When its time for your baby to eat solids the first food is usually rice cereal.   There are a wide variety of rice cereals available now.  When I went to the market to select one I was both overwhelmed and impressed with the selection.  I choose Happy Bellies line of cereals  http://shop.happybabyfood.com/ourproducts/happybellies.html. They have three different varieties of cereals organic brown rice, multigrain and oatmeal.  The line includes DHA an Omega 3 fatty acid which is important in brain and eye development.  What really set Happy Bellies apart from the rest was the addition of probiotics good bacteria which aid in digestion and help boost immunity. You can read more about probiotics from a holistic point of view at http://bodyecology.com/07/09/20/introduce_babies_probiotics.php.  I also included the latest findings from the American Academy of Pediatrics on probiotics http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/733463. The doctor advised me that Sofia may not like eating from a spoon and it may take several tries before she gets the hang of it.  He could not be more wrong!  She was in love from the very first bite.  If she could talk she would have said "where has this been my whole life".  She weighted in at 8lbs 12 ounces at birth she was ready for food! Since then she is 6 months and we have tried all the cereals in the line and she loves them all!  I will post her first experience with veggie and fruit purees next.  I am going to guess she will gobble it all up in those chunky little cheeks.