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Iron-Fortified Baby Cereal

⏱ 5 min🍽 2👶 6+ months

A classic iron-rich first food — iron stores dip around 6 months.

Iron-Fortified Baby Cereal

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup single-grain baby cereal
  • ¾ cup breast milk or formula

Steps

  1. 1Stir cereal into warm liquid.
  2. 2Thin to a runny consistency for new eaters.
  3. 3Thicken gradually as baby gets used to it.

Feeding gear for this stage

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