Even the other miracle of Hanukkah involved a risk. Let us wait for the day before the new oil is ready so there will be a continuous light. Rather, the priests took the risk and lit the Menorah that very day. As tradition has it, the risk paid off - that little bit lasted for 8 days. Most things in the world are neutral, but what you do with them categorizes them as good or bad.
Food is neutral.
Same with risk-taking. And such a lesson is valuable to any and every Jewish child and adult.