As your baby starts to move away from the breast and/or bottle, you'll find a sudden need for feeding bowls. Lots and lots of feeding bowls. You'll need bowls for feeding at home, for taking snacks on the go, for storing leftover baby food. They will become indispensable.

So what feeding bowls are best? Well, it depends on your immediate needs. You'll almost certainly want a bowl that comes with a lid to make storage and travel easier, and something that can be easily cleaned or tossed. But other than those basics, choosing the best feeding bowl for you and your baby might just come down to a simple matter of taste (no pun intended).

Munchkin's Snack Catcher is a good option for a mom on the go - its domed lid allows you to pack more snack for baby; the lid's opening gives you more control over what comes out and when. Its rubberized bottom means your furniture won't get ruined from baby's good-natured but destructive "bowl banging," and the special bumps at the top are meant to capture crumbs from little fingers before they get rubbed somewhere else.

If you've got a toddler just starting to self-feed, Sassy's Perfect-Size Snack Cups are great for use at home or out and about. They come in three different sizes and their flip-top lids make dispensing food easy. They also nest inside one another for convenient, space-saving storage, and are dishwasher safe.

If baby's food is hot or cold and needs to be insulated, consider Sassy's Insulated Feeding Pots. You can pour food directly into the pot or simply drop the entire baby food jar inside and seal it up - either way, the food is kept at just the right temperature for your little one. And an ergonomic design makes the pot easier for baby to hold. It also fits well into most car cup holders, a major plus if you're on the run and can't be in the back seat with baby.

For simple value, take a look at The First Years Take and Toss Variety Pack. This 28-piece set includes cups, bowls and spoons, all of which are disposable.

Even if baby's not off the formula yet, you'll find some bowls can still come in handy. Munchkin's Snack Dispensers are great for holding multiple servings of just the right formula measurement to take with you. Just dump into a bottle and add the right amount of water, and baby's got a bottle.

All of these feeding bowls can help you and your little one get started right on the path to self-feeding.