Baby and toddler recipes

🌾 Wheat biscuit and banana breakfast mash

A no-cook breakfast of wheat biscuit softened in milk and mashed with banana. Many wheat biscuits are fortified with iron, making this an easy iron-rich start to the day and a way to offer wheat.

From 6 monthsPrep 3 minCook 0 minContains: Gluten

Makes 1 baby portion

Ingredients

  • 1 biscuit Wheat biscuits (choose a low sugar, low salt, iron-fortified brand)
  • 4 to 5 tbsp breast milk or formula or whole cow's milk for cooking and mixing
  • a third of a ripe banana Banana

Method

  1. Crumble the wheat biscuit into a bowl.
  2. Pour over the warm milk and leave for a minute to soften.
  3. Mash with the banana until smooth and soft, with no dry bits.
  4. Serve straight away.

Serving it to your baby

For a first taste, use plenty of milk so it is soft and smooth. From 7 months use less milk for a thicker, lumpier texture. Offer a soft fruit alongside for extra vitamin C.

For the rest of the family

Grown-ups can have the biscuits whole with cold milk and sliced banana.

Storing and reheating

Make fresh each time, as softened cereal goes soggy and does not keep well. Throw away leftovers baby has eaten from.

How to introduce gluten

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Questions parents ask

Is it fine to use cow's milk on cereal before 12 months?

Yes. Whole cow's milk can be used in cooking and mixed into foods from around 6 months. It should not be given as baby's main drink until 12 months.

Are breakfast cereals OK for babies?

Plain wheat biscuits, porridge oats and similar low-sugar, low-salt cereals are fine. Avoid sugar-coated or chocolate cereals.

OBubba gives general information based on UK guidance. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose anything. Every baby is different. If your baby has a known allergy, severe eczema or a medical condition, speak to your doctor or health visitor before starting solids. Learn baby first aid, and in an emergency call your local emergency number (999 in the UK).