Tried and tested by Kidspot parents
4.5 out of 5: Kidspot parents would purchase SunRice Baby Rice Cereal again and would recommend it to their friends and family.
A good choice for baby’s first food – new SunRice Baby Rice Cereal
Starting your baby on solid foods is an exciting milestone in their development. All babies are different, so wait until your baby is showing a number of signs before starting them on solids. Your baby may seem hungry after breastfeeding or formula feeds and they may make chewing movements and reach out when seeing you eating.
Most babies start solids between 5 and 7 months of age. It is recommended by the Ministry of Health, Plunket and the World Health Organisation to wait until 6 months before starting your baby on solids.
Baby rice cereal is recommended as a first food for infants by Plunket* and the Ministry of Health** as plain, smooth and soft foods are good for getting your baby used to solids.
Introducing SunRice Baby Rice Cereal
SunRice Baby Rice Cereal is a new smooth rice cereal your baby will love:
- Available in two delicious flavours: Original and Mixed Vegetable
- Provides a good source of iron to support your baby’s healthy growth and development, as part of a healthy, varied diet
- No added sugar and no artificial colours or flavours
- Made with at least 99% Australian rice
- Available in 125g resealable pouches
For more information, visit sunrice.com.au
Read the reviews for SunRice Baby Rice Cereal
We gave members with babies aged 5 to 10 months the opportunity to trial and review SunRice Baby Rice Cereal. See their photos below and scroll down to read more reviews.
Smooth and creamy. Easy to mix with both fruit and vegetables. Packaging great with the easy resealable top. Baby loved both flavours. Would definitely buy again.
My 7 month old tried the SunRice Baby Rice Cereal today for the first time and she loved it and ate every last drop! She prefers her foods to be more smooth so the texture was perfect for her as we have found some other brands aren’t smooth enough for her liking.
My son had the plain one as a base for the stew we ate for dinner and he ate it all.
He had the veggie one by itself and loved it, it’s great to see a veggie product as a lot of baby food is fruit based.
To make it a bit easier I’m going to add an old formula scoop to the bag so I know how much cereal to add (also easier if someone else is making her food for her, eg I can just say add 1 scoop or 2 with 50ml formula to get the right consistency). I love that it’s got no added sugars and has no artificial flavour but is a good source of iron to help her developing body.
The mixed vege flavour smells very pleasant, makes me want to eat it myself.
So easy to mix, lovey and smooth and so easy for baby to eat. Great to have the added iron. We will be using this SunRice Baby Rice Cereal again and again. It is good that it also comes in the vegetable variety, with carrots, sweet potato and pumpkin that is an easy way to introduce these vegies.
Usually with other brands he will only eat it with another flavour added but I love with this there was the choice for mixed veges and he loved it just as it was. This makes it so much more convenient when we are on the go as we don’t have to worry about taking something to add into it.
My 7 month old son absolutely loves his sun rice baby rice! We mix our with breast milk and he devours it every time! Thank you so much for this amazing product! We will be looking out for it at the supermarket!
Reviewer notes
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- Each selected reviewer will receive 1 x 125g resealable pouch of either Original flavour or Mixed Vegetable flavour.
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*https://www.plunket.org.nz/caring-for-your-child/feeding/solids/introducing-solid-foods/
Would love to try this with my 9 month old. Although he is now starting to enjoy finger foods more, “solids” still forms a large part of his meals. We haven’t seen this one in the shops yet so would be super keen to try it out
He is very enthusiastic with his food!
Thankful to have been chosen to try this product. Just started my son on solids, & he loved this! Clear instructions, attractive packaging, & perfect consistency. 👍🏻
Thank you for the opportunity to trial this product.
I really liked the packaging. It’s simple and states all that I need to know. Suitable age, flavour, benefits.
Compared to the other rice cereal I purchase, I appreciate the larger packet with less background detail. If I were in the supermarket, I could grab it easily in a hurry as it states as it states all I need to know.
My son is 9mo; so I’d say he’s got a fairly established taste buds now…..so feeding this on its own, was not going to happen, so I mix mine with his baby pouch for breakfast, to add some flavour.
