Why rice cereal for first food?

[Nai]

I thought because it was basically tasteless and low-allergenic and could be mixed with breast milk - so basically just like thickened breastmilk to see if they are ready to eat Both my DD's had it as a first food and then I added fruit and veg to it. They then moved on to other foods pretty quickly so they probably had it a few times plain and then mixed with cooked mashed pear.

[Ambersky]

I bought a box for DD1, tasted it as i was making the first little bowl and nearly gagged it was foul, i decided it would be enough to put me of food for life and gave her pumpkin mash instead
DD2 was BLW'd

[Astrid]

I thought it had something to do with iron. I know my MCHN crapped on a lot about iron levels and that is why she recommend the sludge.