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Pea problem

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Hels67 · 16/07/2007 09:14

My DD (6.5 months) has taken a liking to peas, which is great, however AK suggests pressing them through a sieve or using a mouli to get rid of the outer layer which is apparently indigestible .

I find this pressing through a sieve a real bind as I don't have the patience to do it for long and so don't get much pea mush out in any case - is there an alternative? Can I just blend the peas in the usual way of other veg/fruit?

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FioFioJane · 16/07/2007 09:15

i never bothered

it will just come oit the other end surely

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yawningmonster · 16/07/2007 09:17

to be honest ds just ate them as finger food case and all, though he was slightly older when we introduced them never heard of the outer part being an issue

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Quiddaitch · 16/07/2007 11:11

i never even bothered defrosting them, just stick em in a bowl and let her get on with it. [bad] when they get their pincer grip the whole pea thing becomes clear.

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 16/07/2007 11:15

presumably with a special AK logo'd seive?

Seriously - dont bother.

Although if you do puree, then may I just pre-warn you, if they projectile vomit afterwards, you know, how babies do at inconvenient moments, pea-green vomit is really scary

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thehairybabysmum · 16/07/2007 11:18

AK clearly has got too much time on her hands!!

I used to cook a load of frozen peas, blitz with a hand blender then freeze in portions to jsut microwave as needed. No problems with outer layer, its not like frozen peas are tough anyway.

Ds was a bit older before he could manage them as a afinger food.

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NAB3 · 16/07/2007 11:20

Just mash/blend them.
You are meant to get rid of the black pips from Kiwis but I only tried that for a few seconds and figured they were so small they couldn't do any harm.