No images? Click here In This Issue FOOD FOUNDATIONS MARCH NEWSLETTER THEME - MANAGING FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES 2022 Subscriptions - Renewal Reminder! Online Training: Understanding Allergies and Intolerances in the Early Years Sector Gluten Free Expo - Save the Date! What is Coeliac Disease? Signs and Symptoms of Coeliac Disease Food Safety When Preparing Allergen Foods in Your Centre Identifying Ingredients for Allergy Foods: Gluten Free 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. 2022 Subscriptions - Renewal Reminder! It's that time of year again! Subscription renewal for Food Foundations 2022 has now opened.All centres will have received a 2022 invoice with information on the new themes via email. If you have not yet renewed your subscription, you can do so by clicking the button below or by emailing foodfoundations@naqld.org. What does the subscription include? Your subscription enables you to stay informed of the latest requirements in best practice, research and policy around food and nutrition. As a subscriber to Nutrition Australia Qld and NT's Food Foundations program you are authorised to display the Certificate of Subscription at your centre. Through the 2022 subscription year the Food Foundations program will focus on four themes. Each theme will include focused discussion, resources and information relating directly to legislative requirements and will discuss exceeding themes. Resources will be available for subscribers to use. Themes include: GENERAL NUTRITION – BACK TO BASICS (April – June 2022) FOOD SAFETY (July – September 2022) BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS (October – December 2022) HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR EDUCATORS AND STAFF (January – March 2023) Additional subscriber benefits include:
Online Training: Understanding Allergies and Intolerances in the Early Years Sector National Quality Standard Quality Area 2: Are you up to date with the current allergy and intolerance management guidelines? Are children with allergies and intolerances on the rise in your setting? Find out how to best manage this situation and ensure children are safe. This 1 hour workshop provides participants with the information and skills to best manage allergies and intolerances in care settings and practical strategies to support families and children in their care. Content includes: Gluten Free Expo - Save the Date! The Gluten Free Expo is the largest dedicated gluten free event in Australia, hosted by Coeliac Australia! Giving visitors a chance to discover new products or grab a bargain all without the worry of asking ‘is this gluten free?’. When and where?2022 Gluten Free Expos:
For more information on tickets, go to www.glutenfreeexpo.com.au. What is Coeliac Disease? In people with coeliac disease, the immune system reacts abnormally to gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats), causing small bowel damage. The lining of the bowel, has little finger like projections known as villi, which are flattened when a person is allergic to gluten. This can lead to various gastrointestinal and malabsorptive symptoms. Symptoms can also be caused by chronic inflammation in other parts of the body. Who gets coeliac disease?Coeliac disease can develop at any age and affects both men and women. You must be born with the genetic predisposition to develop coeliac disease. The most important genes associated with susceptibility to coeliac disease are HLA DQ2 and HLA DQ8. Either one or both of these genes are present in the majority of people with coeliac disease. While 50% of the population carry one or both of these genes, only 1 in 40 of these people (approximately) will get coeliac disease. A first degree relative (parent, sibling, child) of someone with coeliac disease has about a 10% chance of also having the disease. If one identical twin has coeliac disease there is an approximate 70% chance that the other twin will also have coeliac disease (but may not necessarily be diagnosed at the same time). How common is the condition?Coeliac disease affects on average approximately 1 in 70 Australians. However, around 80% of this number remain undiagnosed. This means the vast majority of Australians who have coeliac disease don’t yet know it. Although better diagnosis rates in recent years can be partially attributed to improved awareness of the condition, there has also been an increase in the incidence of coeliac disease. Signs and Symptoms of Coeliac Disease Some people with coeliac disease don’t suffer obvious symptoms but are nonetheless at-risk for the complications of the disease. See your doctor about testing for coeliac disease if your child has any of the following symptoms or issues:
People with coeliac disease remain sensitive to gluten throughout their life, so in this sense they are never cured. However, a strict gluten free diet does allow the condition to be managed effectively. A strict, lifelong gluten free diet is currently the only recognised medical treatment for coeliac disease. By removing the cause of the disease, a gluten free diet allows the small bowel lining to heal and symptoms to resolve. As long as the gluten free diet is strictly adhered to, problems arising from coeliac disease should not return. Relapse occurs if gluten is reintroduced into the diet. It is important to seek advice from a health professional and not self diagnose, as each child may vary in symptoms and will require a specific diet plan for their growth and development. Food Safety When Preparing When preparing allergen free foods (such as gluten free foods) have separate utensils, chopping boards, serving plates and equipment. Prepare these foods first, cover and label with the child's name and keep in the fridge or at correct temperature until ready to serve. Always follow the nutrition policy set by your centre and ensure information is up to date by following the best practice guidelines from Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia. For a list of foods and ingredients to avoid if allergic to gluten (such as oats, barley, wheat and rye), go to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) website or click on the buttons below. Identifying Ingredients for Allergy Foods: Gluten Free Foods that include gluten are:Cakes, biscuits, breads, pasta and bakery products, but other food such as sausages and food that contains thickeners including soups, stock and gravy can also contain gluten. Some ingredients that contain gluten can be broken down further and labelled as gluten free. These include glucose syrup (wheat), caramel colour (wheat) and dextrose (wheat). Always look out for these ingredients on food labels when purchasing food. Allergen ingredients will be written in bold and a warning will be on the label. For more gluten free information, recipes and articles, check out the Australian Gluten Free Life website. Recipes Here are some recipe ideas that are gluten free 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 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
**NEW** Food Safety Supervisor Recertification Course Food Safety Recertification Course
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 Coeliac Awareness Week 2022 Don't drink milk? Here's how to get enough calcium and other nutrients Recipe Idea Roasted Vegetable Frittata 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 |