If you have ever had a baby, you probably received a pamphlet or read books about how and when to start feeding your baby solid food. In my experience, most pediatricians and nutritionists recommend starting your baby on iron-fortified rice cereal between 4 and 6 months of age. The reason for this suggestion is that a) rice is the food that is least likely to cause an allergic reaction, b) rice is fairly easy for immature organs to digest, and c) babies only have enough iron stored up from being in utero to last them 6 months, and they do not get enough from breast milk. …
