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With green beans and peas I could not get smooth texture without straining. After doing that once, I decided never again, it took way too long and yielded so little after the straining ( but LO loved it and ate it up!)! For those veggies I just bought the purée from the store until LO didn't mind the texture.

Hmmm, I never had an issue with texture? I just blend on the "puree" setting of my blender. The trick is that you do have to use more water to thin it out than other vegetables, so my green bean puree is always a bit thin. I just thicken it back up to the right consistency with a little rice cereal. Also, make sure you scrape the sides a lot, so it gets blended well.

Yeah, I never quite got those smooth. I'd start with a banana or something easier, honestly.

I pureed green beans with an immersion blender and could never get it to be a nice consistency. Since i had already introduced sweet potatoes to LO, i mixed it in with the green beans which allowed for a more creamy texture. I never strained my beans/peas/zucchini.

@caffeinated: This is true. My texture was always grainy instead of creamy, but I have that issue a lot with fiberous veggies (certain squashes, etc...).

@Mrsbells: oh i forgot to mention. i also puree it with water to thin out the consistency like @honeybee. i wonder if that will help eliminate any stringy bits?

I always mix grainier/chunkier veggies like peas, beans with creamier stuff like avocado and sweet potatoes. It makes it much more appealing to DD.

Just like you, I also wanted to wait until much later before introducing fruits but that went out the window when she was having major constipation issues. I now mix in grated pears or pureed peaches with a little unsweetened prune juice to her morning cereal.

Just an fyi, my baby hated purees. I know this isn't your question, but we made a freezer full of purees for her to try and she wasn't into any of it. As soon as we offered her small soft chunks of food, she became a great eater. Yesterday, she had peas for lunch and she wouldn't stop eating sugar snap peas at dinner time!! (She's 10 months)

Good luck, just know that there is an alternative!