Easy-Peasy Homemade Baby Cereal Recipes -Part 1

6-Month Old Babies

In honour of September, the Whole Grains Month, we’ve rounded up the yummiest baby cereal recipes in a three-part series. They will bring variety to your baby’s menu and turn your little one into an Oliver Twist!

Here we go!

RICE CEREAL

Takes 15 minutes to cook.

Ingredients:

• A quarter (1/4) cup of brown rice powder
• A cup of water
• Breast or formula milk

Method:

• With a food processor, grind the rice powder
• Bring some water to the boil, gradually add the ground rice powder and stir until rice powder is well cooked
• Turn down the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes max
• Take it off the cooker and let it cool
• Add in as much breast or formula milk to your desired thickness

Storage:

Keep refrigerated in storage trays placed inside zip-lock bags (before adding breast or formula milk)

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OATS AND APPLE CEREAL

Takes 15 minutes to cook.

Ingredients:

• A half (1/2) peeled and diced apple
• A quarter (1/4) cup of ground oats
• A 3/4 cup of water
• Breast or formula milk

Method:

• Let the oats, apple and water simmer for 10 minutes max (apple must be cooked till it is soft)
• Take it off the cooker and let it cool
• Add in as much breast or formula milk to your desired thickness

Storage:

Keep refrigerated in storage trays placed inside zip-lock bags (before adding breast or formula milk)

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Hints:

• All water used for cooking should be filtered
• All whole grains should be ground with a food processor
• Cereals can be stored but they are best served fresh

Read Part 2 of our series for baby cereal recipes for babies eight months and older.

Happy Meal Time!