I generally like products in the First Years Take & Toss line. They are usually very cheap - so much so that the company advertises that these products at disposable. I have bought these cups a few times over the last few years and still have many of them sitting in a drawer and going off in school lunch bags.

THE PRODUCT

This product is very simple. Depending on the package size, you get a number of bowls and a corresponding number of lids. The packaging has varied over time but the product has remained the same. The bowls and lids are made of the same thin, translucent plastic. The bowls and lids all come in bright colors. The bowls hold 8 ounces which is a good size for a snack for small children.

I generally try to keep the bowls as long as I can and don't treat them as disposable. The bowls and lids have generally lasted well over two years. I wash them in the upper rack of the dishwasher and have never had a problem with washing them that way. Some of my bowls and lids are over two years old and still going strong.

I find lots of uses for the bowls. I use them to store snacks in the diaper bag. I also use them frequently in my kid's lunch boxes. I usually don't use them for liquids. My main use is mostly dry, light snacks such as cereal and crackers. However, the few times I have used them for liquids, they didn't leak. I like these bowls for lunch boxes because the kids find these bowls easy to open. Plus, if the kids accidentally throw them away, it isn't a big deal since they are so cheap. Another plus is that the bowls are more colorful than other brands which makes them a little nicer in the lunch box.

The only reason I can't rave about this product is that they are so many similar products on the market. Glad makes a similar line of disposable bowls as do other manufacturers. However, none of those lines, to my knowledge, come in the same colorful array. If you are looking for small bowls with lids, this is a nice brand at a reasonable price. However, I do think there are lots of similar items out there.

FINAL RECOMMENDATION

I like these bowls. They are colorful and cheap and we find lots of uses for them. There are similar products on the market but I have found good uses for these and they have withstood the test of time.




NEW BABY? HERE ARE SOME BABY PRODUCTS I HAVE REVIEWED:

STROLLERS: Maclauren Techno Stroller; Graco MetroLite LE Stroller; Cosco Eddie Bauer Lightweight Stroller

GEAR: Skip Hop Diaper Bag; Evenflo Snugli Baby Carrier; Infantino EuroRider Baby Carrier.

SLEEPING: Pali Sabrina Crib; Sozo USA bedding.

SOOTHING: MAM pacifiers; MAM pacifier keeper.

NURSING: Bravado Nursing Bra; Lansinoh lanolin; Lansinoh nursing pads.

FEEDING: Avent Feeding Bottles; Take & Toss Infant Spoons; Nuby Sipper Gripper Cup; Dora the Exporer Insulated Straw Cups; Playtex Sipster Spill-Proof Cup.

BATHING: The First Years Bath Tub/Bath Seat Combo; California Baby Super Sensitive Shampoo & Bodywash.

BABY BOTTOMS: Burt’s Bees Diaper Ointment; Desitin Creamy; Balmex; California Baby Diaper Rash Cream; Weleda Diaper Care.

BABY SKIN: Mustela Hydra-Stick for lips and cheeks; Burt’s Bees Apricot Baby Oil.

TOYS: Tiny Love Symphony In Motion Mobile; Soft Teething Beads; Sassy Teething Wing Butterfly; Lamaze Clutch Cube;
Lamaze Freddie the Firefly.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby’s Here Birth Announcements.





Recommended: Yes