🗣📢 Did you know beans are a superfood with benefits for our health and the environment? That's why we've launched the #BangInSomeBeans campaign - backed by chefs Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Tom Kerridge! 🎧 Learn more: bit.ly/4ov5ou8

🤝 190+ guests 🗣️ 19 speakers highlighting the benefits of beans 🥗 12 food business commitments to increase sales or servings of beans Find out more about our #BangInSomeBeans campaign launch: bit.ly/47wdTiW

🙌 Some of the best minds in British cuisine are supporting our #BangInSomeBeans campaign! Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tells @bbc5live.bsky.social why he's backing the movement. Get involved: ➡️ bit.ly/47wdTiW

💥 Celebrity chefs including Jamie Oliver, Tom Kerridge and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall supporting our campaign to double bean consumption! And several major businesses have already pledged to #BangInSomeBeans Join the movement: ➡️ bit.ly/47wdTiW

📢 Our latest report finds diets low in beans are associated with up to 9,000 premature deaths in the UK every year! It also shows beans are a real-life superfood that are a triple win for health, climate and affordability. Learn more: bit.ly/3Llbmz0

📢 We're hosting a webinar discussing an explosive new report about the meat and dairy industry! Join Inside Track's Ned Younger and our Executive Director Anna Taylor as they debate the key findings and implications. Sign up to watch: ➡️ bit.ly/3LlXYLa

📢 Amazing job alert! We're hiring a Citizen Engagement Assistant to support our work with Food Ambassadors, amplifying the voices of people with experience of #foodinsecurity More info & apply here: ➡️ bit.ly/3CoZaoy #JobAlert #hiring #charityjobs

🗣️'This isn’t just a cost of living crisis... food insecurity has become chronic for many families' Vic Harper CEO of The Bread & Butter Thing says growing numbers of working people are struggling to afford food. Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j #CostOfLivingCrisis

Food Ambassador Jacob shares the reality of families struggling to afford and access enough healthy food in #Parkhead #Glasgow Government intervention works and we’re calling on the government to pledge to halve UK food insecurity levels Read our new #foodinsecurity report ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j

Our data released today has found that 15 million people in the UK live with damp, mould and cold in their homes. 🔴 No one should have to live in a home that damages their health. Explore the findings from our survey here. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/data_insight...

“Prices remain incredibly high. The cost of a weekly shop is still 30% higher than in 2022, and this is continuing to have a huge impact on the lives of people up and down the country.” - Shona Goudie Our new report on #foodinsecurity: bit.ly/4ozVF5j #costoflivingcrisis #foodpoverty #costofliving

⚠️ Families living with food insecurity often sacrifice healthier foods like fruit & veg due to money worries. Our latest Food Insecurity stats show: 🔹 64% report cutting back on fruit 🔹 50% report cutting back on vegetables Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j #CostOfLivingCrisis

⚠️ Millions of families across the country are struggling to feed themselves and are: 🔹 Cutting back on food 🔹 Skipping meals 🔹 Going entire days without eating Learn more in our latest podcast: tinyurl.com/y3mvuhwf

📢 Come and join our team! 📢 We're hiring a Citizen Engagement Assistant to support our work with Food Ambassadors, amplifying the voices of people with experience of food insecurity. More info & apply here: ➡️ bit.ly/3CoZaoy

"Growing up in a food desert means that you are more likely to die 10 years younger than your more affluent peers” - Dev Sharma Read our new report ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j We’re calling on the government to pledge to halve #foodinsecurity levels in the Child Poverty Strategy. #costoflivingcrisis

🚨 Nearly six million adults are struggling to afford healthy food according to our latest #FoodInsecurity Tracker. One in seven households with children are affected meaning they are cutting back on meals or skipping food for a day. Read more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ozVF5j

📢 Around 290,000 children aged under five are due to miss out on the government's upcoming Free School Meals expansion unless nurseries and childcare settings are included! Read about Bremner & Co report findings in today's @the-independent.com ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

