Naomi Duncan
@naomidoesfood.bsky.social
leading the @ChefsinSchools crew with @saltbutterbones. Views are my own
Caterer by trade, food nerd at heart.
Caterer by trade, food nerd at heart.
Good to see the FT diving deep into the quagmire that is our broken food system. I took Madeleine to see @chefsinschools.bsky.social work in action, to look at how schools can be a crucial part of the solution
“Healthy eating remains out of reach for many families living on lower incomes.”
📰 Great to see our children’s health and food programme co-head Nikita Sinclair quoted in the @financialtimes.com alongside many of our partners:
www.ft.com/content/b503...
📰 Great to see our children’s health and food programme co-head Nikita Sinclair quoted in the @financialtimes.com alongside many of our partners:
www.ft.com/content/b503...
The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children
[FREE TO READ] As their diets worsen, young people are suffering increasing levels of malnutrition and obesity. Can the UK turn the tide?
www.ft.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Good to see the FT diving deep into the quagmire that is our broken food system. I took Madeleine to see @chefsinschools.bsky.social work in action, to look at how schools can be a crucial part of the solution
Funding p/meal isn't ~the~ issue 🫳🎤 (+ other controversial opinions). To achieve great school food, we need all of: expectation of positive school food culture, monitored standards, time allowed to eat, practical food ed, quality focus, AND a more *dynamic* funding model. 🥗 #schoolmeals #schoolfood
December 9, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Funding p/meal isn't ~the~ issue 🫳🎤 (+ other controversial opinions). To achieve great school food, we need all of: expectation of positive school food culture, monitored standards, time allowed to eat, practical food ed, quality focus, AND a more *dynamic* funding model. 🥗 #schoolmeals #schoolfood
ahh I can't believe I missed this news at the time - massive congratulations to Anna and team. This is so well deserved 🏆
🙌 We're delighted to announce we've won the Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award!
It's given to an individual or organisation whose work has brought about real change in our relationship with food.
Read more: bit.ly/3OFowoZ
#bbcfoodawards
It's given to an individual or organisation whose work has brought about real change in our relationship with food.
Read more: bit.ly/3OFowoZ
#bbcfoodawards
December 9, 2024 at 1:23 PM
ahh I can't believe I missed this news at the time - massive congratulations to Anna and team. This is so well deserved 🏆
Y'day I spoke at @forwardinstitute.bsky.social about a broken food system in which kids access to nourishment depends on their parents' income.
Change is possible, it takes collective action
👉 Demand better food and food culture in schools
👉 Tackle the #1 driver of ill-health:poverty
#FoodSystems
Change is possible, it takes collective action
👉 Demand better food and food culture in schools
👉 Tackle the #1 driver of ill-health:poverty
#FoodSystems
November 29, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Y'day I spoke at @forwardinstitute.bsky.social about a broken food system in which kids access to nourishment depends on their parents' income.
Change is possible, it takes collective action
👉 Demand better food and food culture in schools
👉 Tackle the #1 driver of ill-health:poverty
#FoodSystems
Change is possible, it takes collective action
👉 Demand better food and food culture in schools
👉 Tackle the #1 driver of ill-health:poverty
#FoodSystems
"And because they are better nourished, they are more regulated in class, which has a positive impact on their behaviour’". Deputy Headteacher at Redriff Primary School. Better food = better learning.
Early years in schools: Helping children to become master chefs - Nursery World
Is a nutrient-rich school lunch and a whole-school approach to food education enough to curb the post-lunchtime dip in behaviour and learning? Nicole Weinstein speaks to primary schools working with C...
www.nurseryworld.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:47 AM
"And because they are better nourished, they are more regulated in class, which has a positive impact on their behaviour’". Deputy Headteacher at Redriff Primary School. Better food = better learning.
This report dives into the political quagmire of food-related ill-health, showing how we became frogs in the boiling water of a broken food system.
Key takeaways from me: 🧵
Key takeaways from me: 🧵
www.nesta.org.uk
November 25, 2024 at 10:58 AM
This report dives into the political quagmire of food-related ill-health, showing how we became frogs in the boiling water of a broken food system.
Key takeaways from me: 🧵
Key takeaways from me: 🧵
Our friends @impurbanhealth.bsky.social funded an evaluation of @mayorofldn.bsky.social flagship free school meal policy, and the report is out today - well worth a dig through. My headlines at first glance (UC=Universal Credit):
More than a meal
An independent evaluation of universal primary free school meals for children in London.
urbanhealth.org.uk
November 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Our friends @impurbanhealth.bsky.social funded an evaluation of @mayorofldn.bsky.social flagship free school meal policy, and the report is out today - well worth a dig through. My headlines at first glance (UC=Universal Credit):