🗣️ 'There's a whole set of conditions which get in the way of us actually playing out our values and aspirations around food' Interview with our Executive Director Anna Taylor in latest Wicked Leeks magazine 👇 wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/wl-me…

🎯 The latest Children's Commissioner for England report which draws on direct accounts from children calls for vital improvements to school meals including: 🔹 Automatically registering eligible children onto #FreeSchoolMeals 🔹 National monitoring of school food quality 🔗

🙌 Food partnerships bring together councils, charities & communities to improve access to healthy, affordable food. But only 13% involve young people in shaping what they do, according to report published by Barnardo’s and Co-op Campaigns Team Read more: tinyurl.com/2wdfm5ea

👩🏻‍🍳 New report from ChefsinSchools focusing on school food standards finds: 🔹96% of parents say it's important school meals are prepared with fresh and/or nutritious ingredients. The GOV.UK expansion of #FreeSchoolMeals offers the perfect opportunity to raise standards. 🔗

🏥 Will the government's #NHS 10-year plan deliver? We analyse key aspects of the new strategy, including #junkfood advertising restrictions and changes to the #HealthyStart scheme with Hannah Brinsden 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/3Gm8XlE

📈 Latest National Diet and Nutrition Survey data shows: 🔹 Fewer than one in ten 11-18 year-olds eating their five-a-day 🔹 Just 4% of adults meeting the recommended fibre intake Read more: bit.ly/3IqOVXC UK Health Security Agency Department of Health and Social Care

🙌 Great to see Defra UK launching the Good Food Cycle plan to transform Britain's food system. As our Executive Director Anna Taylor points out - the real challenge now lies in delivering it! Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/3TFBJkc #goodfoodcycle

📢 We believe it's crucial citizens are given input into the new GOV.UK Food Strategy. So it's great to see people from diverse backgrounds who we and the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission work with being invited to share their experiences. 🔗 bit.ly/3TFBJkc Defra UK Bite Back

🗣️ 'Food insecurity isn't about poor choices - it' about a lack of choices' - Penny Walters BEM Three Food Ambassadors we work with have given powerful contributions to a new Child of the North report. Read them here: bit.ly/4kDttvV

📯 Guarantee every child a hot meal each day, and: ✅ Create economic growth ✅ Improve health/help create an NHS fit for the future ✅ Remove barriers to opportunity for vulnerable kids newstatesman.com/spotlight/econ… #FreeSchoolMeals #FeedtheFuture Bite Back Sustain

🥳 We've now broadcast more than 150 podcasts! Don't miss our latest episode in which goodlifedan explores how much #junkfood is served in schools following a report published by ChefsinSchools 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/3IEatAh #FreeSchoolMeals #FeedtheFuture

🚩 96% of the UK adult population - about 51 million people - are not meeting the daily recommended intake for fibre! This has major implications for public health and must become a priority for GOV.UK intervention! 🔗 bit.ly/3IqOVXC UK Health Security Agency Department of Health and Social Care

🚨 Processed meat features in 4 out of 5 of the most commonly eaten meat dishes in schools & educational institutions! This continues despite the associated health risks, reports our Project Assistant Katina-Leigh Taylor for MyNutriWeb 👇 mynutriweb.com/meat-facts-wha… #MeatFacts

📍 Some of the young Food Ambassadors we work with visited The MAZI Project as part of our annual summer camp. It was great to hear about efforts to improve access to fresh and sustainable food​ for young people in Bristol! 🔗 bit.ly/3yc6AxE

🤝 Some of the young Food Ambassadors we work meet Climate Minister Kerry McCarthy! They discussed rising food prices due to extreme weather, the food system's impact on #climatechange and the new GOV.UK Food Strategy. 🔗 bit.ly/3yc6AxE

⚠️ It could take decades to reverse the #junkfood cycle! So how does the government's #GoodFoodCycle strategy measure up? Our Executive Director Anna Taylor offers her insight for our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/4okQ9Eu

📢 Exciting job alert! 📢 We're hiring a Senior Finance Manager to oversee all aspects of the charity's finances & play a critical role in delivery impact. More info & how to apply: ➡️ bit.ly/3CoZaoy #Jobalert #hiring #charityjobs

🥳 We're celebrating 10 years of campaigning for a fairer food system! To mark the milestone, our Executive Director Anna Taylor reflects on what a decade of policy advocacy has taught us and where we go next. 🔗 tinyurl.com/55j7m2rb

📢 Part one of TABLE new podcast series Hunger at Your Doorstep is out now! This evocative episode features some of the Food Ambassadors we work with including Dominic @SingleDadSW Watters Listen here: tinyurl.com/tub6tx5t #hunger #foodinsecurity #foodpoverty

📢 Did you know we started off in 2015 with just two staff?! To mark our 10th anniversary we recorded a special podcast at Hackney School of Food featuring our founder Laura Sandys CBE Henry Dimbleby Dev Sharma Rosie Boycott & our Executive Director Anna Taylor. 🎧 Listen in full: