A couple of years ago, a friend (and mom of three children) introduced me to the MeToo Portable Seat by Phil & Teds.  Finding the seat was a bit harder back then.  I vividly remember dashing store-to-store looking for the seat–now, the seat is available online, like at baby-Wise.com. 

The baby/toddler chair ranks near the top of my personal Best of the Best Baby Gear Purchases.  The MeToo is a practical portable high chair.  Perfect for bringing along to restaurants.  Lightweight, yet rugged, aluminum makes carrying the chair, along with the diaper bag and baby, a breeze.  I especially appreciate the MeToo when I go out to restaurants that prohibit the use of a real high chair at a booth due to fire code (hey, weren’t booths made for families in the first place?).  I simply attach the MeToo to the table within the seated booth area, and voila, my little one is at the same level as the rest of the family.

If you have a small home or need to conserve space, the MeToo is also a good substitute for a traditional high chair.  Some parents even use the MeToo on eat-in kitchen bars or islands.  Relatively speaking, the MeToo Chair is not that expensive given the potential frequency of use.  In my household, the MeToo is used everyday–at breakfast, lunch, dinner, among other times.  Talk about a good value.

If you’re looking for a great gift for expecting parents, or a gift for parents of a young child (the seat is designed for up to 40lbs), the MeToo is the perfect, ultra practical gift.  Given that the seat takes up little space, compared to a bulky, traditional high chair or tray-seat, and uses little packaging, I give the MeToo high marks in the eco-friendly department, too.

Is the MeToo one of your overall best baby purchases?