Can a 1 year-old eat cereal with milk

Baby cereal mixed with breast milk or formula has always been a classic first food.

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But you might be wondering how cereal fits in if you’re trying baby-led weaning, or if you’re getting ready to offer non-baby cereals like whole grain O’s. 

In fact, traditional infant cereals can be an important source of nutrition for new eaters, whether they’re being spoon-fed or starting off with self-feeding.

And baby-friendly types of regular cereal make for a fun, easy snack once your little one has the skills to pick them up. 

When can babies have cereal?

Fortified infant cereals are designed to be a first food, so you can spoon-feed them to your cutie as soon as she starts on solids, usually around 6 months.

If you plan to feed baby-led weaning style (an approach that introduces solids in the form of soft, gummable finger foods instead of purées), you can offer infant cereal on a preloaded spoon or roll slippery foods (like strips of avocado) in infant cereal to make them easier to hold.

Single-grain cereal

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