The Food Foundation Podcast

This week, Danny McCubbin, founder and author of The Good Kitchen reports on the Food Foundation's latest survey on the increasing food insecurity faced by people with disabilities.Food insecurity levels in the UK have reached unprecedented highs over the past few years, first in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and now continuing through the cost of living crisis. Disabled people have been particularly exposed to food insecurity, facing stark inequalities when it comes to accessing and affording the food that they need.Shona Goudie, policy and advocacy manager at the Food Foundation, Dan White from Disabilities Rights UK, Simon Shaw, Co-Investigator, Food at Home, University of Sheffield and Sabine Goodwin from IFAN break down the stats to paint a devastating picture of life for many people living with disability in Broken Britain.Click here for the Food Foundation's Manifesto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Pod Bites, Joss MacDonald, Public Affairs Lead at the Food Foundation, tells us about the Liberal Democrat Party's policies on food in the aftermath of the party's spring conference in York, Click here for the Food Foundation's manifesto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Pod Bite, 18 year-old, Dev Sharma, Food Foundation Young Food Ambassadors and chair of the UK Parliament Youth Select Committee on its very first inquiry into the Cost of Living crisis. The Youth Select Committee is the first youth Oarliamentary inquiry of its kind into the cost of living with the same powers as any Parliamentary Select Committee. Dev explains what happened when it presented its findings from its report on the cost of living and its impact on young people's health and well being. Click here for more on the Youth Select Committee, and here for the Food Foundation's Manifesto.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Brinsden, head of policy and advocacy at the Food Foundation talks about the spring budget. Assessing its commitments to support public health, low income families and also to support people through the cost of living crisis, she finds a mixed bag and a number of missed opportunities.Click here for more on the budget from Hannah and here for the Food Foundation's Manifesto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Pod Bites, Shona Goudie, Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Food Foundation, digs deep into the latest statistics on food insecurity. The Food Foundation report finds that families stuck in food insecurity are buying less fruit and veg than last year as UK’s health divide widens.Click here for the Food Foundation Food Insecurity Tracker, and here for the Manifesto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we hear more about how families face a range of barriers to feeding their infants, whether they breastfeed or formula feed. Following the investigation into infant formula prices carried out by the The Competition and Markets Authority, Vicky Sibson, Director at First Steps Nutrition, tells us how it can influence feeding decisions. For more on The Food Foundation's report on formula prices and barriers to breastfeeding, click here. And for its Manifesto, click here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest presenter, Gemma Ogston, author of The Healing Cookbook looks at the Food Foundation's second Early Years report exploring the barriers to breastfeeding.The Food Foundation has just published this in-depth analysis revealing a flawed system in which parents face multiple barriers to provide babies with the basic nutrients needed for development before the age of two. It shows how policy failure leaves families struggling to provide babies with vital nutrients in early months of life.Hannah Brinsden, head of policy and advocacy at the Food Foundation joins Adult Food Ambassador, TJ, Dayna Brackley from Bremner and Co, Sophie Riley, midwife at Plymouth University Hospital Trust, Vicky Sibson, director of First Steps Nutrition Trust and Alison Thewliss MP to examine why we need a national breastfeeding strategy.Click here for the Food Foundation Manifesto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo Ralling, head of campaigns at the Food Foundation talks us through some of the week's big reports on about child health and how we can fix the NHS.For more information on the The Times Commission, click hereAs we head towards the next general election, the Food Foundation is calling on policymakers to recognise the central importance of the food system in shaping the nation's health and wealth. Click here for the Food Foundation manifesto, and make sure you subscribe to this podcast to keep up with the latest analysis on what makes healthy food really matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Pod Bites, Dan Parker, Chief Executive of Veg Power tells us about Eat Them to Defeat Them 2024, the TV advertising campaign to get kids eating more veg.As the media campaign kicks off again on Feb 17th, the schools programme follows with 637,000 children across the UK in over 2,500 primary and special schools joining in classroom activities and tasting events to make vegetables fun.Click here for more information on Eat Them to Defeat Them, and here for the Food Foundation Manifesto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Poppy O'Toole, Michelin-trained chef and author and content creator, known as Poppy Cooks, looks at the release of the final progress report from the Peas Please partnership.Peas Please is a partnership campaign led by the Food Foundation with Nourish Scotland, Food Sense Wales and Food NI to make it easier for everyone in the UK to eat more vegetables. Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, it's a joined up movement of veg advocates and veg cities who have made massive wins over the past four years.Pete Ritchie from Nourish Scotland, Katie Palmer from Food Sense Wales and Michele Shirlow from Food NI assess the key highlights, while Gareth Mcanlis of Henderson Group explains how it feels to be a local food hero. But the report shows that the amount of vegetables bought by households in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 50 years. This highlights the impact the cost of living crisis is having on low-income families who are struggling to afford healthier options.Click for the Courgette Pilot from Food Sense Wales and the Food Foundation's Manifesto   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.