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Can babies eat brown rice?
Brown Rice can be offered once your baby has started solids, prepared to suit their stage.
How to cook brown rice for a baby
- Method
- Cooked / Simmered
- Ready in
- 40 Min.
- Texture
- Soft porridge
How you cut and serve brown rice changes as your baby grows. That is set out age by age below.
How to prepare brown rice, age by age
- 6 to 8 months
- Simmer until very soft, then blend with water into a smooth rice purée.
- 9 to 11 months
- Well-cooked soft grains mixed into purées.
- 12 to 17 months
- Soft, sticky cooked rice — easier for babies to pick up.
- 18 months and over
- Regular cooked rice served with their meal.
Is brown rice an allergen?
Brown Rice is not one of the main food allergens. Any new food can cause a reaction the first time it is offered, so give it on its own and stay with your baby while they eat.
Is brown rice good for babies?
Brown rice retains its bran and germ, providing significantly more fibre, B vitamins, magnesium, and selenium than white rice. A gentle, hypoallergenic grain suitable as a first food. Its mild, slightly nutty flavour is universally acceptable. Note: arsenic levels in rice are low but real — vary with other grains.
- Fiber
- Magnesium
- Selenium
- Vit B1
- Phosphorus
Storing brown rice
In the fridge
1 Day. Rice is a food safety risk — refrigerate quickly and use next day
In the freezer
3 Months. Cook, spread on a tray, freeze, then bag in portions
Goes well with
Baby recipes with brown rice
- Chicken & Brown Rice Bowl
- Chickpea & Vegetable Stew
- Tofu, Broccoli & Rice Bowl
- Chicken & Rice Balls
- Tofu & Ginger Fried Rice
- Red Lentil Dahl with Rice
- Egg Fried Rice with Vegetables
- Mild Chicken & Vegetable Curry with Rice
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This page is general information based on NHS weaning guidance, not medical advice. Always stay with your baby while they eat. If you have concerns about allergies, choking or your baby's development, speak to your health visitor or GP.