I just started introducing rice cereal to Elijahs diet. He is still on a diet that consists of 100% breast milk most days, but a couple days a week we have given him this cereal. We wanted to wait until he was 6 months to start solids, but at around 5 months he wasn't sleeping due to teething. We gave him a couple ounces of cereal during this time and he seemed to tolerate it well. He is now one week short of 6 months and we decided we will try the cereal again in hopes of introducing some fruit and veggies when he hits the 6 month mark. I have never given him store bought, all ready prepared food yet. I am still looking up the pros and cons to making your own vs buying baby food. From what I have read so far, the baby food in the stores have come along way. They make single ingredient food with no preservatives and even organic fruits and veggies. Plus, they are way more convenient. I am a stay at home mom so I have a little more time to prepare our own, so I think we may do a combination.
Any hoo.....I thought I would share the recipe I have been using for the cereal. Super easy, cheap and healthy. All you need are whole grain brown rice, a food processor or blender and breast milk/formula.
Baby Rice Cereal
1/4 cup rice powder (I just blend a little bit at a time in my food processor until it becomes a powder)
1 cup water
a little bit of breast milk/formula
Boil the water and add the rice. Turn stove to a simmer, and cook stirring constantly for about 5-10 min until the cereal becomes the consistency you want. Make sure you let it cool and add the milk. Feed to your happy baby!
~this makes a lot of cereal, so I put the rest in ice cube trays (each cube is 1 ounce) and freeze. Once frozen, I put in a freezer bag. Super convenient!!!
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