Baby Milk and Breakfast
Baby Milk and Breakfast brings together the French products that fill a baby's and toddler's morning bottle or bowl: baby cereals such as Blédine and Nestlé P'tite Céréale, ready-to-drink Blédidej cartons, and follow-on and growing-up milks from Babybio, Blédina, Gallia, Modilac, Candia, HiPP and Lactel, many of them organic. Epicerie Corner delivers them across the UK.
What Is a French Baby Breakfast?
In France, the morning feed for an older baby is often a bottle of their usual milk thickened with infant cereals, known as the biberon du matin, or the same cereals mixed into a spoonable porridge called a bouillie. As babies grow, brands add ready-to-drink cartons that combine milk and cereals, and finger-food cereals for toddlers to eat at the table. Each pack carries a starting age, typically from 6, 9, 10, 12 or 15 months, along with exact preparation instructions.
French baby milks are also sold by stage. Follow-on milk (2e âge) is for babies from 6 months alongside solid food, and growing-up milk (lait de croissance, often labelled 3 or 4) is for toddlers from around 10 or 12 months to 3 years. Growing-up milks are sold as powder in tins and as liquid in cartons and bottles.
Baby Milk and Breakfast Products in Our Range
Baby Cereals
Blédina's Blédine cereals come in 400g boxes in flavours such as wheat and cocoa or biscuit from 6 months, Croissance vanilla or choco biscuit from 12 months and brioche with chocolate chips from 15 months. Nestlé P'tite Céréale offers vanilla, cocoa, honey, 8 cereals and a sugar-free rice recipe, while Babicao and Babivanille are cocoa and vanilla cereals for older babies. For organic cereals, Babybio makes vanilla quinoa and three-fruit recipes. Blédina Mini Matin is a wholegrain cocoa cereal from 15 months that toddlers can eat with their fingers or dipped in milk.
Ready-to-Drink Breakfast Cartons
Blédidej is milk with cereals in 250ml cartons, sold in packs of four, so there is nothing to measure. Flavours include cocoa, caramel, madeleine, Blédidej Chocolate Bread, chocolate and banana, and a reclosable 500ml chocolate carton from 12 months. Bio Village makes organic cereal milk in plain and vanilla flavours.
Follow-On Milks
Second-stage milks for babies from 6 months include Blédina Les Récoltes Bio 2nd Age, Gallia Calisma Organic 2nd Age, Guigoz Evolia, HiPP Combiotic 2 Organic and Modilac 2nd Age. Babybio Caprea 2 is an organic follow-on milk made with goat's milk. Some follow-on milks are thickened (épaissi), such as Galliagest 2 Premium, Modilac Actigest 2 and Nidal Nidalgest 2; these are designed for use on the advice of a health professional and may need a variable-flow teat.
Growing-Up Milks
Powdered growing-up milks include Babybio Priméa 3, Blédina Les Récoltes Bio 3rd Age, Blédilait 12 months to 3 years in a 1.6kg maxi pack, Modilac Organic Growth Milk and Doucea 3, Gallia Gest Growth 3 and Calisma Junior 4 from 18 months. Ready-to-drink versions save preparation: Candia Baby Growth cartons in plain, vanilla, chocolate and organic, Lactel Eveil, HiPP Organic Growth Milk and the Babybio and Bio Village organic growth milks in 1L packs.
How to Choose Baby Milk and Breakfast Products
- Age stage: always start from the age on the pack. Cereals and cartons from 12 or 15 months have more flavour and texture than those from 6 months.
- Powder or liquid: powder is economical and lets you prepare exactly what you need; cartons and bottles are ready to pour and practical for travel or nursery.
- Organic: organic choices include Babybio, Blédina Les Récoltes Bio, Gallia Calisma Organic, HiPP, Modilac, Bio Village, Lactel and Candia organic.
- Type of milk: most are based on cow's milk; Babybio Caprea uses goat's milk. Neither is suitable for a baby with cow's milk protein allergy unless a doctor advises it.
- Gluten and sugar: most cereals contain wheat (gluten) and some contain added sugar, chocolate or honey; P'tite Céréale Rice is gluten-free and sugar-free. Check the ingredients panel.
