Homemade Infant Rice Cereal

This is a recipe I used for both of my children when it was time to begin supplementing their exclusive breast milk5 diet.

The biggest selling point to commercially produced Infant Rice Cereal is the added iron - a supply reserve that begins to drop when an infant is around 6 months of age.

To curb the concern around the iron added to commercially produced Infant Rice Cereal, I utilized Iron Fortified infant formula when making my cereal.  While this is a little bit of up front work - I highly recommend making your own Infant Rice Cereal for your baby!

Homemade Infant Rice Cereal

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Brown Rice (not instant)

10 2/3 Cups of Water

4 Cups of Breast Milk or Iron Fortified Infant Formula

Directions:

In a saucepan, mix the water and the brown rice.  Bring to a boil and simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring continuously.  The rice should have thickened significantly.

Stir in breast or formula milk and continue to cook.  Stir continuously for an additional 10 minutes.  Add more milk if the mixture becomes too thick.

Remove from heat and let cool.  Place rice into blender (magic bullet) and puree until desired consistency.  

Pour into ice cube trays and cover with plastic wrap.  Place trays in the freezer.

Once frozen, remove cereal from trays and place in a freezer bag.  Label with date and contents.  

Thaw appropriate amount as needed for baby.  Add breast milk or formula or water to thin and create desired consistency/thickness.

I always made sure I used the rice cereal within 30 days to prevent spoiling.