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| Gerber Lil' Entrees Graduates Complete Meals, Macaroni & Cheese, 6.6-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Gerber
Category: Grocery
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 36078
Number Of Items: 12
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.9 x 8.9
UPC: 015000048730
EAN: 0015000048730
ASIN: B000FPJ4AC
Release Date: May 15, 2006
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| Features:
| • | Case of 12 6.6-ounce boxes (total of 79.2 ounces) | | • | Microwavable meal of macaroni and real cheddar cheese, with peas and carrots as side dish | | • | Two-compartment tray allows toddler to gain self-feeding confidence | | • | Fully cooked; no preservatives or artificial flavors | | • | Good source of protein, vitamin A, calcium, copper, and zinc |
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| Customer Reviews:
Expensive and limited August 3, 2008
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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