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you know, no one ever said you HAD to feed that  muck to your child.  i wouldn't eat it, so why should my baby?

what's WAY better?  check out the rice porridge recipe in <i>super baby food</i> by ruth yaron.  all you do is put uncooked rice in the blender and grind it up, then keep in your fridge until you are ready to cook it up.  i just put 2.5 tbsp in a big pyrex bowl with a cup of water and mike it at 50% for ten minutes.  so!  much!  better!  [and way less constipating!]

I went to Babies R Us today and they didn't know about the recall at all.  

The best thing about making all your baby food at home is that you don't have to worry about the recalls.  I'm glad I chose not to open that box, despite what our pediatrician said!

"you know, no one ever said you HAD to feed that  muck to your child.  i wouldn't eat it, so why should my baby?"

"The best thing about making all your baby food at home is that you don't have to worry about the recalls.  I'm glad I chose not to open that box, despite what our pediatrician said!"

Hmmmm... a little smug?  Geez people.  It's good that you make your own baby food.  In fact, I make most of my baby's food, but just because I make his food doesn't mean that I am free from recalls.  What about all that spinach that had E. coli recently?  And why does stuff like this always have to bring out the judgmental crap?

Seriously.  Does it make you a better parent if you grind up your own carrots or rice?  I don't make any of my baby's food and I'm not interested in it.  Give me a break.

Feed the lumpy cereal to your kid and he'll learn to chew faster!  Don't think of it as dangerous, think of it as a learning tool!

you know I owned that very brand. my kid hated it. and wouldn't common sense dictate that you shouldn't feed a giant ass lump of anything to a newly solid food eating baby?

oh and btw I basically made all of my kid's food. it's not for everyone. and I tried feeding my kid homemade rice porridge except he HATED IT. just like he hated the ready made stuff.

I had both the oatmeal and rice versions that were recalled - there wasn't a problem with mine - it didn't clump so I'm pretty sure not all boxes were affected.

Yes it's great to make your baby's food - but that cereal is a good source of zinc and iron and it can sometimes be difficult to get a picky baby to eat alternative sources of those nutrients.