a mill from the middle price segment with suitable characteristics and good reviews.
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How to choose a baby food blender?
For baby food, you need to prepare mashed potatoes and cereals - any blender can handle this task.
But modern models have various nuances that are not so obvious. We will tell about them below.
Baby food blender: things to consider
Materials are safe and durable
Blender bowls are in contact with food, so the quality of the material is in the first place, because the children's digestive system is very sensitive. There are blenders made of glass, polycarbonate and tritan. What is the difference?
Power: for cream soup or nuts
The more powerful the blender, the faster it grinds foods with complex and hard textures: nuts turn into paste and milk, fibrous herbs and wild plants into green smoothies, frozen fruits into ice cream .
To prepare puree and cream soup from thermally processed products, a stationary blender with a power of 1200 watts or more or a personal blender of 250 watts is sufficient. But if you want to turn peanuts into homemade Nutella in no time, and spinach leaves into absolutely uniform green juice, take a closer look at more powerful, semi-professional and professional models.
Portable: easy to carry around
If you often travel with your child and cook outside the home, choose personal blenders. Such models are compact, they are convenient to take with you. The advantage of personal blenders in the small volume of the glass. You can cook in small portions without transferring food to another container and without losing part of the product and your time. There are also fewer dishes for washing: grind, close the glass with a lid and take it with you.
Silence of operation
Everything affects the volume of the blender: materials and construction of the body, knives, bowl and fasteners. High-quality models make less noise without losing their power. Professional blenders are not quiet, but some models come with special noise-absorbing hoods (for example, Blendtec Professional 800). Blenders with tritan bowls tend to be a little quieter: tritan does not amplify, but absorbs vibrations. Due to their compactness and low power, personal blenders make less noise than professional models.
Extra options
As your child gets older, you may want to treat them to other dishes: frozen berry sorbet, nut paste, vegetable milk. Yes, and it will be useful for mom to restore strength with a glass of green juice. Choose from models that are suitable for different tasks: with medium power, special modes or additional knife blocks (separately for grinding dry and wet products).
What other nuances to consider?
Models to look for
Stationary blenders have more options than personal blenders. However, in a fundamental moment, they lose: they will not be able to cook a small portion of baby food (the products must at least cover the knife blades for normal grinding).
Another aspect is mobility. For regular trips to your parents or country house, a portable personal blender is more suitable.
Personal and stationary models complement each other in the kitchen, so ideally use both. But if this is not possible, choose the type that best suits your needs and lifestyle.
The Hurom BL-C01 blender is a novelty of this year from a Korean company that has been known on the market for more than 45 years. Portable model, which is convenient to take with you when traveling with a child. Two tritan cups of 350 and 600 ml allow you to prepare small portions of purees, soups and smoothies, as well as easy storage of the product, thanks to travel lids.
Tribest Personal Blender Glass PBG-5050 is one of the latest developments of the company, a personal, but at the same time quite powerful blender (as much as 500 watts). The model is suitable not only for purees and soups, but also for homemade sorbets, nut milks and healthy smoothies. And three glass bowls with lids of 240, 480 and 720 ml allow you to quickly chop and easily transport the right amount of baby food.
Tribest PB-350 is a versatile and compact model, a real classic that has proven itself in the market. The blender is equipped with two glasses (for whisking and chopping), as well as 120, 240 and 350 ml glass jars for easy storage (and preparation) of even the smallest portions of baby food.
The model is equipped with automatic and manual pulse control mode, as well as two knives for comfortable grinding of liquid and dry textures.
BlendTec Classic 575 is a classic stationary model from a well-known American manufacturer. Equipped with blunt blades made of reliable stainless steel (10 times stronger than blades from other manufacturers), which cannot be cut when disassembling and washing the blender. Sufficiently powerful (1560 watts) and durable model combines two types of control (4 modes + pulse). The blender is also equipped with a self-cleaning function for more comfortable use.
The L'equip BS5 Cube blender is a professional stationary model. This blender is great for processing hot and cold foods. You can also grind dry foods like grains, beans, and nuts into flour or a paste without adding liquid. The high-strength tritan jar and ultra-sharp titanium-coated Japanese stainless steel blades ensure reliable and fast preparation of any, even the most complex dishes.
