
Children's #Right2Food Campaign
@cr2fcampaign
Nationwide initiative led by young people to ensure every UK child can access and afford good food. Project of the @food_foundation
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๐ฏ The latest Children's Commissioner for England report which draws on direct accounts from children calls for vital improvements to school meals including: ๐น Automatically registering eligible children onto #FreeSchoolMeals ๐น National monitoring of school food quality ๐


๐ 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 Barnardoโs and Co-op Campaigns Team Read more: tinyurl.com/2wdfm5ea


๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณ New report from ChefsinSchools focusing on school food standards finds: ๐น96% 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. ๐


๐ฅ 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 ๐ง Listen in full: bit.ly/3Gm8XlE

๐ Latest National Diet and Nutrition Survey data shows: ๐น Fewer than one in ten 11-18 year-olds eating their five-a-day ๐น Just 4% of adults meeting the recommended fibre intake Read more: bit.ly/3IqOVXC UK Health Security Agency Department of Health and Social Care



๐ข 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. ๐ bit.ly/3TFBJkc Defra UK Bite Back

๐ฃ๏ธ '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



๐ฅณ 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 ๐ง Listen in full: bit.ly/3IEatAh #FreeSchoolMeals #FeedtheFuture

๐ฉ 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! ๐ bit.ly/3IqOVXC UK Health Security Agency Department of Health and Social Care


๐จ 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 ๐ mynutriweb.com/meat-facts-whaโฆ #MeatFacts

๐ 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 foodโ for young people in Bristol! ๐ bit.ly/3yc6AxE







๐ข 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. ๐ง Listen in full: