Gerber

Please sir, can I have some more? Once baby gets the OK to have more than breast milk or formula, one of the first transition foods is baby cereal, or as Oliver Twist called it, porridge. Recipes vary, but lots of parents initially introduce a rice-based mush to their tot, so we've run the numbers on how much it costs.

• Gerber Rice Cereal with DHA — 8 ounce canister ($3.59) = 44 cents per ounce
• Happy Baby Happy Bellies Organic Brown Rice Cereal — 7 ounce canister ($3.99) = 57 cents per ounce
• Tasty Brand Organic Brown Rice Cereal — 7 ounce pouch ($4.99) = 71 cents per ounce
• Earth's Best Rice Cereal — 8 ounce box ($2.79) = 34.8 cents per ounce

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Where's the eats? Once baby gets the OK to have more than breast milk or formula, fruit and veggie purees quickly become a household staple to satiate wee appetites. Some tots can consume quite a bit, so we've run the numbers on how much it costs.

• Gerber 1st Foods Applesauce — 16 (2.5-ounce tubs for $10.49) = 26 cents per ounce
• Plum Organics Just Fruit Apples — six (3.17-ounce pouches of $7.29) = 38 cents per ounce
• Ella's Kitchen Organic Baby Food Stage 1 Apples — seven (3.5-ounce pouches for $12.50) = 51 cents per ounce
• Sprout Organic Stage 1 Roasted Apples — 12 (3.5-ounce pouches for $12.99) = 30.9 cents per ounce
• Earth's Best 1st Foods Apples — 12 (2.5-ounce jars for $7.99) = 26.6 cents per ounce

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