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How to Eat Safely on Holidays with your Children

By: Sarah McDermott

You’ll have to be extra safe when you’re traveling with kids when it comes to their food, and the water they drink. A sudden attack of diarrhea or food poisoning can ruin the most well panned holiday.

Don’t be cheap about buying bottled water. This is especially true if you’re traveling in developing countries where the locals might be immune to the water, but you could find yourself with a full-scale food poisoning onslaught.

Asia and Latin America have some terrific family friendly destination, as does South Africa. Besides water, there are other precautions to take with regards to food when you’re visiting these places.

Avoid eating food from road side fast food stalls. Street dining is one of the great cultural experiences of world traveling, but in a developing country, it’s simply not worth the experimentation. Instead, seek out small restaurants that offer the street food distinctive of that country in more sanitary settings. You’re guaranteed all the flavors of an authentic street dining experience with none of the germs.

Avoid foods that have been exposed in open air. Flies abound in tropical countries, and carry infectious diseases. Fruits that have already been cut are another no no when you’re on vacation. Instead, buy delicious local fruits from the market, wash thoroughly with bottled water, and cut with your own knife.

Be very careful when you buy milk for your kids. Look for preserved long shelf life milk, or a multinational brand of powdered milk. Avoid milk from the restaurant you’re at, and even your hotel preferably, even if it’s hot.

At a restaurant, don’t be afraid to ask what your dish contains. Thailand for instance, is famous for its fried bugs – which might not exactly be a great meal for your kids! When in doubt, just ask. It’s recommended that you have a phrase book, so you can ask simple, but important questions in the local language. You’re traveling with kids, and you simply can’t afford to think of everything as an adventure.

Always take along a small purse sized bottle of hand sanitizer so you can clean your hands and your child’s hands regularly during the day.

Am exotic holiday is a terrific gift to give your children. Take a few basic precautions, and you can have the holiday of a lifetime.

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This author lives in Flemington, NJ with her husband and 5 month old daughter and is an expert contributing author for a luxury baby gifts boutique offering variety of baby shower favors, baby gift baskets, handprint footprint kits and more. This author and Babygiftstation is also dedicated to providing valuable and informative articles on childcare, baby safety tips, pregnancy health, parenting, potty training and more.

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