A stay-open front pocket makes it the best possible opportunity to catch most of the dropped food. However, it is quite unlikely that our little munchkins will only drop the food right into the pocket. Therefore, my preferred way to prevent food leftovers on clothing is to use a burp cloth on the lap.Even if all the food cannot be caught, our bibs are easy to clean and don't have any seams where food could get stuck and get mouldy (as it does with fabric bibs).