But when they re ready rice cereal can be a great starter food among others.
Cereal for 12 month old baby.
Giving a baby rice cereal or other solid foods too early may also increase a baby s risk of having obesity.
Instead help your baby sit upright and offer the cereal with a small spoon once or twice a day after a bottle or breast feeding.
If your child s pediatrician says that you can start offering your 1 year old dairy you can provide a small amount of yogurt or full fat milk in a sippy cup along with breakfast.
1 3 cup dairy or 1 2 ounce cheese 1 4 to 1 2 cup iron fortified cereal 3 4 to 1 cup fruit 3 4 to 1 cup vegetables 1 8 to 1 4 cup combo foods 3 to 4 tablespoons protein rich food.
Start by serving one or two teaspoons.
Don t serve it from a bottle.
Alongside give your 12 month old two small servings of fruit or vegetables such as applesauce or soft cooked carrots.
Mix 1 tablespoon of a single grain iron fortified baby cereal with 4 tablespoons 60 milliliters of breast milk or formula.