🚨BREAKING NEWS: Shocking health and diet disparities revealed today🚨 🆕Our brand new Health and Diet Inequalities Dashboard makes it clear that the most deprived areas of the country also have the highest rates of disease related to poor diet. 🔍Explore now ➡️ bit.ly/inequalities...

🚨 Health inequalities among children aged under five are widening. But what can be done to reverse this trend? Our Head of Policy and Advocacy @hannahbrins.bsky.social explores the options in our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/3ZqHi9x

🏛️ We're in @ukparliament.parliament.uk launching our latest report - Boosting Early Years Nutrition to Support a Healthy Childhood! Speakers include Neil Leitch of @eyalliance.bsky.social @eddiecrouch.bsky.social and @teamlabouruk.bsky.social MP @mayaellismp.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/3SwvgY6

🚩 Our latest report highlights a lack of investment in early years nutrition is resulting in widespread health & dietary inequalities - creating unnecessary barriers to accessing healthy food. Investing in our children is good for their health, the economy and our NHS! Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/3SwvgY6

It's World Obesity Day and the focus is spot on. Our systems are failing us and we're paying the price. From food systems to health systems we need to shift the narrative, role up our sleeves and take bold actions to address the failing systems head on! It might not be easy, but it's essential.

Countries can build environments to prevent #obesity by 🔒 restricting the marketing of unhealthy food 💸 taxing sugary drinks 🚲 making space for safe walking/cycling 🧒 teaching children healthy habits from a young age Act now for a healthier future for all! #WorldObesityDay

📽️ 'Healthy well-nourished children are the ultimate investment' Our Executive Director Anna Taylor urging the government to extend access to #FreeSchoolMeals live on @goodmorningbritain.bsky.social Full clip on @itvx.com ➡️ tinyurl.com/4uc992xk

👶🏻🍼 Why is some #InfantFormula double the price of the cheapest despite having the same nutritional value? Our Head of Policy & Advocacy @hannahbrins.bsky.social tries to make sense of it in the context of the latest Competition and Markets Authority report. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/418tFM6

In @foodfoundation.bsky.social Broken Plate report, there was a section on cost of healthy compared to less healthy foods led by @jhoenink.bsky.social @hannahbrins.bsky.social and I wrote a new blog post exploring this more. foodfoundation.org.uk/news/why-hea...

🚀 We've launched an Activist Toolkit in the hope of empowering the next generation of campaigners! Based on our experience it features downloadable templates about: 🕵🏻‍♀️ Working with the media 🏛️ Engaging with policymakers 🤳 Harnessing the power of social media Check it out: ➡️ bit.ly/3Qn90ih

Numbers only go so far to painting a picture. That's why as part of the @foodfoundation.bsky.social's recent Broken Plate report we asked citizens to tell their story through photos. Such a powerful way to get across the real issues and opportunities for change foodfoundation.org.uk/broken-plate...

🖼️ We've launched a #BrokenPlate photo-storytelling exhibition! It brings to life the realities of families and citizens experiencing #foodpoverty and offers a human perspective on some of the report's key findings. 🔗 bit.ly/4glbxnD

📺 A preview of our 2025 #BrokenPlate report on BBC News tonight! We've explored the trends impacting the UK's food system and actions needed from policymakers. The report will be live here tomorrow: ↩️ tinyurl.com/22h6hw65

Looking forward to sharing @foodfoundation.bsky.social's Broken Plate 2025 with you all later this week!

It was a great pleasure to chat to @admbriggs.bsky.social , Alison, Antony and Lord Bethell about the opportunities of the new government, especially the food strategy, to really incentivise change in the system and make it easier to access and afford health food!

📢 Can regenerative agriculture deliver sustainable, nutritious food? We speak to Richard Kipling, a researcher at @ox.ac.uk, working on the @tabledebates.bsky.social Initiative to explore the facts. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/423KJVC #regenerativeagriculture #farming #climate #nature #GHGEs

🗣️ 'Supermarkets should be doing everything they can to keep healthy food affordable... with 10 million struggling to put food on the table' Our Executive Director Anna Taylor speaking about the threat of rising food prices on @lbc.co.uk Listen in full: tinyurl.com/58bhv733 #costoflivingcrisis

🧐 Really interesting interview with our Head of Policy and Advocacy @hannahbrins.bsky.social by Dayna Brackley for Bremner and Co website about the role of NGOs in driving systemic change. So grab a cuppa and enjoy: tinyurl.com/27y4nypx

Thanks to Bremner & Co for inviting me to take part in their blog series! Good opp to reflect on how I ended up in food policy and the twists and turns on the way! bremnerco.com/in-conversat...

On my way back from #TUKFS25 - A great 2 days with food system researchers from around the UK discussing learnings, findings and next steps for improving our food system. Enjoyed taking part in @futureadvocacy.bsky.social workshop on using research for advocacy- a topic I love to natter about!

Labour's new food strategy @foodfoundation.bsky.social @hannahbrins.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4dbh...

What a week! There's a lot going on in food and health policy at the moment. I'm sure I'm not the only one struggling to keep up! (Not a complaint, it is definitely a good problem to have!)...

Marketing of foods high in fat, sugar and salt is all around us. But did you know it's even creeping into schools? We absolutely need to do more to protect our children from this! . www.bmj.com/content/387/...

It's been a strange year, with wins, delays and plenty of uncertainties. Looking forward to hearing two food policy heros from @foodfoundation.bsky.social and @sustainweb.org discussing the year and (hopefully) finding some reasons to be optimistic for the future of food policy. 🥦🍓🫛🍏

Leguminati... My new fave word! (And club) Beans, pulses & lentils are going to have to be part of healthy and sustainable diet transitions. Protein, fibre and all round goodness🫘 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We've created a special podcast episode marking the publication of our 2024 State of the Nation's Food Industry report. It's a rare opportunity to hear businesses and investors in the same room sharing their perspectives about what should happen next. Listen in full via the links in our bio.

@theguardian.com on World Children’s Day, “~1 billion children live in countries that face a high risk of environmental disasters. Even before they take their first breath, children’s brains, lungs and immune systems are susceptible to pollution, disease and extreme weather” @anabgrand.bsky.social

We've created a starter pack of MPs and MSPs. Please do share it, we hope it's helpful. More are joining @bsky.app everyday so let us know if we've missed anyone. go.bsky.app/6ixqo7i

Great to be at the @ffc-commission.bsky.social report launch today. Great to see so many people from across the food system together! At a critical point to shift the convo from inaction to action and make a better food system for all.

"When we have lunch, it makes us stronger, healthier and we can concentrate more on our learning.” Year 4 pupil. Today @impurbanhealth.bsky.social launch their new independent evaluation report, one year on from the @mayorofldn.bsky.social universal FSM policy t.co/sUuH2xApoc

Food taxes. Long the topic of debate, but are we reaching a turning point?

I have a piece in Labour List this afternoon on the government's row with farmers, and how it needs to recognise this goes deeper than inheritance tax labourlist.org/2024/11/labo...

House of Lords report from the UK recommends introduction of a salt and sugar reformulation tax on food manufacturers, with the revenue used to make healthier food cheaper, particularly for those living with food insecurity. publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

🥗 Which UK food businesses are supporting the transition to more healthy and sustainable diets? Read our latest blog to find out: ▶️ bit.ly/3Z8w21E #health #sustainability #SOFI #HFSS #obesity #diabtes

First post nerves sorted. ✅