Food Allergies/Food Intolerances Meeting your dietary needs

1. Food Allergies/Food IntolerancesMeeting your dietary needs

2. An abnormal immune system response to a food • Histamine is released by the body which triggers an inflammatory reaction in the digestive tract, skin, nose lungs or throat • Most likely a substance that is normally harmless to other people in a similar amount What is a food allergy?

3. Wheat • Peanuts • Other nuts • Shellfish • Shrimp • Crayfish • Lobster • Crab • Mussels • Oysters • Eggs • Chocolate • Citrus Fruit • Milk • Strawberries • …..etc. What are some common foods people are allergic to?

4. Allergies often run in families • People can have food allergies in adulthood as well • Babies and Children are the most vulnerable to food allergies • New foods should be introduced slowly • Some food allergies leave when children grow older and their immune system matures Who gets food allergies?

5. A small percentage of people are affected by food allergies How many people have food allergies?

6. Skin rash • Vomiting • Wheezing • Runny nose • Anaphylactic shock • Throat swells • Breathing is difficult • Gasping for breath • Abdominal pain • Diarrhea • Itchy mouth Symptoms of food allergies

7. Scratch Test • Blood Test • Double-Blind Food Test Testing for food allergies

8. EpiPen • Exclusion Diet-avoiding the “trigger” foods • Can be difficult Treatment

9. Do’s Don’t • Learn about foods to avoid • Ask about symptoms • Find out about medications • Read labels • Wash hands • Pressure friends to try foods • Ignore the symptoms of a reaction • Exclude a friend because of an allergy • Allow others to tease Helping a Friend

10. Occurs when the body fails to produce an enzyme needed to digest certain foods • Milk and other dairy products • Caffeine • Gluten Food Intolerance and Common Examples of intolerances

11. Bloating • Gas • Nausea Food Intolerance Symptoms

12. Kidney Beans • Morel Mushrooms • Fugu Naturally poisonous foods if not prepared/cooked correctly

13. Contains a high level of lectin-a toxin • Eating raw or undercooked kidney beans can lead to extreme abdominal pain Kidney Beans

14. Contain helvellic acid • When cooked the acid is destroyed • Make sure you only eat mushrooms that you have identified Morel Mushrooms

15. Delicacy in Japan • Contains a toxin that is 270x’s more toxic than cyanide • Specially trained chefs have a special license to prepare this fish • The chef must remove the glands containing the toxin • If the toxin is eaten you will die Fugu(Blowfish)

16. Babies • Elderly • Religion • Culture • Health/Physical Conditions • Allergies • Intolerances • Pregnant • Personal Taste Who has dietary requirements?

17. How can restaurants let consumers know whether or not there dishes are prepared with allergy prone foods on the menu? • Why should you self-advocate for your dietary needs? • Where can you find recipes for different dietary needs? • What are some examples of foods that can be substituted to meet dietary requirements? • Why is it important to manage the introduction of foods to children? Questions to Answer

18. Look over the lunch menu for October • Using the list of groups with the most common allergies-Peanuts and Tree nuts, Dairy, Eggs, and Gluten. List two options available to each group. • What are 2 ways the menu is accommodating to these different dietary groups? • What are 2 ways the menu could be improved to meet needs of people with dietary requirements? Lunch Menu Analysis