Chopsy Baby is reviewing… The Asda Little Angels Baby food range
A new range of baby food has just launched and is the first to be developed by a supermarket.
Asda have spent two years developing a line of baby food as part of their highly successful Little Angels baby products range.
Professional dietician, Jane Stobie, has worked in partnership with Asda to produce the organic food suitable for babies aged from four to twelve months.
“This is a very exciting launch for us – we’re the first supermarket to sell our own-brand baby food and we’ve invested a lot of time in perfecting our recipes and trialling the products,” says Helen Dawson, spokesperson for Asda. “Babies seem to love the Little Angels baby food – there was certainly lots of happy gurgling when we conducted the taste tests. “
The ready-to-eat meals come in handy pouches with specially developed choke-resistant caps.
The light packaging and lack of glass jar makes them ideal for days out.
The range is entirely organic and certified by the Soil Association.
The recipes are designed for babies at each different developmental stage of weaning:
Stage 1 for 4-6 months old
Four flavours designed for first tastes:
Apple, banana and mango
Carrot, sweet potato and swede
Banana, pear and peach
Fruit salad
Stage 2 for weaning babies 7 months or more
Gently textured meals introducing meat, rice and lentil.
Stage 3 for babies aged 10 months and over
Contains chunkier food and more exciting flavours including cottage pie, lentil and lamb stew and tomato and vegetable pasta.
Reviewed by…
Stage 1 – Ellie Daventry with five-month-old Reuben tested out:
Organic Carrot, Sweet Potato and Swede
“Reuben has only started weaning in the last two weeks. He seemed to get quite bored with constant fruit purées, so he seemed to enjoy trying out this vegetable one.
“When I had a spoonful myself, I thought perhaps it may have been a little bland. But then I realised I am used to an adult diet full of sugars and bad stuff and as this is pure organic vegetables, it’s most likely this is what food should taste like.”
“Loving this pouch thing. I have only used glass jars and a couple of tins of food so far. The food seems to transport better in a pouch and doesn’t get compact. When it comes out it seems to look more like what I would want baby food to look like rather than a jellied lumpy mess.”
“We shop at Asda anyway so I am converted to this food now.”
Stage 2 – Dad, Jamie Jones with eight-month-old Harry tested out:
Organic Root Vegetable and Beef Stew
“This was ace. I ate some first and it was lovely. Really tasty. Harry just gobbled it down. It’s nice and thick so it’s a step up from the first smooth stage baby food, but not too difficult for them to get to grips with.
“I am going to make sure we buy this again because it was that good.”
Organic Lentil and Vegetable Bake
“Harry was not so keen when eating this one, but I think it was more because he is coming down with a cold and is too ill to swallow food properly.
“Otherwise this was the same quality as the beef stew.”
Organic Strawberry Rice Pudding
“I personally can’t stand rice pudding so would have had full sympathy with Harry if he didn’t want to eat it. But he did and seemed to really enjoy it. The strawberry flavouring is really mild and the rice pudding not lumpy like adult rice pudding so it’s easy for him to eat.
“As a pudding he liked it and if I wasn’t at home at breakfast with him I think this would be a good choice too as it is ready to serve and a bit breakfasty.”
Stage 3 – Masie Ellis with one-year-old Harris
Organic Chicken and Mango Curry
Maise said: “This pouch of curry was delicious. It smelled good, looked good and tasted good to both of us. I always try a spoonful of any food Harris eats for the first time to see how good it tastes. The curry was so mild and a nice blend of fruity sauce with baby bite sized pieces of chicken.
“Harris loved it, especially picking out the little pieces of chicken himself.
“I’m sorry to say I pretty much only feed him off the shelf baby food as my cooking skills are zero. Compared to other products, I really liked the convenience and ease of serving the pouch offered and the food was as good as anything else we have tried.
“Top marks.”
Best of all…
The packaging makes food easy to dispense without making a mess. It’s easy to squeeze out the exact amount you need without creating waste.
It’s organic and isn’t full of extra anything.
Could improve…
Nothing. The range doesn’t quite match the premium brands such as Little Dish, but is more than an adequate match for every other brand of jarred baby food on the supermarket shelf.
Basically…
There is no need to be snobbish about Little Angels baby food. It’s not a basic buy and for organic baby food really reasonably priced. It makes a fantastic entry into the baby food market and continues the good quality of the Little Angels brand.
You can buy from…
Stage 1 – 70 pence each
Stage 2 – £1.07 each
Stage 3 – £1.34 each
Asda stores nationwide