“My baby is six months old and ready to start solids. Now what? My pediatrician suggested I start from the easily digestible rice cereal, but which one to chose? Gerber or Earth’s Best? I heard good stuff about BeechNut cereals as well…”
I guess this is a dilemma that each mom goes through when their baby reaches six months or so. A lot of our readers asked us for our expert advice on rice cereal choices. We heard you and we researched baby cereal market in order to provide you with a list of the best baby rice cereals. So here is our baby rice cereal review. You will notice that we selected only whole grain cereals. Whole grain cereals have natural vitamins and minerals which are very necessary for your baby’s health. Instead of starchy white cereals with added vitamins you might chose whole grain cereals, naturally nutritious with added vitamins, minerals and iron.
1.Earth’s Best Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal
Why it is good:
-organic
-whole grain
-contains nutritious brown rice
-added iron and vitamins
-smells like cream of wheat
-easy to digest
-no artificial stuff
Ingredients: Organic brown rice, organic rice bran extract, tocopherols (vitamin E), alpha-amylase (enzyme) and electrolytic iron.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 4 Tablespoons
Servings per Container: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories 50
Total Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Sodium 0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 11 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 1 g
% Daily Value
Protein4%
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%
Iron 45%
Vitamin E 15%
Thiamin 8%
Riboflavin 2%
Niacin 8%
Vitamin B6 0 8%
Phosphorus 8%
Zinc 4%
Can be found in: in most supermarkets and online in amazon.com, walmart.com, diapers.com and many other online stores.
2.Sprout Organic Whole Grain Brown Rice Cereal
Why it is good:
-organic
-whole grain
-contains nutritious brown rice
-added iron
-easy to digest
-no artificial ingredients
Ingredients: Brown Rice Flour (Organic), Sunflower Lecithin, Electrolytic Iron
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/4 Cup
Servings Per Container: 12
Amount per Serving
Calories Total 60
Total Carbohydrate 13 g
Protein 1 g
% Daily Value
Vitamin E IU 2
Thiamin (B1) mg 6
Riboflavin (B2) mg 2
Niacin (B3) mg 10
Vitamin B6 mg 8
Iron mg 40
Phosphorus mg 8
Zinc mg 6
Can be found in: in most supermarkets and online in amazon.com, drugstore.com, alice.com, diapers.com and many other online stores.
3. Gerber Organic Brown Rice Natural Whole Grain Cereal for Baby
Why it is good:
-organic
-whole grain
-contains nutritious brown rice
-good source of B vitamins, Vitamin E, Zinc, vitamin D, calcium and iron
-easy to digest
-no artificial ingredients
Ingredients: Organic whole grain brown rice flour, less than 2% of:tri and dicalcium phosphate, soy lecithin, choline bitartrate, mixed tocopherols (for freshness), electrolytic iron, zinc sulfate, niacinamide, alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin D3, vitamin B12.
Nutrition Facts
Serv. Size 1/4 cup (15g)
Servings Per Container About 15
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60
Total Fat:0.5g
Trans Fat:0g
Sodium:0mg
Potassium:45mg
Total Carbohydrates:12g
Dietary Fiber: <1g
Sugar:1g
Protein:1g
%Daily Value
Infants 0-1
Protein:3%
Vitamin A:0%
Vitamin C:0%
Vitamin D:10%
Calcium:15%
Iron: 45%
Vitamin E: 25%
Thiamin:25%
Niacin: 25%
Vitamin B6:25%
Folate:25%
Vitamin B12:25%
Phosphorous:10%
Zinc: 20%
Can be found in: in most supermarkets and online in amazon.com, buy.com, gerber.com, and many other online stores.
4.Plum Organics Organic Brown Rice Cereal
Why it is good:
-organic
-whole grain
-contains nutritious brown rice flour
-added vitamins and minerals
-easy to digest
-no artificial ingredients
-contains probiotics and prebiotics
Ingredients: organic whole grain cereal (organic brown rice flour, sunflower lecithin), vitamins and minerals [dicalcium phosphate, reduced iron, folic acid, niacin (vitamin b3), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), zinc oxide, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6)], prebiotics [fructooligosaccharides (fos)], probiotics (lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidobacteroum lactis, lactobacillus salvarius, lactobacillus plantarum).
Nutritional Facts
Serving size ¼ cup (16g)
Servings per container about 12
Amount per serving
Calories 60
Total Fat 0g
Trans fat 0g
Sodium 0mg
Potassium 50mg
Total Carbohydrate 13g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 0g
Protein 1g
% Daily Value
Protein 7%
VitaminC 0%
Iron 90%
Thiamin 15%
Niacin 10%
Folate 10%
Phosphorus 10%
Vitamin A 0%
Calcium 10%
Vitamin E 10%
Riboflavin 20%
Vitamin B6 20%
Vitamin B 12 20%
Zinc 10%
Can be found in: Whole Foods Supermarket, Target, ToysRUs and many online stores like amazon.com, diapers.com, walgreens.com, luckyvitamin.com.
5.Healthy Times Organic Whole Grain Brown Rice Cereal
Why it is good:
-organic
-whole grain
-contains nutritious brown rice flour
-added vitamins and minerals
-easy to digest
-no artificial ingredients
-soy free
Ingredients: organic whole grain brown rice flour, tricalcium phosphate, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), electrolytic iron, zinc sulfate, d-alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), niacinamide, mixed tocopherols, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 and folic acid.
Nutritional Facts
Serving Size: 8 Tbsp
Servings Per Container: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 60
Total Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Sodium 0 mg
Potassium 15 mg
Total Carbohydrate 12 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 1 g
% Daily Value
Protein 4%
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 25%
Calcium 25%
Iron 45%
Vitamin E 25%
Thiamin 25%
Riboflavin 25%
Niacin 25%
Vitamin B6 25%
Folate 25%
Vitamin B12 25%
Pantothenic Acid 25%
Zinc 25%
Can be found in: online stores like vitacost.com, sears.com, iherb.com.
