I've been back and forth on whether or not to give Vivien solid foods yet. I know the recommended age is 6 months but you can start as early as four months. I started looking for cue's that Vivien might be ready and she's pretty much there. She's taken a slight interest in what I'm eating, but not quite opening her mouth when I tempt her with food. She's holding her head up wonderfully. So I decided to start "preparing" by reading on homemade rice cereal recipes. I also printed out a schedule of what Vivien's first solids will be ...all homemade of course! Last night I made a "trial" run of brown rice cereal which was suprisingly easy to make but did take me almost an hour. Not because the recipe is hard, but mostly because I didn't have all the tools ready. I tried it myself and it came out pretty good. I highly recommend trying it if you have little ones. Not only is homemade baby food healthier because you know what's going into it, but its also rewarding.
Brown Rice Cereal:
Grind Brown Whole Grain rice in a food processor for about 4-5 minutes until the grains turn into a powder
Use a sifter to sift out any remaining grains.
- Boil 3/4 Cup of Water in a saucepan
- Add 1/4 cup of rice powder
- Simmer for about 10 minutes whisking constantly (this was a little annoying)
- Serve warm and you can add breastmilk/formula for a little sweetness
Pretty Simple! Since you'll only be feeding your baby a teaspoon at each feeding, you can store the remaining rice cereal in ice cube trays for later use.
After I made the practice rice cereal lastnight, I couldn't resist giving her a little taste today. So Vivien had a suprise little snack after her feeding. As soon as I brought the spoon to her mouth she opened wide! She couldn't get enough and tried sticking her entire hand in her mouth. Lesson learned...don't feed your baby after bath time! She was a mess afterwards!
I'm pretty excited to feed her bananas, sweet potato and avacado! Yummy!
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