And iron-fortified versions, like this one, boast added benefits. "Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Baby Oatmeal Cereal is specifically formulated to meet the nutritional needs of infants," Best says.

What Is an Iron-Fortified Infant Cereal? Iron-fortified baby cereal is a critical nutrient source for a young child. These cereals are specifically designed to provide enough iron to support your ...

Iron-fortified cereals and pureed meats are good sources ... Vitamin C can help enhance iron absorption in infants. Foods high in vitamin C, such as oranges and strawberries, can be introduced ...

Rice cereal with a bit of breast milk, infant formula or water has been the first food many parents feed their babies. It’s cheap, easy to mix with other foods and portable. It’s also easy for ...

Instead, you can feed cereal to your baby with a small baby spoon. To do so, mix 1 tablespoon of single-ingredient, iron-fortified cereal with 4 tablespoons of baby formula or breast milk.

Infants were about 50% more likely to experience rapid weight gain if they were fed milk cereal drinks during their first year, according to results published Dec. 18 in the journal Acta Paediatrica.