By the 6 month mark your little one may be ready to have their first taste of solid foods.
Baby first food cereal.
From purely a nutritional standpoint some medical professionals may advise against offering your baby anything other than formula or breast milk before their first birthday as food should not act as their main source of nutrition.
However parents have been feeding their little ones baby cereal for.
Red meat 0 5 to 0 8 mg iron per ounce 2.
Well cooked and finely chopped so baby doesn t choke 7 whole grain breads and cereals as opposed to baby cereal fresh fruit.
Baby cereal made from oats barley or quinoa 4 to 5 mg iron per cup 5.
Dark poultry 0 4 mg iron per ounce 3.
If you feel extra adventurous try giving your baby some bites of oatmeal or quinoa flakes this is all instead of rice cereal mainly because it s much more nutritious.
7 first foods to give your baby that are better than rice cereal 1.
While single grain foods are the best baby cereal types to use as first foods for infants there comes a time when the child is ready for multi grain cereals usually between 6 and 8 months and the nestle nestum 3 is one of the best recommendations here.
Don t serve it from a bottle.
Egg yolks 1 mg iron per yolk 4.
Ripe banana or avocado steamed yam or sweet potato meats.
Start by serving one or two teaspoons.
Beans 1 to 2 mg iron per cup 6.
At around 7 months start adding in some cooked squashes like acorn and butternut carrots and even some zucchini.