Breakfast cereals

[Dopolis]

I have a 10 month old baby girl who loves her food, She eats baby fruity porridge However she goes through it at a fast rate as its only a small packet and quite expensive. Can anybody suggest an oat based cheaper alternative?

[SoftSheen]

Ordinary porridge (eg Jordan's porridge oats) made with whole milk. Then add some fruit such as mashed banana, grated apple or chopped strawberries.

[breatheslowly]

Is it the cow & gate one suitable from 4 months? If so it seems to be approximately fruit puree + baby rice made up with milk. The ingredients are: Baby-Grade Fruit (Apple, Banana, Orange),Milled Cereals (Corn, Rice) ,Demineralised Whey Powder¹ ,Skimmed Milk Powder¹ ,Vegetable Fat (contains Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin) ,Calcium ,Vitamins¹ ,Iron ,Zinc ,?Vitamins: Vitamin C, Niacin, Vitamin E, Pantothenic Acid, Thiamin (B1), Vitamin B6, Vitamin A, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D 3 ,Prepared with 82g Fruit, 45g Fortified Milk and 28g Cereal per 100g dry product ,Contains: ¹Milk.

To make something similar you could use a recipe like this one or just cook some apple and puree with a bit of banana and orange juice and stir in some baby rice and milk. I would try to use fairly sweet apples as cooking apples can be a bit sour and you can definitely cook dessert apples.

[sharond101]

I use store own brand ready brek or weetabix.

[LimeFlower]

At 10 mo she should be able to eat more stuff for breakfast.What about semolina,omelette,pancakes or toast with some spread?

[Dopolis]

Can ready brek or jordan's porridge be given cold like fruity porridge, and you just add water, or do you need to heat them?

[HobKnob]

I used to just mix ready brek with cold milk for my daughter but I'm a lazy cow