Why is powered baby food no longer good after 30 days?

When you open it the iron and any vitamins used to enrich it (or even those in there naturally) begin to degrade. it probably wouldn't harm the baby to have it after the suggested month, but it might not be as nutritious as it was originally.

Some pediatricians now are claiming that feeding white rice cereal to infants is like feeding them spoons full of sugar. Why not try real food instead? Mashed, ripe avocado or banana, steamed, mashed sweet potato or squash, and apple sauce and pear sauce are favorite first foods for infants. If you must give rice, how about the more nutritious brown rice?

Also, by giving your baby sources of iron other than from breastmilk, you are interfering with the absorption of the iron in breast milk (and the extra iron is not necessary).

And, finally, most start with 1 tablespoon of food (that is powder and liquid together) once a day. As you started early, not sure why you are giving so much more, twice a day, especially as it's largely empty calories.

Well you should avoid rice cereal at all costs anyways. Even organic. Rice cereal has been proven to lead to childhood obesity and diabetes so I'd cut that out now.

Go with fresh bananas. Peel, mush and feed. So easy. Same goes for avocados and both are GREAT for infants.

edit: I have to giggle a little bit at people talking about how it loses it's nutrition. Rice cereal has ZERO nutrition in it. It is useless mush that fattens the baby up but gives nothing beneficial to the body at all. It can't lose what's not there to start.

I agree with the other answerers about the idiocies of rice cereal. If, however, you wish to feed it to your baby, freeze half of the box next time. Then remove it when you are almost done with the first half.

They just do it as a precautionary thing... it's the same thing as instant potatoes... it's not really an expiration date... more like a sell by date for the stores. If stored in a cool, dry place it should be good for up to 6 months.

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There are active ingredients in the box. The baby food may lose some of its nutrients.

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