One that fits the bill: iron-fortified cereal. It doesn't have to be the traditional first food of rice cereal - oatmeal and barley are good options too - just make sure you start with a single ...

Offering fortified and, importantly, low-sugar cereals like oatmeal are among the best and currently most popular ways to assure your toddler gets enough iron. The iron in baby cereal ensures enough ...

Hillard said that in general, she doesn't recommend rice cereals to parents of young children. Infants require 11 mg of iron per day, according to Hillard, and toddlers require 7 milligrams per day.

Hillard said that in general, she doesn't recommend rice cereals to parents of young children. Infants require 11 mg of iron per day, according to Hillard, and toddlers require 7 milligrams per day.

That advice echoes similar statements made by FDA in 2016, when it first proposed the guidance and cautioned: "Rice cereal fortified with iron is a good source of nutrients for your baby, but it ...

Gerber, the nation’s largest manufacturer of baby rice cereal says it’s already in compliance with the FDA’s proposed arsenic levels. “We have worked closely with our trusted rice supplier ...

"If your child is over six months of age, you can temporarily give cows milk as long as you give another iron source for the baby. So iron-fortified cereal is an option," she said.

“Iron-fortified infant cereal has been the long-standing number one source of iron in children’s diets,” and historically was offered as a first food with 82% of 6- to 12-month-olds ...

"If your child is over six months of age, you can temporarily give cows milk as long as you give another iron source for the baby. So iron-fortified cereal is an option," she said.