Food Safety

Packing nut-free school lunches can be tricky! Whether your child has a peanut or nut allergy himself or his school has banned nut products because of widespread allergies, you can find some creative and safe options that kids will love munching ...

The Prevalence of Peanut Allergy First the airlines stopped offering in-flight peanuts. Then you started getting notices from your child's school, or phone calls from the parents of his friends, urging you to avoid sending along any foods contai...

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), one child dies every five days from choking on food, making it the leading cause of death in children ages 14 and under. The AAP is calling for the food industry to change the design and labe...

This wallet-sized printable recommends the amount of fish consumption for children and pregnant women, along with mercury levels. ...

Food Safety for Your Toddler Childproofing Try never to drink hot coffee around your toddler and keep your cup well out of her reach if you do. A single spilled cup of coffee can give your one-year-old third-degree burns over 80 percent of her ...

Canning Foods with Care In Grandma's day, this canning process was called “putting up” food. Before freezers, the best way to capture the bounty of each season was to preserve foods at home. Although the process is called canning, it's done ...

Food AdditivesPyridoxine hydrochloride. Niacinamide. Thiamin mononitrate. Sodium ascorbate. The gobbledygook on food label ingredient lists may sound suspicious, like chemical additives you want nothing to do with, never mind feed to your child. ...

What's the Difference Between Allergy and Intolerance? Food for Thought Don’t confuse a lactose intolerance with a milk allergy. A lactose intolerance involves difficulty digesting the milk sugar lactose; a milk allergy involves an allergic re...

Diagnosing Food Allergies Many folks view this whole food-sensitivity business as faddism and quackery, and unfortunately, we have earned this mindset. Did you know that out of the gazillions of people who think they have a food allergy, less th...

How to Avoid Food Poisoning We've all read reports about undercooked chicken and pork, mayonnaise and eggs left out in the sun too long, seafood that's gone from overripe to bad. What changes these foods from delicious delights to dangerous disa...

Take this quiz to see how much you know about keeping food safe. ...

How to Save Yourself If You're Choking What if you happen to be the person who chokes on a chicken bone, and there's no one around to help? Don't worry. The Heimlich Maneuver is so versatile, you can even perform it on yourself. Dial the phone...

Special Heimlich Maneuvers for Special Situations First Aids The “finger sweep” is a technique that can be used if you can see the object causing the choking (in adults and children). If the person in trouble is not someone in your family, d...

Summer Food Safety Watch Out! Keep your children away from grills or outdoor cooking fires at all times. Barbecue tools should be off limits, too. Summer wouldn't be complete without picnics and barbecues. But be careful: Federal government stud...

Are you stumped for snack ideas because your child can't eat nuts — or can't bring nuts to school due to a classmate's peanut allergy? Besides fresh fruit and veggies, learn some other easy, packable, healthy snacks that kids can bring to schoo...

Choking Hazards There are countless things a baby or small child could choke on in your house, and a baby will put anything in his mouth. That's why keeping small objects out of reach is so important. Among the major choking hazards are coins, p...

Terms for Common AllergensCheck labels and ingredient lists for the following words, which indicate the presence of a particular allergen. Allergen Ingredient Term Ingredient Term Milk Milk Buttermilk Casein Caseinate Cheese Cott...

Children's Health: Food AllergiesIt is important to be aware of food allergies, especially if your child may be at risk for developing a food allergy. Children can be at higher risk if they have an allergy to any type of food or formula, or if th...