Rice Cereal -- how long to keep?

aka.melisha

Our little guy just started rice cereal a day or so ago (yippee).  He doesn't eat more than a couple of spoonfuls... so, can I keep (in the fridge, I guess) the leftover cereal and warm it up to serve him again later?

cmcmillan

From what I remember you are suppose to toss any left overs.  I think it's something about the mouth germs spread the fastest and can build into bacteria in the fridge.  We always just made a small amount, and made more if he was still hungry.