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Is baby ready for their first solid meal? Cereal is a nutritious first food for little ones.

• Warning

  Talk to your pediatrician about when to start giving your baby solid foods and which foods to introduce first.

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  Step 1: Measure the cereal

  Measure one tablespoon of dry cereal into a bowl.

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  Step 2: Warm the liquid

  Heat a bottle of breast milk or formula in a bowl of hot water. Test the temperature on the inside of your wrist.

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  Step 3: Add the liquid

  Mix the cereal with four or five tablespoons of breast milk or formula – the cereal should be very runny.

• Tip

  Use less liquid and more cereal as baby gets used to eating solids.

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  Step 4: Mix it up

  Add mashed fruits or vegetables to the cereal once baby gets used to eating.

• Fact

  Jarred baby food first appeared on grocery-store shelves in the 1920s.