Homemade Whole Grain Baby Cereal

Whole grains are good and refined ones are bad, right? It'd be tough to have missed that message these days. So I was surprised when I went to buy baby rice cereal, the traditional first food for babies. The box reported that there is no fiber and it's not made from whole grains. I was a little concerned that my son's first food experience would come from these refined grain foods.

I did a little research and found out you can make your own baby cereal from whole grains. I was already planning on mashing up my own sweet potatoes, carrots, and bananas for the little one, so this didn't seem like a big stretch. Here's the recipe for rice cereal I tried:

Brown Rice Baby Cereal

-Soak 1 cup brown rice in 4 cup water overnight.

-Discard soaking water, cover with fresh water. Boil on high until a raging boil. Skim off the top of the water and let simmer 11.5 hours.

-Puree in a blender.

-Store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Other baby foods are even easier to make. Cook veggies or fruits and puree in the blender, then freeze in an ice cube tray and they'll last up to 2 months. This saves money but costs time. I've got the time and I love to see my baby enjoy fresh foods without preservatives.

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Naturally Healthy First Foods for Baby

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