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Piccolo Organic Cooking Range Review

 

 

 

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iCandy says:

 

From baby pasta to stir-in sauces and stock cubes, the Piccolo Cooking Range is designed to help parents create fresh, healthy, home cooked meals.

What's on the box

 

Piccolo's Organic Cooking range was developed to help take the pressure off parents cooking at home for their little ones. The Organic baby pastas, sauces and stock cubes place the emphasis on easier home-cooking.

 

First impressions of the Piccolo Organic Cooking Range?

 

 

"My first impressions of the cooking range was again how premium the products looked compared to other brands. The size of the products, particularly the Piccolo Stir In Bolognese Sauce which was very large, was very impressive and looks capable of making several small meals. The variety of flavours was surprising. Weโ€™ve never tried pumpkin and cheese as a combination before so when we first saw this we were intrigued and started thinking about what sort of meal we could stir this in to. It was nice to see stock cubes included as this meant we would be able to use them in family meals instead of just childrenโ€™s meals too. The packaging was informative and recyclable which is important in our household. Each product displays the age itโ€™s appropriate for, all nutritional information and mentions that 10% of all profits go to charities supporting local families."

 

- Lucy

"Lovely looking and very inviting, packaging is a little busy and they could make this a little more simpler. When Iโ€™m rushing around the store I just want to know the main things about the meal instead of having to look on the side or back as there is so much to look at on the front. Their pasta is brilliant and I love the stir in sauces! A brilliant idea and so convenient however, it would be good if they did these in single portion sizes as I wouldnโ€™t necessarily give Jude pasta one day and then the next, I like to mix things up & these also only have a 24 hour period where you can reuse it. It would definitely be more sustainable too!"

 

- Emily

"My first impressions of the Piccolo cooking range are very positive, I really like the illustrations on the packaging and the distinctive text. The clear messaging makes it very easy to know what is included in the products even though there is lots of information on the containers. I didnโ€™t realise that stock cubes suitable for babies were available so this will encourage us to prepare meals for the entire family with the reassurance that we will have flavoursome meals. The cooking suggestions are easy to follow and ones that I would use in the future. I like that the QR codes provide further inspiration for healthy balanced meals."

 

- Sophie

 

What was your favourite item in the Piccolo Cooking Range and why? How about your little one?

 

 

 

Enjoyable textures

"Jude really enjoyed the pasta with the tomato stir in sauce. He enjoyed the textures and also the adventurous tastes he go from the meal! This was definitely a favourite of his." - Emily

Enjoyable textures

"The stir in sauces were my favourite, very easy to use with a very healthy ingredient list. My daughter loved the pasta shapes, they were very easy for her to pick up and work on her dexterity."

 

- Sophie

"My favourite item from the cooking range was definitely the stock cubes. I found these much tastier than other branded stock cubes and itโ€™s nice to have some that are specifically produced for children so we know we can make a family meal using them without worrying about the salt content. My little ones favourite item was the Pumpkin and Cheese 'Stir in Sauce' which we used with some pasta and broccoli. They both really enjoyed it and it was so easy to add flavour to a simple pasta dish."

 

- Lucy

Did the Piccolo Cooking Range help you to create easy, healthy and tasty weaning recipes? 

 

 

The Piccolo Cooking Range encouraged our family to produce quick and healthy recipes that we could all enjoy. The stir in sauces were delicious and didnโ€™t need any further flavouring added, unlike other sauces which can be bland, they were incredibly easy to use, and I look forward to purchasing more of them in the future so that I can use them either on their own or as a base for further dishes. The stock cubes are eye opening and are a real time saver, we can now prepare meals that all of us can enjoy so that we wonโ€™t have to cook different things for various members of the family.

 

Sophie

Yes, the stock cubes where a great help when it came to recipes. They are super yummy too and Jude really loved the veggie cubes. His tummy is still quite sensitive to meat so the chicken is still a little rich for him but the vegetable cubes have been enjoyed a lot! They are really handy to add to any meal. If I was in a rush I would just chop up all the vegetables I have in the fridge chuck them in a pan and add the stock. Whenever I made this Jude gobbled it up every time! I was a happy mummy and Jude was a happy baby with a full tummy! I would also then have lots of meals after which I can freeze and use at a later date. From one cube I get about 6 meals so the us is great! They could have more of a variety for the โ€˜on the goโ€™ pouches with more flavours!

 

- Emily

Easy, healthy, tasty meals

The Piccolo cooking range definitely helped me to create easy, healthy, tasty meals and weaning recipes. As a busy mum of 2, I found these so convenient and easy. I often struggle to think of lunch ideas, but with the stir in sauces, it was easy to create a healthy lunch in no time at all. - Lucy

Easy, healthy, tasty meals

Would you recommend the Piccolo Organic Cooking Range?

Yes

 

The Piccolo cooking range definitely helped me to create easy, healthy, tasty meals and weaning recipes. As a busy mum of 2, I found these so convenient and easy. I often struggle to think of lunch ideas, but with the stir in sauces, it was easy to create a healthy lunch in no time at all. I have a very fussy 2 year old and also a 7 month old who is just starting his weaning journey and this entire cooking range is perfect to create a balanced meal for both of them. We donโ€™t usually use readymade sauces as we make our own from scratch, but these proved to me that there are actually healthy options out there that make my life so much easier! The stir in pots were perfect for pairing with pasta which means I can make a healthy meal in less than 10 minutes. I like how theyโ€™re suitable for microwaving too which make them even more convenient.

 

- Lucy

 

Yes

 

Yes, the stock cubes where a great help when it came to recipes. They are super yummy too and Jude really loved the veggie cubes. His tummy is still quite sensitive to meat so the chicken is still a little rich for him but the vegetable cubes have been enjoyed a lot! They are really handy to add to any meal. If I was in a rush I would just chop up all the vegetables I have in the fridge chuck them in a pan and add the stock. Whenever I made this Jude gobbled it up every time! I was a happy mummy and Jude was a happy baby with a full tummy! I would also then have lots of meals after which I can freeze and use at a later date. From one cube I get about 6 meals so the us is great! They could have more of a variety for the โ€˜on the goโ€™ pouches with more flavours!

 

- Emily

 

Yes

 

I would recommend the Piccolo Cooking Range to other parents, and in fact I have already recommended the stock cubes to my antenatal group and my relatives who have babies! The stock cubes really made a difference to us as a family, as they enabled us to prepare many more family meals that we could all enjoy. Allowing us to spend more time with our little one and less time in the kitchen. The stir in sauces provided us with time saving, healthy balanced options and the Piccolo pasta shapes were thoroughly enjoyed by our little one. Perfectly sized for her little hands and they were effortlessly paired with all the sauces.

 

- Sophie

 

Reviewer recommendations

 

 

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The Piccolo Cooking Range was a big hit with our reviewers, with some simply combining the pasta and stir-in sauce for instance, whilst others introduced additional ingredients and followed Piccoloโ€™s nutritionist approved recipes online. Our reviewers were unanimous in their high praise for the stock cubes as they are โ€˜very low saltโ€™ yet super tasty, dairy free and gluten free too so are suitable for the whole family. One reviewer commented that the Cooking Range enabled them to create delicious meals and most importantly quick meals for the whole family which in turn meant there was time freed up to spend as a family.

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How does it compare?

 

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