In a traditional baby shower, the “Guess the Baby Food” game commonly uses unlabeled jars.
For this game, hosts remove or cover the labels on jars of baby food and ask guests to identify the flavors by sight, smell, or taste. The jars provide a standardized portion and make the challenge recognizable as a baby-themed activity. Different versions may use numbered containers and an answer sheet.
The game is not a medical or nutritional test; it is a light party activity based on the unfamiliar appearance and combinations of commercial baby foods. Some modern hosts avoid tasting games because of allergies, dietary restrictions, or food-safety concerns.
Baby-shower games have no single official rulebook. The phrase “traditional” refers to their common appearance in descriptions of American-style showers, not to a universal practice in every country. A host can replace the activity with a safer observation-only version while keeping the same guessing format.