Safety utensils for infants and small children

An improved article for use in feeding a person, comprising:

• a body;
• and
• a food contacting surface on said body, said food contacting surface being of a first initial color, said food contacting surface being constructed and arranged to lose its color and turn white when exposed to a substance, such as food, that is above a predetermined temperature that is appropriate for the comfortable consumption of food for a small child, the white colorless state thereby acting as a uniform warning state that is recognizable by a user as such regardless of the initial color of the article.

A kit for feeding infants and small children, comprising:

• a plurality of articles, each of said articles having a body and a food contacting surface on said body, said respective food contacting surfaces being of different colors;
• and
• wherein said food contacting surfaces are constructed and arranged to lose color and turn white when exposed to a substance, such as food, that is above a predetermined temperature that is appropriate for the comfortable consumption of food for a small child, the white colorless state thereby acting as a uniform warning state that is recognizable by a user as such regardless of the initial color of the article.