Abstract
A study on what was being done for children with food allergies was conducted by a questionnaire survey sent twice to 174 nurseries (both public and private) in Kobe. We found that public nurseries served only allergen-free meals for children with allergies, but did not serve substitute meals, although some schools provided substitute snacks. In contrast, private nursery schools provided allergen-free meals as well as substitute meals and snacks. Care was taken in the various stages of preparation from the cooking to serving in order to ensure that children with special dietary requirements were served properly prepared meals. Many schools paid attention to the psychological condition of children with allergies. We also found that transmitting information and maintaining communication among the staff members, as well as among nursery schools, was important. The information learned from the various nursery schools has been fed back, and we expect there will be further improvements in nursery school lunches.
