Allergy-Safe Family Food

Providing nutritious, interesting snacks and lunches every day is important for keeping children healthy, regardless of whether they have allergies.

A good lunch, in particular, is vital for growing minds and bodies. As your child will hopefully be at school for at least 13 years, keeping up a variety of appetising foods really does matter. Often when I talk to parents in the school grounds, I find they are on the lookout for new lunchbox ideas. The aim of this section is to add to your repertoire of portable foods while providing helpful suggestions that address the needs of individuals with food allergies.

I constantly advise parents that when planning school lunches or snack boxes for outings, the key to managing all food allergies is to totally avoid the foods that trigger the allergy — and all food products that contain that allergy food or part thereof. Furthermore, you must read the ingredients of any pre-packaged product that you include in snack/lunchboxes to ensure they are safe. Above all, always follow the dietary advice of your medical practitioner/allergy specialist, particularly regarding products that have wording such as, ‘May contain traces of …’

There are six pages of snack & lunchbox ideas offered.

All are coded, using the same codes as the recipes in this book.

	= nut-free		= wheat-free
	= egg-free		= fish/shellfish-free
	= dairy-free		= sesame-seed-free
	= soy-free		= vegetarian
	= gluten-free

They can be used for childcare, kindergarten or preschool, school, play dates, family outings or picnics.

Remember, many of the recipes found earlier in this book are great for the lunchbox as well!

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