The Food Foundation Podcast

Katherine Jenner, Executive Director of the Obesity Health Alliance tells us about the new nutrient profile model that has finally been published by the government, and the very real consequences of how food and drink will be advertised and promoted, especially to children.Click here to sign up for The Food Foundation newsletter.

Leticija Petrovic, the local food policy lead at the Food Foundation leads a panel discussion about school food, what works to improve school food menus and children’s nutrition, and what we can learn from what is already happening on the ground.The discussion is inspired by a new research project led by the University of Birmingham, and the panel includes: Dr Katie Edwards, research fellow in Psychology at the University of Birmingham; Sarah Newton, who leads the food system team in Public Health Division at Birmingham City Council as well as the Birmingham Food System strategy, and is a driving force behind Birmingham Food Revolution; and Sian Kidd, Food Security Engagement Officer at Monmouthshire County Council. Sian is also the founder and director of Secret Soup Society, a social enterprise working to reduce food waste and provide healthy, nutritious food for the community.Click here for more information on the University of Birmingham research, here for Birmingham's Food System strategy, and here for Chwedlau Bwyd, the creative food education programme that was delivered for Year 3 pupils in primary schools across Monmouthshire.Click here for the Food Foundation  newsletter.

Good gut vibes only. Fibre February is the perfect time to Bang in Some Beans!Chloe MacKean, Food Business Transformation Manager at The Food Foundation tells us about the campaign to double UK bean consumption, and how fibre is so essential for our health.Check out the Bang in Some Beans Instagram for delicious beany recipes, and keep an ear out for our Bang in Some Beans podcast series coming very soon! Don't miss out on our latest updates - make sure you're signed up for The Food Foundation's newsletter.

As food assistance goes digital, vulnerable people risk being shut out. Iris Lim, postdoctoral researcher from SOAS University of London tells us about her research into the barriers people face in accessing support and the overlaps between digital poverty and food poverty.Join us on 12 February to dive deeper at an event with the SOAS research team - you can attend either in person or online. Register for free here and read the SOAS research in full hereTo catch the latest updates from The Food Foundation, sign up for our newsletter here.

Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Food Foundation tells us about our latest film project which gives a vision of great school food for all children across the country.The Lunch They Deserve is a film by The Tin Bear Project and presented by Emma Thompson and the Food Foundation's Young Ambassadors, gives us a vision of school food that is nourishing and tasty, where our school food is a source of national pride, and of a country where kids are fuelled and ready to learn because of the food they have eaten. Click to sign up for the Food Foundation newsletter.

Andrew Stark, Senior Researcher and Policy Manager at Eating Better, discusses the work of 160 organisations advocating for UK government improvements in the food system. The NGO , itself an alliance of over 70 organisations, has published 17 recommendations for a coherent food policy, emphasising a joined-up healthy food and sustainable farming plan, nature-friendly farming, and affordable, culturally appropriate diets.Click here for more information on Eating Better and sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest food systems analysis. 

Katherine Jenner, Executive Director of the Obesity Health Alliance, gives us her view on the new junk food advertising restrictions.Read our blog for more in-depth analysis here. Click here for more information from the Obesity Health Alliance on the junk food advert ban, and sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest food systems analysis.

Do family meals mean children eat healthier food? How often are families sitting down together to eat?Dan Parker, Chief Executive of Veg Power, tells us about the latest research understanding what family mealtimes look like in this New Year pod bite. The insights are based on a survey by its Families and Food Task Force, which includes parents, retailers, government, chefs, nutritionists, psychologists, behavioural scientists and the world of advertising and media.Click here for more information on the survey, learn about our Bang in Some Beans campaign with Veg Power here and sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest food systems analysis.

Sarah Bentley, founder of plant-based community cookery school and charity, Made in Hackney tells us how a small community initiative became the catalyst for a global plant based food justice movement.Read our latest food insecurity report here and sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with updates about the food system.