When you’re pregnant, you follow the rules to the letter. You don’t eat runny eggs, you don’t eat pate due to the vitamin A content and you stay away from shellfish. When your baby begins to wean you stay away from honey due to botulism and you stay away from nuts under the age of one, as your pediatrician has warned you that this can cause allergies in your children and their safety is important.
When your kids get to school, letters get sent out regularly to ensure parents don’t provide snacks in lunch boxes that could have allergens in them. Snack time is one of those contentious issues at school and on playdates, and as a parent, vigilance is what is important. Monitoring what our children eat is something that parents do from the moment they open their mouths for milk, and it’s in that monitoring that mistakes happen.
If you are hosting a playdate, you need to be very aware of the nutritional requirements of the children that attend. Some children cannot have dairy, or gluten, or nuts, or certain fruits. The sensitivities of children are relatively unknown until a reaction happens. If you are the host of a playdate then you need to ask other parents to tell you if there are any issues with food. Being aware of that can lessen the chance of a reaction and lessen the need for medicine on a regular basis. The Advanced ENT and Allergy Center is currently developing allergy drops, which are curative and stop the frequency of allergy medicines. If your child is the one with the food allergy, you’ll know how difficult it can be to keep up with constant medication.
Sometimes parents need help with understanding what healthy foods are good for their children, and even though you may know what is best for your little ones you may not be helping them to snack safely. Your child’s nursery or school should have rules that they can provide parents about what they can and cannot include for their lunch box. This doesn’t mean they’re trying to deprive your child of their favorite peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but if that sandwich has the potential to kill another child it’s a good thing to ban.
Snack time should be nutritious but fun and sites like Pinterest has plenty of ideas of how to make food more fun for children. By having safe food arranged in fun ways, children can get excited about the snack you make for them and learn about food while they do so. Spend time researching the food you buy and go organic where you can. You’ve wanted the best for your child since the day you found out you were pregnant and that doesn’t just stop because they’re growing up. That care continues every single day and extends to the children that surround yours and help to shape their childhoods.
Snack time is something to go nuts about, so avoid the nuts and serve up something delicious!
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