Ready brek

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Morning all!
I am needing to increase calcium amount that cmpa 13 month old eats. He’s going off his milk so I need to increase calcium in what he eats. I’ve looked at ready brek before but it says that it’s not suitable for milk allergy sufferers so I have stayed away from it.
Can anyone help please? Is it safe to give or not? I started a thread not so long ago regarding ‘May contain’ and ‘made in factory’ etc.
thanks all!

It isn't suitable for CMPA sufferers because the calcium they fortify it with is taken from milk and there's a chance of cross contamination.
If it specifically says not suitable then you have to take that.
There must be other fortified products which aren't made from milk? Or make your own porridge and add vitamin/mineral drops?

As far as I remember it's just oats, nothing added (except vitamins and iron). My three had it as one of their first foods. Will you be mixing it with cow's milk?

Ah cross post, previous poster clearly far more knowledgeable please ignore me!

No no, I’ll mix it with his neocate. He’s tried supplements but unfortunately allergic.

What about normal porridge oats made into porridge with fortified almond milk (this is delicious btw)? It takes 4 mins to cook instead of the 2 mins that ready brek takes so not much more effort.
Milky foods like fish pie, custard, alpro yogurts? Most of the fake milks are fortified I think.

I do give him normal porridge oats with his neocate but thought that maybe ready brek has more calcium?

He has koko yoghurt, alpro custard too each day.

If he is 13 months you can move into oatly barista or alpro growing up milk. Also give soya yoghurts.

His dietician has told me to stick with his neocate for now. I’ve been giving oatly with his snacks though I’m just paranoid he’s not getting enough calcium!

OK. At 13 months he can have regular cereal and porridge.

Yoghurts might be the way forward. At that age DD had 3 soya yoghurt a day to get enough calcium. Have you calculated how much calcium he is getting.

I’ll make sure he’s continuing with the yoghurt and custard. I’ve tried calculating but can’t work out how much is in Roberts white bread? Wasn’t sure whether to change to 50 50 bread but even then I can’t properly find how much calcium it has.

I’ve just found that Kingsmill do a vitamin boost bread so will buy some of that. Little one loves toast with almond nut butter!

The almond not butter will have calcium. Will he eat sardines on toast or could you make fish cakes with tinned salmon (including bones)?

@Jilted I knew you’d reply, you are the weaning guru!! I’m going to be trying him with sardines over the next few days. He’s poorly at the minute, he’s got this sick bug, so trying to give him bland food at the min as he’s lost his appetite. He normally eats salmon but I’ve tried him with it a couple of times over the last few days and he’s turning his nose up at it.

If he is ill then I would not push it.

Alpro chocolate desserts are another option. I was worried about the sugar but there is no more sugar than in their custard and dietian said the calcium was more important.

Kingsmill 50:50 bread had had calcium but is only suitable for over 2s.

If you can get a portion of milk on cereal and 2 yoghurt a day into him your sorted.

Sounds like he is having enough then thank you. I’m going to make his cereal with oatly barista. Currently use his neocate formula but looks like there’s more calcium in the oatly. May I ask why children can’t gave the bread till they’re 2 please? Is that the same with the vitamin boost one as well?

Wholemeal is not recommend before 2 because it is more filling so they may not consume enough calories.

50:50 Is only half wholemeal though so I'd give it. It's a fully wholemeal diet that isn't recommended e.g. wholemeal bread, brown rice, all bran, etv

nhs info:

Fibre is an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. But foods that contain a lot of fibre (such as wholemeal bread and pasta, brown rice and wholegrain breakfast cereals) can fill up small tummies, leaving little room for other foods.

This means your child can feel full before getting the calories and nutrients they need.

It's good for your child to try different kinds of starchy foods, but do not give only wholegrain or high-fibre foods before your child is 5 years old.

Nothing to add other than I love a bowl of Ready Brek as an adult!

Thank you!! He’s been loving his cereal made with oatly barista. I put a spoon of almond nut butter in his porridge the other day, he really enjoyed it!

Glad he's enjoying his porridge. Have you tried adding chopped dried figs? They are a good source of calcium too

He really enjoys figs, I normally give him either a fig, prune or apricot after his cereal.
The oatly barista is really tasty.......not that I’d know of course! 😋😉