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Unique child food allergies - Back on the menu
Nursery World,
23 April 2008
Children with allergies often feel excluded at lunch hour, but you can cook up a treat by using food substitutes, says Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne.
The continuing rise in food allergies among young children is making catering an ever greater challenge for daycare settings. Providing for children's specific needs requires kitchen staff with the skills to prepare lots of dishes every day and the knowledge to find suitable recipes, to source special ingredients and avoid any cross-contamination in the food preparation. Nurseries can refuse to cater for children with allergies to basic ingredients such as wheat, eggs or dairy products, but it...
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