Life threatening allergies

[mickyc]

For myself I won't take a child with any sort of major allergy. I won't do peanut free as this is my home and we love peanut butter and nuts. I also had someone interested in my spot that had a gluten allergy and I also said no. I don't have time to be reading ingredients on food, to be making special foods or separate meals for 1 child (and we like our gluten around here lol). not something I would do especially life threatening.

[bright sparks]

I also had someone interested in my spot that had a gluten allergy and I also said no. I don't have time to be reading ingredients on food, to be making special foods or separate meals for 1 child.

I do not serve processed foods so do not have to be concerned with reading pre-packaged foods. Gluten free is super easy to implement as long as you eliminate processed foods which I do not serve in my daycare. I understand that if it is not a change made as a whole for the family or all the dck's then yes there is additional prep involved to make white rice for the majority and brown rice for one but IMO it's a worthy cause to switch it up for everyone as gluten is becoming a much more common intolerance, even for those who do not think they are intolerant, they probably are. With a little time to acquaint ones self with gluten free food, it could actually be of a great incentive for parents who do have children with the intolerance which will ultimately keep increasing the way things are going, and be of a greater demand and need by parents. That being said allergy and intolerance are very different.