You are in Our Sponsors . It s never too early to set a good example and to start teaching children to follow good health and safety habits, including those involving food and eating. Even toddlers can learn to wash their hands before eating, and to throw away food that has fallen on the floor.
Older children can learn safe food handling practices as they start helping with meal preparation.
Infants, however, are dependant upon their care givers. Care givers must separate diapering from food handling activities, and wash hands well after diapering. If a baby is fed formula, clean hands and utensils are essential during bottle preparation. Because many pediatricians recommend using water straight from the tap, ask your baby s doctor about the need to boil water for formula and bottle preparation. If you transport prepared bottles of formula to your picnic, keep them in the cooler just as you would milk for older children.