A mom recently sent me an email about Super Porridge concerned that her preparation of it was sometimes “too lumpy” for her little guy. Her baby is 7 months old and at this point she is feeding him oatmeal and millet. Here are some pointers to avoid lumpy porridge. For more detailed info check the Super Porridge Cereal chapter in Super Baby Food.
- Make sure that you are grinding the oats and the millet thoroughly enough to a form a powder, grinding in a blender for at least two full minutes.
- Make sure that your water to grain ratio is correct. For Oatmeal that is one cup of oatmeal to two cups of water for 15 minutes. For millet, that is 3 cups of water to one cup of millet for 45 minutes (or 3 tablespoons millet to one cup of water for a smaller portion.) (See chart in Super Baby Food on page 222)
- Once the water is boiling, reduce heat to lowest setting and THEN sprinkle the ground rice, stirring briskly with a wire whisk.
- Stir frequently at first, then again after the super porridge has had a few minutes to cool.