Allergies & Intolerances
Quick Guide for Personal Chefs
Cook for any client with confidence. This quick guide helps you plan safe menus, avoid cross-contact, and deliver meals your clients can trust — every single time.
- Know the top allergens at a glance — no more guesswork.
- Understand symptoms, cross-contact risks, and hidden ingredient traps.
- Cook confidently for gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, soy-free clients and more.
- Instantly elevate your professionalism with every allergy-sensitive client.
- Top 9 major allergens, explained clearly.
- Common reactions & symptoms to watch for.
- Simple cross-contact rules to avoid big mistakes.
- Hidden ingredient traps where allergens hide.
- Chef-ready tips for prepping, cooking, and cleaning safely.
What You’ll Get Inside the Quick Guide
A practical, plug-and-play reference you can use on every cook day — especially with allergy-sensitive clients.
A clear, chef-focused breakdown of the major allergens and where they most commonly show up in real-life cooking.
Quickly understand what clients mean when they describe their reactions, so you can take them seriously and plan accordingly.
Simple, chef-friendly steps to prevent cross-contact during your prep, cooking, and cleanup — in any kitchen.
Learn where allergens like gluten, dairy, soy, and nuts often hide, so you can avoid “surprise” ingredients that cause problems.
Real-world practices you can use immediately on cook days to keep clients safe and show them you take their health seriously.
Use this guide as a trust-builder with clients who have allergies or intolerances — and stand out as the chef who truly “gets it.”
Who This Guide Helps
If you cook for people with allergies, intolerances, or special diets — this was made for you.
- Personal chefs who want to avoid allergy mishaps and build trust.
- Meal prep chefs working with gluten-free, dairy-free, or nut-free clients.
- Private chefs cooking directly in client homes with mixed restrictions.
- Caterers managing events with different allergy needs and requests.
- New chefs who want a quick, reliable safety reference in plain language.
This guide helps you skip the stress, avoid the big mistakes, and cook confidently even when things get complicated.
Ready to Stop Guessing and Start Growing?
Grab the Allergies & Intolerances Quick Guide and cook for any client with clarity and confidence. This is one of those tools that separates true professionals from everyone else.
“Client safety is non-negotiable. This guide helps you keep it that way.”