The introduction of solid food is another important stage in baby Zach's development. It is a challenging and exciting time for Zach and me. Despite being eager, I didn't want to start Zach on solid any earlier as I belived that breast milk has all the nutritional value that Zach needs before 6 months. Even my pediatrician recommended to wait till 6 months old.
Having done some research online, I decided to let Zach try out organic rice cereal, mainly from Bellamy and Healthy Times. Both prices are between $6.20 to $7.20, which is almost double the price of the non-organic rice cereal. It's not that I am an advocate of organic products nor do i think that its nutritional value is more than non-organic products. It's because I want baby Zach's first food to be pure and organic rice cereal offers the best choice as it is grown without chemicals.
Zach had his first food on 12th Dec 2008 at 9am. As of this date, he is 5 months 3 weeks ( I started 1 week earlier as I was simply too excited). I prepared 1 teaspoon of rice cereal with 2 teaspoons of breast milk till the mixture became runny consistency. Baby Zach loves the rice cereal. He ate it without any sign of displeased nor protest. I'm going to let him try the cereal for 3 days before introducing vegetables to his diet. I am simply so excited now. My mind is already full of food receipes for him. :)
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