Extra Baby Rice cereal

**mrsaboyer** · 01-01-2006, 08:18 AM

Hello!
We're on WIC and get all of these boxes of baby cereal, but my daughter won't eat it. I don't blame her, because it tastes like.. like papier mache paste. Does anybody have any alternative uses for it? I could just not get it, but hey, it's free!

**Michelle** · 01-01-2006, 08:26 AM

Not sure about other uses for it, but what about donating it to a local woman's shelter or the like?

**mrsaboyer** · 01-01-2006, 08:32 AM

I have been donating it to hurricane relief, but they have stopped picking up that box and now we have two grocery bags full of boxes of it just sitting around.

I'm in Germany on an Army post, so the donation opportunities are limited. Here on post the only place to donate useable goods (besides the hurricane relief box) is the WIC office, and, well, everybody there is covered.

**MOMMYDEAREST** · 01-01-2006, 02:14 PM

i used to mix jarred baby food like bananas...peaches....and other fruit with the dry cereal. my kids always ate it that way!! i hope i helped

**mrsaboyer** · 01-01-2006, 02:32 PM

Thanks. She won't eat jarred baby food, either, except very occasionally. She seems to have a problem with prepared foods... a young diy-er or a prima donna, one of the two. But I've just started making her some food from scratch, maybe I could try mixing it with that!

guest7 · 01-01-2006, 09:24 PM

I mixed my rice cereal with breast milk. My twins liked that.
Does it have to be rice? can it be Barley?
Also, tell the WIC nurses oe nutritionists about the problem. They may be able to offer you a substitute.

**Mamawolf** · 01-01-2006, 10:41 PM

You can use it to thicken soups and stuff with.

**Katybird** · 01-01-2006, 11:36 PM

Baby Cereal Cookies

24 servings
20 minutes 10 mins prep
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups infant cereal
3 tablespoons whole milk

Preheat oven to 375.
Grease a cookie sheet or spray with nonstick spray.
Lightly cream molasses and butter.
Mix in egg and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and cereal.
Add to the butter mixture.
Blend.
Add milk.
Drop on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake 10-12 minutes.

**Katybird** · 01-01-2006, 11:39 PM

Baby Cereal Pancakes

1 dozen
20 minutes 15 mins prep
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup infant cereal, any flavor
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons oil

Beat in eggs in a mixing bowl.
Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth.
Cook in a hot non-stick pan until top is full of bubbles, then flip and brown the other side.
Serve with syrup.

**Katybird** · 01-01-2006, 11:53 PM

Teething Biscuit Recipe

2 Tbs Shortening
1/2 C. sugar
1 egg
1tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp water
1 1/2 C. baby cereal

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, baking soda, salt, vanilla, and water. Mix until well blended. Gradually stir in cereal. Knead until smooth. Pat into rectangle. Cut into 12 1" bars, smooth edges so they will not be sharp. Place on ungreased sheet. Bake 20-30 min or until dry. Store in uncovered container overnight.

**Katybird** · 01-01-2006, 11:59 PM

Baby Teething Biscuits - Eggless recipes

Ingredients:

1 cup juice
1 cup flour
1 cup baby cereal

Directions:
Mix above ingredients together.
Roll out and cut into shapes.
Bake for about 20-30 minutes at 350Â°F (175Â°C).
They freeze well.