DESCRIPTION
This module presents the topic of food safety and allergies, which includes food guidelines, menus, food allergies, and guidelines for an overall healthy environment.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Implement menu planning and mealtime procedures.
  • Address food allergies and guidelines to keep children safe.
  • Discuss appropriate ways to communicate with parents.

HANDOUT
Food Safety and Allergies Handout

RESOURCES
Books
by Kari Nadeau MD & Sloan Barnet. The End of Food Allergy: The Science-Based Plan That Turns Food into Medicine.

Understanding and Managing Your Child’s Food Allergies (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

Articles
Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-04-25/pdf/2016-09412.pdf

ECFR Requirements for Meals.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-II/subchapter-A/part-226/subpart-E/section-226.20

Diane Peters. How Child Care Centers Manage Allergies.
https://www.himama.com/blog/how-child-care-centers-manage-allergies/

Allergy and Asthma Network  What Is a Food Allergy?
https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/food-allergies/

FDA Food Allergy.
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/food-allergies#:~:text=of%20imported%20products.-,
Major%20Food%20Allergens,peanuts%2C%20wheat%2C%20and%20soybeans.

Videos
The Allergist: Introducing Peanuts to Infants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rmCBD_xDVs&t=53s

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Martin Luther College Courses
EDU9105 Early Childhood Basics I

EDU8112 Health and Safety in Early Childhood Centers