Every time I will mix cereal for my baby, I will always use a scoop and a measuring spoon. That scoop is a milk scoop that’s not being used anymore with scooping milk. So I cleaned it and use it for his cereal. The reason why I‘m doing this, is I don’t want his cereal to be wasted for measuring it, I can measure meal. So right now I’m having 8-9 scoops for him. And when it’s 8-scoops of cereal it will be mixed with 10 tablespoon of water. When it’s 9-scoops of cereal it will be 11 tsp of water. And I will mix with one jar of vegetables. By this way, there’s no waste. If there is, just a little but mostly, my baby will consume all of the foods that I will mix for him. Of course, I’m always diverting his attention away from foods so that he can eat all of his meal! SMILE!