With food allergies continuing to rise - now affecting more than 1.5 million Australians - many families are navigating how to nourish their children with both confidence and care.

This Food Allergy Week, we’re sharing a practical and grounded perspective from Jill Cooper FNTP, on what children truly need to thrive - returning to simple, real foods that support growth, resilience, and a healthy relationship with food.

While awareness and safety are essential, so too is building a strong nutritional foundation - one that supports the body’s innate intelligence over time.

This guide will help you determine which fats and oils are safest to include in your favorite recipes and which are unsafe to consume at all. Fats and oils are categorized by Safest, Safe, Unsafe for Cooking, and Unsafe for Consuming. We hope this guide helps you choose the right kind of fats and oils to cook you and your family's meals with.