Last Saturday I was lucky enough to share the day with a group of very special people - Lady Gowrie Kindergarten Teachers:) 'Nutrition for kids in the early years' was our topic of conversation and like many of these workshops we got to chatting about the increasing prevalence of allergies in our young children and WHY? Whilst this question has not been answered there are a list of factors that can increase the prevalence of food allergies according to Professor Katie Allen

Hospital admissions for severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) have doubled over the last decade in Australia, USA and the UK. In Australia, admissions for anaphylaxis due to food allergy in children aged 0 to 4 are even higher, having increased five fold over the same period. Australia has one of the highest reported incidences of food allergies in the world, and one in 10 babies born in Australia today will develop a food allergy. SHOW YOU CARE There are several ways that y