Homemade Baby Cereal for 6 months old baby - Brown Rice

Ingredients:
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1/4 cup rice powder (brown rice ground in blender or food processor)
1 cup water

1. Bring liquid to boil in saucepan. Add the rice powder while stirring constantly.
2. Simmer for 10 minutes, whisking constantly, mix in formula or breast milk
3. Serve warm.

Homemade Baby Cereal for 6 months old baby - Barley

Ingredients:
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1/4 cup ground barley (barley ground in blender or food processor)
1 cup water

1. Bring liquid to a boil. Add the barley and simmer for 10 minutes, whisking constantly
2. Mix in formula or breast milk
3. Serve warm

Homemade Baby Cereal for 6 months old baby - Oatmeal

Ingredients:
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1/4 cup of ground oats (do NOT use instant or Quick Cook), ground in blender or food processor
3/4 cup - 1 cup water


1. Bring liquid to boil in saucepan.
2. Add the oatmeal powder while stirring constantly.
3. Simmer for 10 minutes, whisking constantly, mix in formula or breast milk
4. Serve warm

6 months old baby food

Introducing solids for a 6 months old baby
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**** Always wait 4 days before introducing a new food for the baby*********
**** Introduce vegetables before offering fruits *******************************
**** Introduce green vegetables before yellow vegetables ******************
**** Except Banana/Avocado, all the fruits need be cooked and pureed **
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Step 1 - cereal
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- Start with iron fortified rice cereal
- Oat cereal
- Barley cereal

Step 2 - Vegetables
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- peas
- green beans
- potato
- sweet potato
- yellow butternut squash
- pumpkin

Step 3 - Fruits
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- Banana
- Avocado
- Peach
- Pears
- Apple