Ella's Kitchen
Ella's Kitchen Stage 1 First Tastes Pouches, Pack of 7
8.2/10 overall£26.49 for a 7-pack
Organic single-vegetable and single-fruit purée pouches designed for the very first weaning tastes.
The verdict
Ella's Kitchen Stage 1 First Tastes Pouches, £26.49 for a 7-pack, are organic single-vegetable and single-fruit purées suitable from 4 months, with zero prep and no refrigeration needed until opened. They're best as a convenient top-up for travel and early allergen introduction rather than the entire weaning diet, since they cost considerably more per portion than home-batched food.
For parents who don't want to cook at all in the first weaning weeks, or who want a reliable backup for days out, single-ingredient pouches like these are the practical alternative to home-blended food. Each pouch is one vegetable or fruit only, which matters in the earliest weaning stage since it lets you introduce and identify potential allergic reactions to one food at a time, in line with NHS weaning guidance.
Against home-prepared food from something like the Babycook or NutriBullet, pouches are more expensive per portion and give you no control over consistency or ingredient sourcing beyond what's on the label — but they need zero prep, zero cleanup, and travel anywhere without a cool bag if unopened.
Most parents end up using both: pouches for convenience, travel and backup, and home-batched food as the everyday base once a wider range of foods has been introduced. Treating pouches as purely a top-up rather than the entire weaning diet keeps cost and nutritional variety in a sensible place.
Is the Ella's Kitchen Stage 1 First Tastes Pouches, Pack of 7 worth it?
- Zero prep or cleanup
- Single-ingredient format suits early allergen introduction
- Travels without refrigeration until opened
What are the downsides of the Ella's Kitchen Stage 1 First Tastes Pouches, Pack of 7?
- More expensive per portion than home-batched food
- No control over texture or exact ingredient sourcing
- Not a substitute for a varied home-cooked diet
Specs
- Storage
- Ambient until opened
- Pack size
- 6x 120g pouches
- Ingredients
- Single organic vegetable or fruit per pouch
- Suitable from
- 4 months+
How we scored it
Prep Speed
How quickly it steams, blends or portions a batch of food.
No prep or cooking required at all.
Ease of Cleaning
Number of parts and dishwasher-safety after a messy prep session.
No equipment to wash.
Value for Money
Cost relative to how much use you get across the weaning months.
Convenient but costs considerably more per portion than home-batched food.
Weighted by importance for this category — see our editorial policy for how we test.
How this review was done
We haven't used the Ella's Kitchen Stage 1 First Tastes Pouches, Pack of 7 ourselves yet. This review is built from Ella's Kitchen's published specifications and product information, and scored the same way as everything else on the site. We'll update it, and the badge above, once we've tested it hands-on.
How it compares
|  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £26.49 for a 7-pack | £8.00 | £84.53 | £16.49 |
| Overall score | 8.2/10 | 7.4/10 | 7.1/10 | 6.3/10 |
| Storage | Ambient until opened | — | — | Fridge and freezer safe |
| Pack size | 6x 120g pouches | 14 pots | — | 20 pouches |
| Suitable from | 4 months+ | — | 4-6 months (weaning stage) | — |
Frequently asked questions
Why use single-ingredient pouches for early weaning?+
Each pouch is one vegetable or fruit only, which matters in the earliest weaning stage since it lets you introduce and identify potential allergic reactions to one food at a time, in line with NHS weaning guidance for introducing new foods gradually.
Are Ella's Kitchen pouches good value compared to home-cooked food?+
They're more expensive per portion than home-prepared food from something like the Babycook or NutriBullet, and give no control over consistency or ingredient sourcing beyond the label. Most parents use them as a top-up for convenience and travel rather than the entire weaning diet.
Do Ella's Kitchen pouches need refrigeration?+
No, they're stored at ambient temperature until opened, meaning they travel anywhere without a cool bag as long as the seal stays intact, which makes them a genuinely convenient backup for days out.
What age are Ella's Kitchen First Tastes pouches suitable from?+
They're suitable from 4 months+, designed for the very first weaning tastes with a single organic vegetable or fruit per pouch, sold in a pack of six 120g pouches.
Guides that mention this
Introducing Common Allergens Safely: The Updated NHS Guidance
Delaying allergenic foods used to be common advice. It's now the opposite — here's why, and how to do it safely.
Baby-Led Weaning vs Purees: An Honest Comparison
The internet presents this as a binary choice. In practice, most families blend the two — and that's genuinely fine.
Reviewed by
Sepehr
Software engineer, soon-to-be dad, uncle to four — the tech-obsessed half of the two of us testing this stuff. Currently building this site with my wife, ahead of our own baby arriving.