No images? Click here In This Issue FOOD FOUNDATIONS JANUARY NEWSLETTER THEME: MANAGING FOOD ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES Best practice guidelines for anaphylaxis prevention and management in children's education and care services Food allergies vs food intolerances Why introduce food allergens before your baby is one? Dairy Free Recipes Healthy Lunchbox Week 2022 Events and Training Healthy at Home E-Newsletter How to download your subscription certificate Accessing previous Food Foundations e-newsletters and your subscription certificate Happy New Year and Welcome to 2022Food Foundations starts the new year with a new theme: This theme aligns with the National Quality Standard Quality Area 2: Children's health and safety. For the next 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. Best practice guidelines for anaphylaxis prevention and management in children's education and care services The Best Practice Guidelines for Anaphylaxis Prevention and Management in Children's Education and Care Services (the Guidelines) are based on the current evidence-base and best practice. The guidelines were reviewed and updated in October 2021. The Guidelines are developed in consultation with key stakeholder organisations, staff working in the children’s education and care (CEC) sector and parents of children who are enrolled in CEC services. These Guidelines aim to provide best practice guidance and associated support documents to reduce the risk of anaphylaxis in CEC services while supporting children to participate in the full range of CEC activities and provide guidance and support to CEC services across all jurisdictions of Australia. Click the button for more information. Food allergies vs food intolerances National Quality Standard Quality Area 2: Health practices and procedures is to safeguard and promote children’s health and safety, minimise risks and protect children from harm, injury and infection. What's the difference?A food allergy is an immune system response to certain proteins in food. It is caused when the body mistakes an ingredient in food as harmful and creates a defense system (antibodies) to fight it. An allergic reaction occurs when the antibodies are battling an 'invading' food protein. The reaction can range from mild to severe. Symptoms of a food allergy can develop and disappear over time, and a food that triggered only mild symptoms on one occasion may cause more severe symptoms at another time. A food intolerance is a digestive system response to certain chemicals, compounds and irritants found in a range of foods, rather than an immune system response. It occurs when a person’s digestive system is unable to properly digest, or break down, the food. A food intolerance is generally less severe or life threatening than a food allergy. Common food allergens
Signs and symptoms for food allergies
Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life threatening allergic reaction that requires immediate attention. Call an ambulance on 000 immediately after administering adrenaline. Signs of anaphylaxis include:
For a printable fact sheet on food allergies and intolerances, click the button. Common food intolerances
Signs and symptoms for food intolerances
Why introduce food allergens before your baby is one? Element 2.1.2 Health Practices and Procedures: Effective illness and injury management and hygiene practices are promoted and implemented. Research shows that giving babies the common allergy causing foods before they are one year of age can greatly reduce the risk of them developing an allergy to that food. Delaying the introduction of the common allergy causing foods does not prevent food allergy. When baby is ready at around 6 months, but not before 4 months, start to introduce first foods including peanut (such as smooth peanut butter/paste) and well-cooked egg. Once the food is introduced, continue to offer baby that food at least twice a week to increase tolerance. Introduce the common allergy causing foods one at a time. By introducing only one common allergy causing food at each meal, it will make it easier to identify the problem food if an allergic reaction occurs. If a baby is allergic to a particular food, DO NOT feed baby that food. If a parent or guardian thinks their baby has a food allergy, they should seek advice from their doctor. It is important that food allergies are confirmed by a doctor. For more information on how to introduce common allergy causing foods to infants, watch the video below from preventallergies.org.au or click on the button below. Dairy Free Recipes If you are needing to cater for dairy allergies and intolerances, here are some dairy free recipe ideas. Dairy free meals and baking have never been easier, with so many plant based alternatives on the market. When replacing dairy products (e.g. milk, yoghurt or cheese) with a dairy free alternative, make sure the ingredient is fortified with 100mg/100g or mL of calcium to support strong growing bones and teeth. Cauliflower Mac n Cheese with Lentils Spinach and Tofu Scrolls Healthy Lunchbox Week 2022 Healthy Lunchbox Week is almost here! This year's campaign is on from the 6th - 12th February 2022. Healthy Lunchbox Week is an initiative of Nutrition Australia that aims to inspire Australian families to create healthy and enjoyable lunchboxes by:
We are excited to announce our FREE teacher resources that are now available to download for Healthy Lunchbox Week 2022! Click on the button to prepare your centre for a week full of fun and interactive activities with five adventures to choose from. Some great resources for educators that have children transitioning into prep and also for centres where families provide lunchboxes. Events and TrainingTraining Opportunities for ECEC Professionals Food Foundations Live Subscriber Webinar As valued Food Foundations subscribers, in 2022 we will continue to bring you free live webinars from our Early Years Dietitians. These sessions will run quarterly and each will include a discussion from our Dietitians for 15 minutes, with 15 minutes for Q and A. Our next 30 minute Zoom webinar will be on the topic of Cooking for Children with Allergies and Intolerances and will be held on Tuesday 22nd February 12:30pm - 1pm via Zoom. Click on the link below to register. **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
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