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Weaning

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ready brek anyone ?

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taytotayto · 12/12/2009 15:08

can a 6 month old who was weaned at 5 months eat ready brek, checked and its sugar and salt free.
what are you guys giving your babies for breakfast i find the baby packets really expensive. am i just being tight ??!!!!

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TheShowMustGoOn · 12/12/2009 15:10

No point to ready brek - just buy normal oats and cook with milk.

theagedparent · 12/12/2009 15:12

Is it really salt free? I remember something on the news a while ago about a baby eating ready brek and being overdosed on salt. Probably ate a lot of though.

MrsBadger · 12/12/2009 15:18

yes it's sugar and salt free, but real porridge is even cheaper

baby packets waste of money imo

the news story was ready brek, mashed potato and gravy - the gravy was the salty element.

tassisssss · 12/12/2009 15:20

oh yes, wonderful baby breakfast and my 3 year old still loves it! the other 2 were more into weetabix. porridge may be cheaper but it takes longer which is key for us when babies (and kids!) want fed straight away!

(FWIW we use the Tesco version at about half the price but haven't checked salt content)

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taytotayto · 12/12/2009 15:21

god i hope you dont think im stupid but is it ok to pick any pack of cheap porridge and give it. i had no idea. its my first baby!!! one more thing do i use her formula milk or full fat cows milk???

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notanun · 12/12/2009 15:23

Ready Brek has not done well out of that story. The baby did overdose on salt and the baby did eat ready brek. The two were mutually exclusive, the ready brek was just used as an example of the poor food choices the parents were making for a baby.

Nothing wrong with ready brek at all but porridge oats and milk is cheaper.

My dd just had whatever we were having for breakfast from weaning age. Pancakes, eggs, cereals, porridge, muffins, fruit, yoghurt etc.

tassisssss · 12/12/2009 15:24

you're not stupid, just haven't had to know before!

any packet of regular oats will be fine. I gave full fat cows milk in food from 6 months (I didn't use formula) but if you're making up formula anyways you can use that. either's fine.

hope she likes it!

Avoid those tiny packets of baby cereal, they're a rip off! And don't last anytime at all (or not with my hungry guys!). Mine also liked weetabix as I said at this stage, often with mashed banana through it.

notanun · 12/12/2009 15:24

Oats from the supermarket, made up with cows milk, just fine.

With the exceptions of added salt, honey, strawberries etc (things you avoid until 12 months), from 6 months your baby can pretty much eat what you eat assuming you eat a healthy, balanced diet. Cow's milk for cooking/cereal only though.

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taytotayto · 12/12/2009 15:30

thank you all so much for your help. i thought id know it all until our little one actually arrived and god do i know nothing now!!! lol xx

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