Ready Brek

[MattMcG93]

Hey everyone, a concerned first time dad here looking for some advice and/or reassurance.

My wife and I have been alternating between Weetabix and Ready Brek for our nearly 8 month old’s breakfast since he was 6 months.

Today (when I was giving him his Ready Brek!), I came across an article online about a baby who died in the 90’s after being given too many adult foods that were high in salt (Ready Brek being one food that was mentioned in the article.) Let’s just say he didn’t finish his breakfast this morning and I hastily swapped the Ready Brek for some fruit instead.

Was it wrong of us to give him Ready Brek? We prepared if as it says on the box (5 desert spoons of the oats & 150ml of milk, using his Neocate milk as he has CMA.) We’re absolutely paranoid now after reading that article.

Any advice etc. would be much appreciated

Ready brek never contained salt or sugar. The recipe was not altered as it was sugar/salt free to begin with

It was never altered, it's never contained any salt or sugar. If I remember correctly the makers sought legal advice after the press incorrectly associated the brand with the baby's death.

I used to give my kids readybrek as older babies/toddlers there was never added salt or sugar in it.

😂 it's not exactly a tinned hotdog or a chicken nugget

It's oats that have been squashed down.

Have people forgotten you're trying to wean a baby onto a normal healthy family diet? All these people blitzing oats won't be making their own fish fingers in a few years I bet 🙄