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Prior to a couple weeks ago I was all about listening to whatever my pediatrician recommended, but I recently went to my chiropracter who informed me that infants do not have the digestive enzymes to appropriately break down rice and grains typically until they are over a year old.  I thought it was a bunch of baloney because why would the pediatrician recommend it, and it not be developmentally appropriate...so I came home and researched it, and much to my surprise many of the articles I found seem to indicate that is the truth.  So when I get to the point of introducing solid foods to the baby, I will not be introducing rice cereals.

Rice cereal is not harmful to baby. And, it, and oat cereal are recommened by the American Academy of Pediatrics, as foods the immature infant tummy CAN handle. They are not meant to provide 100% nutrition, as baby is still on formula or breast milk at this time, the same as whatever solids one introduces do not provide 100% nutritition. The Academy has considered recently whether to change the introduction of "starches" until later due to the noted recent obesity epidemic-- however babies have been eating broken down rice and oatmeal cereals MANY years before the obesity issue. One could think there is a small chance of link-- but is more likely to be the combination of later things such as french fries, TV/screen time, video games, and (PROCESSED!) chicken nuggets our toddlers eat until they are 20.  Otherwise, solids, starting with baby food vegetables are recommended to be introduced one food per week (so you can monitor for any allergies), with fruits and sweeter things introduced later. Good luck. =o)