No images? Click here In This Issue FOOD FOUNDATIONS FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER THEME - MANAGING FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES Spotlight: Level 2 Safe Food Handling for the Early Years Sector Online Training Where to Find Allergy Information: ASCIA Peanut, Tree Nut and Seed Allergy Identifying Ingredients for Allergy Foods: Peanut, Tree Nuts and Sesame Boost Your Healthy with Vegetables Coeliac Awareness Week 2022 Recipes Events and Training Healthy at Home E-Newsletter How to download your subscription certificate Accessing previous Food Foundations e-newsletters and your subscription certificate MANAGING FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCESThis theme aligns with the National Quality Standard Quality Area 2: Children's health and safety. Across the 3 months we will be exploring this theme more closely, including a webinar exclusive for our Food Foundations members and putting the spotlight on some common food allergies and intolerances. SPOTLIGHT Level 2 Safe Food Handling for the Early Years Sector Online Training Have you completed our Level 1 Safe Food Handling for the Early Years Sector online training? It's time to check out Level 2! Level 2 is the second in a series of food safety courses designed for educators and cooks. This session builds on knowledge gained from Level 1 by exploring more complex food safety concepts. It also takes an in-depth look at food experiences with children and important steps we can take to ensure these valuable learning experiences are safe for all. Topics include:
Where to Find Allergy Information: ASCIA National Quality Standard Quality Area 2: ASCIA stands for the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. The organisation was established in 1990 for Australia and New Zealand. ASCIA provides advanced science to promote medical practice, training, research and education to improve the life and health of people with immune system disorders. These include allergies, immunodeficiencies and other immune diseases. Allergic diseases are amongst the fastest growing chronic disease and public health issues in Australia and New Zealand, affecting around 20% of the population. These include food allergies, which are increasing in prevalence, complexity and severity. Peanut, Tree Nut and Seed Allergy Peanut and tree nut allergy is most common in infants and young children (3% of infants have peanut allergy), but it may also appear for the first time in adults. Peanut allergy is common and can be hard to avoid. In some cases this can include trace amounts, which can trigger symptoms. The term 'nuts, seeds and legumes' can be confusing when deciding what foods to avoid, so what do they all mean?
Peanuts are a legume and the proteins in peanuts are different to those in tree nuts. Therefore, someone who is allergic to peanuts is not automatically allergic to tree nuts. Always get tested to be certain. For more information on peanut, tree nut and seed allergies go to the ASCIA website or click in the button below. Identifying Ingredients for Allergy Foods: Due to the severity of allergic reactions to nuts, many child care centres choose to implement a ‘nut free’ policy, particularly if there are children attending that have known nut allergies. Avoiding nuts can be challenging because nut products are used as ingredients in many commercial food products that are not obvious sources of nuts. Many common foods that we may not suspect, such as cereals, muesli bars and sauces can contain nuts or seeds. Here are some tips:
For a list of foods and ingredients to avoid if allergic to peanut, tree nuts and sesame, go to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) website or click the below buttons. Boost Your Healthy with Vegetables Looking after our health and wellbeing is always important. A simple way you can boost your healthy is by eating more vegetables. In Australia, our recommended vegetable intake for adults is 5 serves per day. Yet we’re consuming less than half of what we need. Increasing your veggie intake is simple, delicious and beneficial for your health. To help you find inspiration, support and ideas to boost your healthy, Outdoor Media Association (OMA) have launched a new pro bono vegetable campaign, ‘Better than you remember’ in partnership with Health and Wellbeing Queensland and Nutrition Australia. From 1 February 2022, you can visit the Boost Your Healthy website as part of the ‘Better than you remember’ campaign to access delicious vegetable recipes, tips and education resources to help you rediscover veggies. Plus, keep your eyes peeled for a range of ‘Better than you remember’ Out of Home (OOH) signs across Australia. Get inspired to eat vegetables this February. Check out the Boost your Healthy website. You can also show your support on social media using #BoostYourHealthy. Coeliac Awareness Week 2022 Coeliac Awareness Week is taking place on 13 – 20 March 2022. Coeliac Awareness Week is an annual campaign lead by Coeliac Australia that raises awareness about coeliac disease. Did you know that 1 in 70 Australians have coeliac disease, yet 4 out of 5 people remain undiagnosed? An estimated 80% of people with coeliac disease don't know they have it, yet early diagnosis reduces the risk of long term health complications. Recipes Here are some recipe ideas that are free from peanuts, tree nuts and seeds that you might like to try at your centre! Please feel free to share these recipes with families. Events and Training Training Opportunities for ECEC Professionals Food Foundations Live Subscriber Webinar Over this subscription year we will continue to offer subscribers free live webinars to aid in professional development. Our Food Foundations dietitians will present for 15 minutes on a topic related to our theme, with a further 15 minutes for questions and discussion. Our most recent webinar was on the topic of Cooking for Children with Allergies and Intolerances. If you were unable to join us for this session or would like to share this with your colleagues at your service, check out the video recording below! Food Safety Supervisor Course We provide opportunities for students to complete the course and all assessment in one day at face-to-face training. Keep an eye out for our 2022 courses! Click on the following link for more information on the venue, cost and to register as details become available: Food Safety Supervisor Course for Early Years Settings
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Online Training We offer a suite of online training programs through our partner In Safe Hands. Click on the following links for more information and to register. Level 1 - Nutrition Requirements for Early Years Educators Level 1 - Safe Food Handling for Early Years Educators Safe Knife Skills Healthy at Home E-newsletterIn this edition Latest News and Research Healthy Lunchbox Week 2022 4 plant-based foods to eat every week (and why science suggests they're good for you) A healthier heart can protect your brain too. Five lifestyle changes to prevent dementia Recipe Idea Bring Back the Sandwich Online Resources Workplace Wellbeing Online Series Boost your Recipes Queensland Healthy Kids Menu Boost your Healthy How to download your Food Foundations certificateCongratulations for continuing to be a part of the Food Foundations program. Remember to download your certificate of subscription to display on your centre wall by clicking on the button below. To download your certificate you must be logged into the subscribers section of the website. To login, please click on the green 'subscribe/login' button on the top right hand side of our website. Your email to login is the email which this newsletter is sent to. If you do not know your password, click on the 'forgot password link'. How to access previous Food Foundations e-newslettersDid you know you can access previous Food Foundations e-newsletters on the website. To access newsletters you must be logged into the subscribers section of the website. Click on the link below (https://naqld.org/services/food-foundations/) and then scroll down to 'E-newsletters'. Enjoy! You have received this newsletter because you have supplied NAQ Nutrition with your details. NAQ Nutrition, 12/212 Curtin Avenue West EAGLE FARM, QLD 4009 |