Safe from 6 months. Snap peas provide vitamin C, vitamin K, fiber, and iron. They are a crunchy, sweet snack that most babies enjoy.
Raw snap peas are intensely sweet and crisp with a clean, grassy freshness and a satisfying crunch that makes them appealing straight from the garden. Brief cooking softens the pod and mellows the sharpness while preserving much of the natural sweetness, though the fibrous pod texture becomes chewy rather than tender. The inner peas have a mildly starchy, buttery flavor that pairs naturally with mint, lemon, butter, garlic, parmesan, and ginger.
Steam until very soft (the pod should be completely limp). Whole pod works as a finger food - baby can gum the soft pod and squeeze out peas. Remove tough strings.
Soft steamed pods cut into pieces, or fresh peas popped out for pincer grip.
Raw (strings removed) as a snack, in salads, stir-fries, or with dips.
Ingredients
Steps
Whole raw snap pea pods are a choking risk for young toddlers due to the fibrous strings. For 12 months and older, steam until very soft, remove all strings, and cut in half lengthwise.
Garden notes
Cool-season crop. Sweet and popular with kids. Great eaten straight from the vine.
Edible-pod pea that grows on a trellis - direct sow in early spring.
Harvest for baby
Whole pods are a choking risk for babies. Steam until very soft and split open along the seam.
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