It’s a nice fine consistency and mixed well and did not clump.
He’s not a big eater in the morning, so he didn’t devour it, but that’s not out of the ordinary.
However, the vegetable flavour was a different story! He has more of an appetite in the arvo, so he loved that item. Knowing he’s getting his iron requirement, is so great….I would DEFINITELY buy flavoured items.
I was lucky to be chosen as a reviewer.
I liked this product and so did my son most importantly. It was slighter finer than competitive ones which I liked.
It’s easy to mix with and thickens runny food nicely.
I like the veggie option.
It seems similar in nutritional value to other brands
The packaging it good and seals nicely
It’s says where the rice is from and has no real added nasties!
Thanks Sunrice for letting me try this product as I have always just bought other brands of this type of product
We tried the Sunrice Baby cereal and it was great. Smooth and creamy. Easy to mix with both fruit and vegetables. Packaging great with the easy resealable top, . Baby loved both flavours. Would definitely buy again
Thanks for selecting us to review these products – my daughter loves them!
We’ve been struggling to find a quick solid option for when we are heading away as she is a bit of a fussy eater but I’m thrilled to say she took to these quickly. Her favourite is definitely the mixed vegetable flavour but she is also happy to eat the original when I mix in a little bit of homemade puree.
I love that these are so easy to mix together and that the original can also be used as a base for other flavours. I tried a mix of breast milk and water to find a consistency that worked and managed to find a good balance with my breast milk after a few tries. The packaging is super cute and I was instantly drawn to the ‘no added sugar’ messaging as we are doing our best to keep things as healthy as possible while she adapts to solids.
Overall, I’m really happy with these and will definitely be buying these again. 100% would recommend to other mums trying to introduce their babies to solids.
Thanks for giving us the chance to try the baby rice cereal my daughter is new to trying baby food I made it with her milk formula I tried both flavours she ate a little of both didn’t have a favourite .I like how the ingredients are very easy to read the packaging is very attractive
This was great to use. So easy to mix, lovey and smooth and so easy for baby to eat. It is so convenient to use, especially when you have to go out visiting. The package is resealable and so cute. Our little one smiles at the picture on the package when you show it to her.Great to have the added iron. We will be using this SunRice Baby Rice Cereal again and again. It is good that it also comes in the vegetable varity also, with carrots, sweet potatoe and pumpkin thats is an easy way to introduce these vegies. Thanks for choosing us to reveiw this.
My baby is 6 months old and tried the Rice Cereal with mixed vegetables for his dinner. I mixed it with cool boiled water and breast milk. The consistency is okay but became watery as per normal and add more to become smooth and thick. Have to stir thoroughly though to remove any clumps so continue stirring it while giving it to the baby. I think baby likes it and finished it all. Wants some more.
I love how the packaging is recyclable and resealable. That’s a bonus point! We will try the plain rice cereal for breakfast mixed with banana.
Yes I would recommend it to my family and friends. Yes I would buy more, hopefully there is for 8 months old.
loved the opportunity to trial this. Love the packaging – bright and easy to read.
Great to have something that is sugarfree and easy to make up for my 7 mth old who is just now starting to show an interest in solids.
He liked the mix vegies and I mixed apple with the original and that went down a treat
My 7 month old tried the SunRice Baby Rice Cereal today for the first time and she loved it and ate every last drop! She prefers her foods to be more smooth so the texture was perfect for her as we have found some other brands aren’t smooth enough for her liking. It is super handy too that the packet can reseal after opening it so storing it is so much more convenient. The design on the packaging is also super cute with the koalas. We definitely recommend this product to other parents out there looking for some baby rice.
The packaging looks great, would be awesome to see and NZ themed packet. It is convenient to use and is resealable.
My son had the plain one as a base for the stew we ate for dinner and he ate it all.
He had the veggie one by itself and loved it, it’s great to see a veggie product as a lot of baby food is fruit based.
