Ella's Kitchen Brocolli, Pear and Peas

Why this product ****************** When my son approached the inevitable stage of weaning I turned to the Bible of this the Annabel Karmel book and mush and puree fruit vegetable and baby rice like there was no business. No my son had obviously not read the book and decides this wasn't how he was going to do it! Several trips to talk it over with friends the health visitor basically anyone who would listen to me ramble about him not eating food. I decided to try baby lead weaning which is giving them normal food not puree from day one. But being the neurotic first time mum that I am I still worried he wouldn't be getting the right amount of calories so I tired ...  Read the complete review

Purees are useful when you need a quick, mess-free meal for your baby. Ella's kitchen purees were attractive to me because they really do just contain the fruit and vegetables, just as if I'd made it myself at home. So I know it's ok. They have very strange combinations of flavours, and they are all quite sweet. I think that is why they put pear in with broccoli and peas - to make it sweet. This is ok if you're having trouble getting a small baby to eat I suppose. But if you're only giving these purees, I think the baby would get used to having very sweet food all the time, which might not be a good thing. The pouches are not actually ...  Read the complete review

When we went on holiday abroad two weeks ago I knew that I wouldn't be able to take my pureed food with us for Rhys to eat, so I decided that, against my better judgment I would have no choice but to take some ready made food with me. Its not that I have anything in particular against people that choose to use jars to feed their baby, as it is personal choice, but I have made the choice to make my own fresh food for my baby, this way I know exactly what he is eating. Whilst in Tesco I discovered the Ella's kitchen range, the thing that attracted me is that it is organic and has 100% fruit and vegetables in it, with nothing nasty added. The second thing I ...  Read the complete review