- Brand continuity: if your baby is settled on a brand, its next stage is often the easiest switch, for example within Gallia or Modilac.
How to Prepare Baby Milk and Cereals
Follow the instructions on the tin or box exactly: the number of level scoops, the volume of water and the order in which they are added. Never add extra powder or extra cereal to make a feed more filling. Wash your hands and use clean, sterilised equipment for young babies, and check the temperature of a warmed bottle before feeding.
French packs often describe stirring cereals into the bottle, which then needs a faster-flow teat. Many health professionals, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, prefer cereals to be given from a spoon instead, so a bouillie in a bowl is an easy alternative; ask your health visitor what suits your baby. Once opened, ready-to-drink cartons should be kept in the fridge and used within the time stated on the pack. For savoury lunch and dinner dishes, see Baby Meals.
Baby Milk and Breakfast FAQs
Does my toddler need growing-up milk?
Not necessarily. NHS guidance is that follow-on and growing-up milks are optional, and that from 12 months most toddlers can drink whole cow's milk as their main milk drink. In France growing-up milk is widely used up to age 3. If you choose one, use it as part of a varied diet and don't give more milk than the pack recommends, as too much milk can reduce appetite for food.
What is Blédidej?
Blédidej is Blédina's ready-to-drink breakfast: milk combined with cereals in a carton, ready to pour into a bottle or cup and warm if you wish. The recipes are flavoured, for example cocoa, caramel, madeleine or chocolate bread, and each pack gives a starting age, from 6, 9 or 12 months depending on the flavour. Most contain wheat, so check for gluten.
What does 'lait épaissi' or thickened milk mean?
Thickened milks contain starch or another thickener so the feed is less runny than standard milk. They are intended for use under medical supervision, and the packs advise talking to your doctor before use. Because the milk is thicker, it usually needs a variable- or faster-flow teat. Follow the preparation instructions on the tin closely.
Can I mix French baby cereals with any milk?
The packs say to mix the cereals with your baby's usual milk, meaning breast milk or the formula, follow-on or growing-up milk they normally drink, prepared as directed. Some boxes also give a method with water. Cow's milk can be used in food preparation from around 6 months but should not be the main drink before 12 months.
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Baby Milk and Breakfast brings together the French products that fill a baby's and toddler's morning bottle or bowl: baby cereals such as Blédine and Nestlé P'tite Céréale, ready-to-drink Blédidej cartons, and follow-on and growing-up milks from Babybio, Blédina, Gallia, Modilac, Candia, HiPP and Lactel, many of them organic. Epicerie Corner delivers them across the UK.
What Is a French Baby Breakfast?
In France, the morning feed for an older baby is often a bottle of their usual milk thickened with infant cereals, known as the biberon du matin, or the same cereals mixed into a spoonable porridge called a bouillie. As babies grow, brands add ready-to-drink cartons that combine milk and cereals, and finger-food cereals for toddlers to eat at the table. Each pack carries a starting age, typically from 6, 9, 10, 12 or 15 months, along with exact preparation instructions.
French baby milks are also sold by stage. Follow-on milk (2e âge) is for babies from 6 months alongside solid food, and growing-up milk (lait de croissance, often labelled 3 or 4) is for toddlers from around 10 or 12 months to 3 years. Growing-up milks are sold as powder in tins and as liquid in cartons and bottles.
Baby Milk and Breakfast Products in Our Range
Baby Cereals
Blédina's Blédine cereals come in 400g boxes in flavours such as wheat and cocoa or biscuit from 6 months, Croissance vanilla or choco biscuit from 12 months and brioche with chocolate chips from 15 months. Nestlé P'tite Céréale offers vanilla, cocoa, honey, 8 cereals and a sugar-free rice recipe, while Babicao and Babivanille are cocoa and vanilla cereals for older babies. For organic cereals, Babybio makes vanilla quinoa and three-fruit recipes. Blédina Mini Matin is a wholegrain cocoa cereal from 15 months that toddlers can eat with their fingers or dipped in milk.
Ready-to-Drink Breakfast Cartons
Blédidej is milk with cereals in 250ml cartons, sold in packs of four, so there is nothing to measure. Flavours include cocoa, caramel, madeleine, Blédidej Chocolate Bread, chocolate and banana, and a reclosable 500ml chocolate carton from 12 months. Bio Village makes organic cereal milk in plain and vanilla flavours.
