Behold my latest toy – the Beaba Babycook baby food maker. It steams, blends, purees, defrosts and reheats baby food. Of course, I can easily do all these tasks with a stovetop veggie steamer, blender and microwave, but I love having everything in one easy-to-clean, compact package purpose-built for baby-sized portions.
Today was my first test run with the Babycook as I prepared Isla’s next food – organic green peas. Because it’s March and there are no fresh peas at my disposal, I used frozen ones, which meant I had to employ two of the Babycook’s functions: defrost and puree. I’m happy to report the Babycook does what it claims, and beautifully smooth, bright green goop will be Isla’s breakfast/lunch for the next several days. To ensure a good consistency, I pureed the peas using the left-over steaming water, adding valuable nutrients back into her food. And, just as I did with her sweet potato, I also added a bit of organic coconut oil to the mix.
I do, however, have one complaint: the puree function is only set to “pulse”. This means you have to hold the knob to puree; you can’t simply just walk away and let it do its thing. This is a significant oversight for a product marketed to moms (and dads), for whom multitasking is a means of survival. A locked position in the puree function would be welcomed.
As for the peas, in addition to being on the list of good foods to introduce early on, they’re chalk-full of vitamins A, C and K, as well as niacin, folate, potassium, iron, magnesium, calcium and zinc. Tomorrow we'll know if perfectly pureed peas go down as well as the sweet potato did.
