How to cook rice in the Babycook

AUThe introduction of starchy foods is an important milestone in food diversification. It also brings its share of questions: which starchy foods to choose? What quantities? What starches for gluten-intolerant babies? Béaba® guides you through this important moment.

The role of starchy foods in your baby's food diversification

Starches are fuel for the body. The different types of starch are made up of starch, a complex carbohydrate absorbed more slowly by the body than simple carbohydrates.

Starches, and particularly rice, are one of the basic foods from the start of food diversification. Your baby will discover them from the age of 7 months. The composition of the rice makes it possible to give a smoothness to certain preparations which one wishes to thicken, such as soups or desserts.

It is a highly digestible food that does not contain gluten. Thanks to its richness in soluble fibres, it is considered an anti-diarrheal food and contributes to the good intestinal transit of the baby. You can offer your baby other starchy foods: pasta, wheat and cornmeal, but also quinoa. Some starches do not contain gluten, such as rice, corn, lentils or quinoa.

Preparing starches in the Babycook® is easy!

The Babycook® is your best friend for preparing delicious homemade meals for your baby, because it is very quick & easy to use.

The Pasta Rice Cooker is suitable for small quantities (from 50g). It is designed for cooking all starchy foods (rice, pasta, lentils, semolina, etc.). You no longer need several kitchen utensils (pans, colander, blenders, etc.).

The Babycook® is a single appliance for all your baby's preparations (vegetables, fruit, meat, rice, pasta, etc.)

Thanks to the Pasta Rice Cooker basket, you can finally prepare starchy foods for your baby, without having to watch the cooking. Impossible to overcook rice or pasta, because the cooking time is adapted!

Beaba recipe ideas with Babycook® starches

What starches for my baby according to his age? How to vary pasta and rice? My baby is gluten intolerant, what can I replace them with?

Since 2015, Béaba® has been supporting and guiding thousands of parents on a daily basis with the Béaba® & moi mobile app.

You will find more than 150 recipes developed in collaboration with Laurence Haurat, nutritionist psychologist. Here are our favorite starchy recipes.

Each recipe contains an alternative for gluten-intolerant babies.

Spaghetti Bolognese

Spaghetti Bolognese in 15 minutes?! YEP, that’s right! You can make this flavoursome and delicious dinner in just 15 minutes using the Beaba Babycook Neo! Simply add all of the Bolognese sauce ingredients and let the Babycook do all the hard work! It’s loaded with veggies, iron and protein making it a well-balanced meal for your family.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into small pieces
• 1/2 capsicum, cut into small pieces
• 300g mince
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 150ml passata
• 150g spaghetti of choice (use gluten free if necessary)

Optional (for serving): Freshly chopped basil Parmesan cheese (omit to keep this dairy free)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. First add the pasta to the Beaba Babycook® Pasta/Rice cooker insert and fill the water reservoir to water level 3 and add 1/2 cup/120ml water to the insert with the pasta. Steam cook. Once steamed, place the spaghetti into a bowl and set aside.

2. Then add the onion, thyme, basil, garlic, carrot, red pepper, mince, tomato purée and passata to the steam basket of the Beaba Babycook®.

3. Fill the steamer reservoir with water to level 3 and steam for 15 minutes.

4. Once the mince and veggies are steamed, carefully open the lid and remove the steamer basket.

5. Tip the contents of the steam basket into the blending bowl. Leave the water at the bottom of the steam basket as this has so much flavour!

6. Blitz to purée to your babies preferred texture.

7. Serve over the cooked spaghetti. Top with freshly chopped basil and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

8. Serve and enjoy!

9. The Bolognese sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

NUTRIFACTS Carrots – good source of vitamin C and great for eye health. Basil – great source of Vitmain A, C and calcium