Plastic tubs for homemade baby food swap to Glass baby jars

Why make the swap

• Why switch to glass baby jars

  Jar and lid are both glass, so stored food touches only glass, and you can see what’s inside.

• What's the concern with plastic tubs for homemade baby food

  Heating food in plastic releases micro- and nanoplastics, and the microwave is the worst case.

• General information, not medical advice. Ask your pediatrician before changing what your baby or child uses.

• Good to know before you buy

  Spoon a portion into a glass dish to warm it, stir, let it stand 30 seconds and test before feeding. Thaw frozen jars in the fridge first, and leave a little space at the top before freezing. The metals in baby food come from the food itself, and homemade isn’t automatically lower, so whether you make it or buy it, rotate foods through the week.

  Weck 751 glass jars with glass lids, 200 ml, 12-pack: Glass jar and glass lid. The seal ring is rubber, held with steel clips; check what's in the box, as rings and clips are sometimes sold separately. All-glass jars cost about three times as much as jars with plastic lids.

• Sources (4)

  1. Hussain et al. 2023, ES&T (opens in a new tab)
  2. NDSU Extension (FN715): heat baby food in a dish, not the jar; stir, let stand and test before feeding (opens in a new tab)
  3. Healthy Babies Bright Futures 2022: 288 foods tested; no evidence homemade baby food is lower in heavy metals; levels vary by food type (opens in a new tab)
  4. FDA 2025: first lead action levels for baby food, plus advice to feed a varied diet (opens in a new tab)

  Health and safety facts on this page come from these sources. What a pick is made of comes from its maker's listing or website, as stated on the date we checked.