Follow-On Milks
Second-stage milks for babies from 6 months include Blédina Les Récoltes Bio 2nd Age, Gallia Calisma Organic 2nd Age, Guigoz Evolia, HiPP Combiotic 2 Organic and Modilac 2nd Age. Babybio Caprea 2 is an organic follow-on milk made with goat's milk. Some follow-on milks are thickened (épaissi), such as Galliagest 2 Premium, Modilac Actigest 2 and Nidal Nidalgest 2; these are designed for use on the advice of a health professional and may need a variable-flow teat.
Growing-Up Milks
Powdered growing-up milks include Babybio Priméa 3, Blédina Les Récoltes Bio 3rd Age, Blédilait 12 months to 3 years in a 1.6kg maxi pack, Modilac Organic Growth Milk and Doucea 3, Gallia Gest Growth 3 and Calisma Junior 4 from 18 months. Ready-to-drink versions save preparation: Candia Baby Growth cartons in plain, vanilla, chocolate and organic, Lactel Eveil, HiPP Organic Growth Milk and the Babybio and Bio Village organic growth milks in 1L packs.
How to Choose Baby Milk and Breakfast Products
- Age stage: always start from the age on the pack. Cereals and cartons from 12 or 15 months have more flavour and texture than those from 6 months.
- Powder or liquid: powder is economical and lets you prepare exactly what you need; cartons and bottles are ready to pour and practical for travel or nursery.
- Organic: organic choices include Babybio, Blédina Les Récoltes Bio, Gallia Calisma Organic, HiPP, Modilac, Bio Village, Lactel and Candia organic.
- Type of milk: most are based on cow's milk; Babybio Caprea uses goat's milk. Neither is suitable for a baby with cow's milk protein allergy unless a doctor advises it.
- Gluten and sugar: most cereals contain wheat (gluten) and some contain added sugar, chocolate or honey; P'tite Céréale Rice is gluten-free and sugar-free. Check the ingredients panel.
- Brand continuity: if your baby is settled on a brand, its next stage is often the easiest switch, for example within Gallia or Modilac.
How to Prepare Baby Milk and Cereals
Follow the instructions on the tin or box exactly: the number of level scoops, the volume of water and the order in which they are added. Never add extra powder or extra cereal to make a feed more filling. Wash your hands and use clean, sterilised equipment for young babies, and check the temperature of a warmed bottle before feeding.
French packs often describe stirring cereals into the bottle, which then needs a faster-flow teat. Many health professionals, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, prefer cereals to be given from a spoon instead, so a bouillie in a bowl is an easy alternative; ask your health visitor what suits your baby. Once opened, ready-to-drink cartons should be kept in the fridge and used within the time stated on the pack. For savoury lunch and dinner dishes, see Baby Meals.
Baby Milk and Breakfast FAQs
Does my toddler need growing-up milk?
Not necessarily. NHS guidance is that follow-on and growing-up milks are optional, and that from 12 months most toddlers can drink whole cow's milk as their main milk drink. In France growing-up milk is widely used up to age 3. If you choose one, use it as part of a varied diet and don't give more milk than the pack recommends, as too much milk can reduce appetite for food.
What is Blédidej?
Blédidej is Blédina's ready-to-drink breakfast: milk combined with cereals in a carton, ready to pour into a bottle or cup and warm if you wish. The recipes are flavoured, for example cocoa, caramel, madeleine or chocolate bread, and each pack gives a starting age, from 6, 9 or 12 months depending on the flavour. Most contain wheat, so check for gluten.
What does 'lait épaissi' or thickened milk mean?
Thickened milks contain starch or another thickener so the feed is less runny than standard milk. They are intended for use under medical supervision, and the packs advise talking to your doctor before use. Because the milk is thicker, it usually needs a variable- or faster-flow teat. Follow the preparation instructions on the tin closely.
Can I mix French baby cereals with any milk?
The packs say to mix the cereals with your baby's usual milk, meaning breast milk or the formula, follow-on or growing-up milk they normally drink, prepared as directed. Some boxes also give a method with water. Cow's milk can be used in food preparation from around 6 months but should not be the main drink before 12 months.