Annonymous Classroom Mom, I dub thee a "Food Allergy Assistant"
Valentines Day in second grade can be tough for a child with food allergies. Our rule is always not to eat anything until mom or dad have checked ingredients or called the food manufacturer. Often when classroom valentines are given out, there is candy to go with it. Usually that candy is from a larger bag and so individual pieces do not contain ingredient or contact information. It is heartbreaking to take all of the candy out of the valentine bag and tell your seven year old he can't have any of it. One mother this year had the forethought to cut the ingredient label from the box and attach it to the little candy. At home we checked the ingredients and the candy didn't contain dairy, eggs, peanuts, or tree nuts. "This one you can have," I said. A child's smile is truly priceless. Thank you Annonymous Classroom Mom!
2 comments:
As a mom to an allergic child, it is a good idea to send a note out to the parents asking for the ingredients label to be cut out and given to you. I added the ingredient labels of baked goods I used, to make a snack for my son's class, for the teacher who is allergic to wheat. She really apreciated that!
I love the idea of attaching an ingredient label when sending in baked goods to the classroom. I also encourage people to keep store-bought items in their original packaging so that the label is available.
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