https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 15:37:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1532544 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:26:33 +0000 looch 1532544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I looked it up, and the original recipe was based on raw foods, so the oats were for sure not cooked. But the original recipe uses sweetened condensed milk...I've looked for a more modern interpretation.</p> <p>6 T oats, finely ground, soaked in water overnight (or cooked, which is what I prefer)<br /> 180 grams plain yogurt<br /> 1 apple, peeled and grated<br /> 6 hazelnuts or almonds, finely chopped<br /> 2 T lemon juice<br /> After you've soaked or cooked your oats, combine and refridgerate.</p> <p>I make mine with a diced banana and a cup of frozen thawed berries. I like there to be more fruit than oats, and just enough yogurt to make it to a loose oatmeal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1532008 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:40:55 +0000 lamariniere 1532008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I would be curious for a recipe too! It's pretty cost effective to buy it premade here though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1532007 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:40:02 +0000 lamariniere 1532007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I buy it premade with all sorts of dried fruits and usually it's a blend of a few oats/grains. The stuff I find here usually looks like the oats have taken a quick spin through the food processor to chop them up slightly so it's not so hard to chew. We've never had digestion issues, but he probably didn't start eating it until he was 2. I will either serve it in plain yogurt or milk and, since my son is a slow poke, it gets soft while he's eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531704 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:02:11 +0000 looch 1531704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: it is usually served cold, the texture would be more like yogurt than oatmeal. Let me see if I can find a recipe and post equivalent measurements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531701 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:59:40 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1531701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She loves cereal! We switch between Frosted Mini-Wheats, Quaker Oat Squares and Special K w/ strawberries. She'll eat just about any cereal we'll eat though. We also add oatmeal and yogurt to the mix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531690 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 18:47:27 +0000 regberadaisy 1531690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: so is it served hot or cold? Or just like a really runny oatmeal? I guess if I cook it I can technically use steel cut oats? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531573 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:28:04 +0000 looch 1531573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: I forgot about muesli! I have to make some for my son. He used to gobble it up.</p> <p>@locavore_mama: I made mine by dicing banana, grating an apple and mashing some berries. I would cook the oats because I like it better that way, but I understand the traditional Swiss recipe calls for uncooked oats. I also would add in some ground nuts, my son loved hazelnuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531570 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:24:37 +0000 woodentulip 1531570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make a granola using this recipe:</p> <p><a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/easy-granola-recipe-00000000031329/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/easy-granola-recipe-00000000031329/index.html</a></p> <p>But with no added fruit and everyone loves it.</p> <p>We buy Nature's Path Heritage Flakes (and sometimes Heritage O's), and eat a lot of steel cut or large flake oatmeal. Boring family over here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531564 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:16:59 +0000 regberadaisy 1531564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: I've never heard of this before but am intrigued. Do the rolled oats sit in milk for a bit to soften? Are there no digestion issues eating the oats raw? </p> <p>Do you use only rolled oats or quick oats too? What do you put in it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531520 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:29:48 +0000 Freckles 1531520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: i've been able to find them in the organic section of my regular grocery store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531508 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:16:18 +0000 dolphin 1531508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: that's a good idea! DD needs to learn how to get better with utensils too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531453 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 13:42:06 +0000 rattles 1531453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dolphin: I've been dicing bananas into dry cheerios and serving over yogurt (kind of like a fruit and yogurt parfait) while she gets the hang of silverware a little better. She doesn't seem to dig muesli much, but she's had that too. I'm thinking of trying cereal with a little milk this week to see how she does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1531184 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:01:03 +0000 dolphin 1531184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: thanks! DD loves puffs but for some reason I never thought of giving her a bowl of cereal with milk. I'm gonna buy a box of Cheerios!</p> <p>@shellio: Thanks! DD usually gets oatmeal every morning too. She's 15 months! I don't eat cereal so we never have any in the house but I'll have her try it. I'm all for easy breakfasts! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1529935 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:50:40 +0000 shellio 1529935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dolphin: At 2 years 3 mos I have yet to offer DS an actual bowl of cereal with milk, he has had bites of ours sometimes. But I think we started giving him kamut puffs around 10-11 mos maybe, and handfuls of other types of cereal occasionally after he was 1-1.5. He eats oatmeal for breakfast almost every morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1528796 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:04:46 +0000 StbHisMrs 1528796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just this week gave Maddy (2.5) cereal for the first time and she loved it! I bought an organic banana granola type (I want to say Nature's Path but I threw away the box!). She loves oatmeal, I give her Bob's Red Mill Steel Cut Oats with fruit, preserves, or brown sugar mixed in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1528719 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:45:37 +0000 regberadaisy 1528719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dolphin: pretty young. We started with Cheerios because it's small and gets mushy when wet, much like puffs. We started BLW around 7.5months so I want to say I started Cheerios around 9 months?</p> <p>@shellio: thanks! Maybe I'll check Trader Joes next time we're there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1528710 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:42:39 +0000 shellio 1528710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I think I've only seen kamut in Whole Foods or Natural Grocers but I don't look for it other places so it might be there! It is super cheap, maybe a couple of dollars for a huge bag even at WF.</p> <p>@junebugmama: The kamut or the Heritage Flakes? I don't know why the flakes are so delicious but I snack on them all the time. If the kamut - yes, fruit sounds like a great idea! I was glad LO loved them so much because I can really feel good about giving them to him, healthy, whole, and cheap - I'll take it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1528393 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:07:44 +0000 bushelandapeck 1528393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kashi hearts and occasionally Life since that's what we eat sometimes. I haven't given it to I'm with milk yet though...just dry. I'm worried about the mess! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1528367 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 04:54:40 +0000 Beyond2 1528367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS loves Granola and Quaker Oatmeal Squares. I worried they'd be too hard but he hasn't had a problem. He's 18 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1528322 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 02:24:27 +0000 lamariniere 1528322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Musli, I don't buy regular cereal. My son has musli maybe one day a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1527615 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:41:00 +0000 winniebee 1527615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cheerios. And crispix. And kashi hearts. Aaand honey bunches of oats with almonds (my fave too!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1527609 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:39:37 +0000 keiki_mama 1527609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fruity Pebbles! Kidding... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1527564 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:32:06 +0000 dolphin 1527564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still haven't given DD cereal yet! What age did you ladies start offering cereal? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1527419 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:05:14 +0000 Ginabean3 1527419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I give LO Honey Nut Cheerios. Plus a banana and an egg. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1527398 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:58:21 +0000 junebugmama 1527398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shellio: we eat that too!!! Sometimes I will toss fruit in it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1527394 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:56:29 +0000 Boogs 1527394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves frosted mini wheats. Not sure how they compare to other cereals, but that's one of many he'll eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1526637 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:31:19 +0000 regberadaisy 1526637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shellio: can you only find that whole food type stores? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1526586 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:22:31 +0000 Mrsjets 1526586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J loves frosted mini wheats but will eat any cereal (raisin bran and apple cinnamon Cheerios are our other household favorites). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1526528 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:08:47 +0000 rsp213 1526528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L really liked Kix, Chex and sometimes some of Daddy's honey nut cheerios or honey bunches of oats. She likes blueberries, strawberries or pieces of banana in her cereal too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cereal-for-toddlerkids#post-1526527 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:08:33 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1526527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not exactly the same, but lo really likes oatmeal. I use plain quick oats and add a tablespoon of peanut butter and a handful of fruit or preserves. </p>