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The 8 foods that cause most food allergies

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Child Nutrition and Cooking

Stanford University

4.7 (5,499 ratings) | 340K Students Enrolled

Eating patterns that begin in childhood affect health and well-being across the lifespan. The culture of eating has changed significantly in recent decades, especially in parts of the world where processed foods dominate our dietary intake. This course examines contemporary child nutrition and the impact of the individual decisions made by each family. The health risks associated with obesity in childhood are also discussed. Participants will learn what constitutes a healthy diet for children and adults and how to prepare simple, delicious foods aimed at inspiring a lifelong celebration of easy home-cooked meals. This course will help prepare participants to be the leading health providers, teachers and parents of the present and future.The text and other material in this course may include the opinion of the specific instructor and are not statements of advice, endorsement, opinion, or information of Stanford University.

Skills You'll Learn

Nutrition, Organic Food, Food Safety, Food Science

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DF

Dec 02, 2019

Very informative. The presentation style was easy to follow. Loved the art work. Quiz at the end of each segment was relevant to topics presented. Recipes are easy to follow and very child friendly.

LC

Mar 05, 2016

Child Nutrition and Cooking is good educational for those parents need to learn and more widen knowledge in the health of their kids.\n\nThis content is the best that can recommend in all parents.

From the lesson

Labels, Allergies and Taste

What have we learned about achieving good eating habits based on enjoyment of the right foods? More tips on working with food allergies, reading nutrition labels, and understanding the elements of taste. Cooking this week: the simple stew, a basic homemade salad dressing plus a Sunday morning treat that will make the whole family smile.

The 8 foods that cause most food allergies 3:48

Understanding taste8:59

Taught By

Maya Adam, MD
Lecturer

Transcript

[MUSIC]. Food allergies in children have increased dramatically in recent years. And even though children can have allergies to a wide variety of foods, there are eight foods that account for about 90% of all food allergic reactions in the United States. And these are those foods: peanuts, tree nuts, and these are nuts like walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds pistachios and cashews, milk, eggs, wheat or gluten, and gluten is a protein that's found in barley, rye and oats as well as wheat, soy is another one, fish, especially fish like tuna, salmon and halibut, and then shellfish like shrimp or lobster. Now, since 2004, companies are required to clearly label any of these big eight food allergens on their packaging. Today, around 8% of children in the US have at least one food allergy. That's almost 6 million children. And often, the allergic reactions that these children have can be life threatening ones. So you can imagine how scary this can be for the child, for the parents and for teachers. Anyone who spends time with the child has to know how to respond in case of an emergency and some children need to carry medication with them at all times. But socially, food allergies can also be tricky, because a child who needs to bring her own food to a birthday party, or who can't share in a school treat can feel pretty left out at these events. And sadly, there is a also the possibility that children with food allergies could be bullied because their restrictions make them different. One way that parents of food-allergic children can help is to provide enough safe food for the allergic child to share with non-allergic friends. For example, if you have a child with a gluten allergy as I do, and if you have the resources to do this, you might consider sending the child to a birthday party with some extra gluten free treats so that he can share. You can also sometimes do this for school events where treats will be handed out and you know about it in advance. If the gluten-free treats are good, and especially if they are homemade with love, your allergic child will feel more included in the fun. Now, in order to make home into a worry-free zone, some families with allergic children try to keep the kitchen free of their child's allergen. It's always important, of course, to read labels carefully at the supermarket and if someone brings a gift to your home that isn't safe for your allergic child, you might want to store it in a special place outside of the kitchen where it won't be eaten by accident. Every family will find a different way to accomodate their child with a food allergy. The key is to keep meals as stress-free as possible. Like all children, our food allegic-children need to know that food is a wonderful part of life. And, they just need to be a little bit more careful about the things that they're eating. [MUSIC] [BLANK_AUDIO]

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