Cereal and Banana
From 8 months · 2 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Cereal
Iron-fortified infant cereal is a common first food. Mix a small amount with breast milk, formula, or water into a thin, smooth porridge, then thicken gradually as your baby gets used to spoon feeding. A single-grain cereal (such as oat or rice) is an easy starting point. Add no salt or sugar.
Thin, smooth porridge from a spoon; thicken as your baby adjusts.
Banana
Use a fully ripe banana so it mashes easily between two fingers. Peel it and offer it as a smooth mash on a spoon, or hand over a finger-length strip the baby can hold with a bit poking out of the fist. A firm or under-ripe banana is harder to manage, so soften it by mashing.
Smooth mash, or a finger-length strip held in the fist.
Banana is low-risk when fully ripe and soft. A firm or under-ripe banana is harder to manage, so mash it or wait until it ripens. Always supervise eating.
Putting it together
Mash the banana and stir it through the cereal.
Sources
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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