This is my first attempt at homemade baby food using the Beaba Babycook babyfood maker. The doctor suggested introducing baby to the wonderful world of vegetables by starting with squash, so I picked up a small butternut squash from Star Market.

Not shown in the video is the peeling and dicing process. The squash itself is quite hard, so it took some muscle to cut through it. I cut it in half, saving the other half for another time. I used the top half, which did not contain any seeds. But normally, you would cut the squash in half, scoop out the seeds, peel the skin using a vegetable peeler, and dice. Cutting off the ends makes peeling easier.

The Beaba Babycook machine makes the process of making babyfood extremely easy. The hardest part is the prep (peeling/dicing), which isn’t very hard at all. Once that’s done, all you need to do is put the diced pieces into the steaming basket, add the appropriate amount of water as directed by the instruction manual, and turn the knob to the steam setting. The LED light will illuminate when the heating element is on. The squash was cooked in 15 minutes.

There is a small amount of water that is collected in the bowl from the steaming process. You may use this water to thin out the consistency of your puree, or you may discard it. Since this was baby’s first experience with vegetables, I opted to liquefy the puree quite a bit. I used all of the collected water and added a little more to achieve the desired consistency.

Empty the contents of the steamer basket into the bowl, cover with the mixing lid, slide lock the cover, and turn the knob to the blend setting.

Even if you’re not a whiz in the kitchen, you can still be a gourmet chef, preparing healthy meals for your baby with minimal time and effort.