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Food Preparation

Many recipes and cook books tell you how to cook the meal but do not start at the beginning and tell you how to prepare the food. And sometimes you don’t know where to start. Each month we will tell you how to prepare a different food ready for cooking. If you would like to know how to prepare a certain food then let us know by contacting us. There is an activity sheet for you to work through with your child to help them understand how to prepare food. You can help them complete this and then ask them to help you prepare food for tonight’s meal.

January

Check special dietary requirements of people you cook for.

If you are cooking for someone with a food allergy you need to be very careful when you are preparing food. Common food allergies include:-

Eggs
Fish
Gluten
Dairy e.g. milk
Crustaceans
Nuts
Peanuts
Mustard
Lupin
Molluscs

If you are cooking for someone for the first time contact them to make sure they don't have any food allergies. Not only do you need to be careful of what ingredients you use, you also need to make sure ingredients are kept seperate from others to avoid cross contamination. Make sure dishes you cook in are not contaminated and be careful of any sauces that you may add to a dish or have on the table as these may also contain food people are allergic to.

Keep a copy of the ingredients you use and any food labels so you can show your guest exactly what is in the dish they are eating. They are bound to be cautious knowing that if they eat certain foods it can make them very unwell and even be life threatening.

	December	How do I prepare turkey?
	November	How can I get all parts of a meal ready at the same time?
	October	How do I remove the stone from a fruit?
	August	How to get the right measurements
	August	How to set the table?
	July	How to grate food?
	June	How do I prepare strawberries?
	May	How to bone whole fish
	April	How to remove skin from chicken
	March	How to dice a vegetable
	February	Remember health and safety when preparing food