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Baby porridge

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Kaz4755 · 11/01/2016 10:22

Hi

I tried my six month old on baby porridge this morning and she loved it! However I have just used that sugar smart app on my phone and scanned it and it contains over 12 cubes of sugar in the packet...that's too much right?? does anyone know an alternative?

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Starbores · 22/01/2016 13:14

I use readybrek as its what I eat, I make it with cows milk.

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Etak15 · 18/01/2016 12:13

My lot always found normal porridge a bit of a funny texture at first so went with ready Brek or weetabix - (made mushy) with warm milk, now at 12 months my ds likes to have his own breakfast and have a good sample of everyone elses whatever they're eating!!

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ifgrandmahadawilly · 18/01/2016 12:04

Try normal porridge. You could add formula or breastmilk to make it more nutritious.

You could even blend it to make it smoother if you're worried about the consistency.

Adding cinnamon is a great option to make it tasty without adding sugar.

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CorBlimeyTrousers · 18/01/2016 11:51

That's awful that it has so much sugar in it. Just why? Why can't they sell it without sugar ...

But yes ordinary porridge is fine for babies. In fact nearly all normal food is fine for babies 6 months and older. Avoid rice milk and honey and don't add salt.