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Week 04 · Allergy Aware

Thursday

Ask before you share
// Read the label, ask before you share
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Ask Before You Share

Lucy holds out a plate of crackers to her friends. Then she stops.

"Wait," she says softly. "Does anyone have a food allergy? I want to ask first."

Ferris smiles warmly. "What do you notice? Lucy made everyone feel safe."

Riley holds up the cracker box. "Here is a hint," he says. "Read it together."

Ask before you share

Before you share food, ask: "Do you have a food allergy?"

If a friend says yes, read the label together with a grown-up.

If you are not sure, do not share. That is kind, too.

If someone feels sick after eating, tell a grown-up right away.

Allergy label words
Words to check on the cracker box: wheat, milk, soy, sesame.
PUT THE SHARING STEPS IN ORDER
  • ?Ask if your friend has a food allergy.
  • ?Read the label with a grown-up.
  • ?Share only if the food is safe for them.
WHY THIS EXERCISEAsking first keeps every friend safe and included.

Read the dip card

Recipe: Bean and Veggie Dip
Makes: 4 snack plates.
Ingredients:
1 can of white beans
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 pinch of salt
2 carrots and 1 cucumber
Crackers
Allergy swap: Wheat allergy? Use gluten-free crackers, or dip only the veggie sticks.
  1. You: Wash your hands with all five steps.
  2. Grown-up: Open the can. Drain and rinse the beans.
  3. Grown-up: Cut the carrots and cucumber into sticks with a knife.
  4. You: Put the beans in a bowl. Mash them with a fork.
  5. You: Measure the oil and lemon juice. Stir them in with the salt.
  6. You: Put dip, veggie sticks and crackers on 4 plates.
  7. Everyone: Taste and clean up together.
Safety first
A grown-up handles the can opener and the knife.
Can lids are sharp. Only a grown-up touches them.
FIND IT ON THE CARD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who opens the can?
How do you mash the beans?
What is the swap for a wheat allergy?
4 plates each get 3 carrot sticks. How many carrot sticks?
The dip is split onto 4 plates. Each plate gets 1/____ of the dip.
Kind or not?Kind?
Lucy asks about allergies before she shares.?
Bennie shares a snack without asking.?
Oliver reads the label with a grown-up.?
Rosie says no thank you to a food she is unsure about.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEKind cooks make sure every friend can eat safely.
What do you ask before you share food? Type one word: Do you have a food ____?
WHY THIS EXERCISEAsking first is how kind cooks keep friends safe.

Kind cook! Tomorrow Freddy has an allergy quiz for you.

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