Just tried mixed vege flavour one this morning , my son looked like enjoy to eat it !! He has been started solid for a few weeks now but he wasn’t really enjoying solid but today was different ✌️
Thanks for giving us a free trial he will keep enjoy this 😉
We were lucky enough to receive both the original and mixed vegetable Sunrice baby rice cereal to try and
Its safe to say my 7 month old LOVED both flavors!
The packaging is lovely and the koalas on the front make it appealing to both adults and the little ones eating it. I also love how the packet re seals so it will keep fresh and not go off.
I found it was great that you can easily make the rice cereal with either water, breastmilk or formula and knowing it has the extra iron in it that babies need at this age is also a added bonus.
I thought it was fantastic that they have a mixed vegetable flavour too as it adds some variety into meal times!
Overall I would definitely recommend these products to anyone wanting a good quality food for their baby you won’t be disappointed!
Our sun rice baby rice cereal arrived yesterday so we quickly put it to use and made some lunch with it for our 6 month old girl.
She devoured it! She cried because she wanted more.
She is breastfed and formula fed so it was very easy to add 50ml of formula to the cereal to make it into the right consistency for her.
Towards the end of the meal we added some apple to it to make it a bit bigger meal, she seemed to enjoy this too and it mixed into the cereal really well.
To make it a bit easier I’m going to add an old formula scoop to the bag so I know how much cereal to add (also easier if someone else is making her food for her, eg I can just say add 1 scoop or 2 with 50ml formula to get the right consistency)
I love that it’s got no added sugars and has no artificial flavour but is a good source of iron to help her developing body.
We will continue to use this as it is a great meal option
We were luckily enough to be chosen to review the Sun Rice baby cereal. Today we tried the mixed vegetable flavour and baby absolutely loved it.
I love the little koala bear on the front of the packet and how it is a resealable pouch. This is definitely a hit in our household so will be adding it to the shopping regularly.
Thank you for picking us to review your product..
Firstly packaging clean, simple and very cute with the koalas, love that it is recyclable (however not sure if you can recycle it in nz) as it only has australian recycling info on it. Convenient resealable pouch , easy to read stand out age requirement on top corner.
I had my son try both flavours, the original mixed nicely, very similar experience as any other brand… With the original I like to add fruit purees to it for a quick and easy breakfast.
The mixed vege flavour smells very pleasant, makes me want to eat it myself.. I found my son prefers the vege flavour over the original. I’m glad there is a vege option as I’ve only seen fruity flavours in similar baby cereal products.
Overall great product, would defs by the vege flavour again 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
This stuff is amazing. It starts like powder and when wet turns to a lovely foam. Bub liked the mixed vegetable the best and we added some creamed corn to it and the original we made sweet with cinnamon and stewed apple mixed into it so bubs had a sweet and savoury option. Mixed vegetable seemed to be the favourite overall
Have a 5 month old. not overly interested in food at the mo – would totally love to try him on this.
Perfect as we are just starting to trial solids
My baby is 5 months old and would love this cereal as he loves food!
6 month old and have been trying out rice cereal will love to try out this product to see if baby likes this better!
Yes please! My son is 6 months old and has baby rice for breakfast with fruit each morning. Would be great to support a new brand 🙂
Would love to try this fir my son please
Ohhh yes please! We have just introduced solid to our 5 month old son. I would like to try this as he loves. Banana but hates apples so would love to add to his recipes. Thank you so much!
Would love to try the mixed vegetables please
Ohh yes please, I would love to try this for my 5month old son who has just started food and I will get some awesome pics and facials trying it
I would love to try this for my baby thank you 🙂
First time mum and excited to start the new milestone of solids with bubba! She will be 5 months on the 20th of this month. Would love to trial her with baby rice!
Looks nice, would like to give a try
I’d love to try these with my daughter. She is 6 months old and I’ve been trying to find some new foods to introduce now we’re firmly in the solids phase. The resealable pouch also sounds like it’d be great for taking to nanas house on the weekend.
My baby number 3 is 4months and 5 days today. She is starting solid now and would love to try new foods😁
My son has just started solids he is 4 1/2mths old and im very keen to try new foods that don’t have a heap of sugar in them.