Childhood Food Safety Guidelines
Childhood Food Safety Guidelines
In during my research, I found that there is a wealth of food safety guidelines that are out there geared for kids. They seem to run from when going shopping, in the kitchen, cleaning up, storing leftovers, using the microwave, and storage do's and don'ts...the list really could go on and on. The most interesting thing I did noticee that many of the gguiidelines were for kids 12 and older. I only saw a few that I wouuld really use with the younger. I understand thatt the guidelines are iin placed to not just for storing, serving, or preparing foods but it is also about what we should do to avoid spreading bacteria. Spreading bacteria is probably one of the biggest things that kids do on a daily basis and these guidelines if followed correctly can help eleminate some of that spreading of bacteria on a daily basis. If I had kids and was teaching them about food safety and how not to sprread bacteria, I would review my top ten guidelines. 1. Wash your hands everyttime you handle any food and/or use the restroom 2. Don't sneeze into your hands and touch things, sneeze into your forearm 3. Wipe down the table after eating, with a disenfected 4. Clean the counntertops in the kitchen with a disinfected after every use 5. Put all foods that belong in the refrigerator up immeediately 6. Don't buy bruised fruit 7. Don’t cut fruit with the same knife that you use to cut meats 8. Wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them 9. Don't leave leftover food sitting out over night 10. Don't wipe your hands with the same towel you use on the countertops
Now, these are my top ten guidelines that I feel are more important for this age to address. Many of the other guidelines I found, I really couldn’t see a five or seven year old cutting with a knife or using a cutting board without possibly hurting themselves. The ones I’ve chosen are more basic and can be easily reinforced at any age level and will stick with
In during my research, I found that there is a wealth of food safety guidelines that are out there geared for kids. They seem to run from when going shopping, in the kitchen, cleaning up, storing leftovers, using the microwave, and storage do's and don'ts...the list really could go on and on. The most interesting thing I did noticee that many of the gguiidelines were for kids 12 and older. I only saw a few that I wouuld really use with the younger. I understand thatt the guidelines are iin placed to not just for storing, serving, or preparing foods but it is also about what we should do to avoid spreading bacteria. Spreading bacteria is probably one of the biggest things that kids do on a daily basis and these guidelines if followed correctly can help eleminate some of that spreading of bacteria on a daily basis. If I had kids and was teaching them about food safety and how not to sprread bacteria, I would review my top ten guidelines. 1. Wash your hands everyttime you handle any food and/or use the restroom 2. Don't sneeze into your hands and touch things, sneeze into your forearm 3. Wipe down the table after eating, with a disenfected 4. Clean the counntertops in the kitchen with a disinfected after every use 5. Put all foods that belong in the refrigerator up immeediately 6. Don't buy bruised fruit 7. Don’t cut fruit with the same knife that you use to cut meats 8. Wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them 9. Don't leave leftover food sitting out over night 10. Don't wipe your hands with the same towel you use on the countertops
Now, these are my top ten guidelines that I feel are more important for this age to address. Many of the other guidelines I found, I really couldn’t see a five or seven year old cutting with a knife or using a cutting board without possibly hurting themselves. The ones I’ve chosen are more basic and can be easily reinforced at any age level and will stick with