The Best Snack: Gerber Puffs

Gerber Puffs. Soft, sweet, and airy.  Six servings in a container for only 25 calories. But what exactly makes these teething snacks such a delicacy? 

Walking into your local grocery store, you head straight into the baby food aisle filled with expecting mothers and toddlers running around. Within each shelf you pass, you feel dirty looks exchanged. Yet, your determination cannot be stopped, risking it all for a can of Gerber baby puffs. 

Along with other iconic baby foods such as GoGoSqueez applesauce and Animal Crackers, Gerber Puffs just surpass all expectations. Designed for babies eight months and older, these toddlers have found the perfect snack for any midnight cravings.

Filled with nutrients such as vitamin E, calcium, potassium and dietary fiber, these snacks claim to provide a healthy start for a baby's life and should follow through as they grow.  

Their pleasant natural flavors from strawberry apple to sweet potato create a contrast from any other foods without enforcing an artificial taste that drives many away. The fluffy composition of each snack creates the perfect balance between chewy and soft, melting instantly when placed into the mouth and allowing the lethargic jaw to rest in between meals. Most importantly, they are mess-free. The finger food easily transfers from hand to mouth, with few crumbs shedding off. When marketing new designs, what many people have noticed were the more corners on the puff, the better. Designed to perfection, each morsel is carefully crafted into the shape of a star, easily grabbable, no matter the hand size. 

Gerber puffs carry a great legacy coming from a long line of ancestry. Their cousins, the yogurt drops, have a crunchy flavor that dissolves instantly, unleashing a strong creamy and fruity explosion. Their siblings, the teething wafers, also provide an unmatched amount of comfort. Shaped as a saltine cracker, its flavor proves otherwise. 

These snacks are not only reserved for humans to enjoy, but can be used to spread love amongst pets as well. From cats to dogs, despite their differences, all animals come to a common ground and rank these snacks superior, doing just about anything for a quick bite.