During our Food and Weight Management session this week, Anna Taylor, Chief Executive of @foodfoundation.bsky.social, highlighted how income inequality shapes our food choices. Listen to her insights 👇

📯 As food prices, including meat, continue to rise new research from @green-alliance.org.uk shows the prices of many #plantbased alternatives are now cheaper! Policy expert @lydiacollas.bsky.social explains more in our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/4hcgGjU

Don't people just want to eat junk food? Food Ambassador Dominic Watters busting myths with the Citizen Advisory Council 👇 More info: tinyurl.com/yc8h8dkn @ffc-commission.bsky.social

🫐 In some areas it's easier to buy blueberry-flavoured vapes than a packet of blueberries! Great round-up of Health and Social Care Committee evidence session in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk by Yesterday in Parliament show on BBC Radio 4. Listen in full: tinyurl.com/5ej7fj3m

🌍 Today on #WorldFoodDay we join @fao.org in calling for action to ensure everyone can access healthy, affordable food. How does the UK measure up? Find out: ↩️ bit.ly/4oeLHX4

🗣️ 'We're in a health crisis and we desperately need protecting from junk food' @biteback2030.bsky.social youth activist Alice giving evidence to @houseofcommons.parliament.uk Health Select Committee about the impact of advertising on children. Watch live: tinyurl.com/4rw6awy3

🚨 'We can't keep calling it 'pro-business' to let firms profit from unhealthy food' Here's what happened when young Food Ambassadors came face to face with MPs at #PartyConferences 🔗 bit.ly/48oa0wV

❤️‍🩹 15 million deaths a year could be saved worldwide if we all followed the Planetary Health Diet! Our Executive Director Anna Taylor analyses this and other key findings from the #EatLancet2025 report in our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/48oWsBm

"A child that is hungry can never concentrate on his or her studies. And we want these children to flourish. Want them to excel. So how do we support them to achieve all this?" asks Glory Omoaka in Part 2 of "Hunger on our doorstep". Listen here: buff.ly/lmONDdI @foodfoundation.bsky.social

🚨 The government blocked the publication of a report warning the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up UK food prices, reports @thetimes.com If true, this is very worrying! Here's why: bit.ly/3HcANBf www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

📢 Is the government doing enough to improve the food system? As the dust settles on party conferences we examine the evidence using 5️⃣ key markers. Find out here: ➡️ bit.ly/4oeLHX4 @labouruk.bsky.social

We are excited to be launching our new seminar series for the term. These are open to all. Attend in person or join online. Details and booking: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/events cc: @foodfoundation.bsky.social @cleoverk.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @herts.ac.uk @petescarbs.bsky.social

🫘 Beans are good for our health, our planet and stretched family budgets yet across all income levels consumption is low. Join our campaign to get more people in the UK eating beans more regularly: ➡️ bit.ly/47wdTiW

📢 A new @thelancet.com report highlights the need to eat less meat and more fruit, veg, beans & nuts for both human and planetary health! Given the findings, it's clear beans, pulses & legumes need to be the drivers of the UK government's #GoodFoodCycle strategy. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4tbzxxys

🍔 Food systems issues were a key part of fringe events at @teamlabouruk.bsky.social conference. But what about the party's agenda? Get the inside track from our Public Affairs Lead Joss MacDonald in our latest podcast! 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/3WiN0Ij

📢 Did you know 96% of adults in the UK don't eat enough fibre? Beans, lentils and pulses can help close the gap so we're building a movement with @vegpoweruk.bsky.social to get more people eating beans! 🔗 bit.ly/47wdTiW #BeansisHow #BetterOffWithBeans

🙏 New restrictions on #BOGOF and multibuy deals on unhealthy food come into force today. As only 4% of multibuy deals by major retailers are on fruit and veg we hope supermarkets will use the opportunity to start promoting more staple healthy foods! 🔗 bit.ly/3PR0Gal

🗣️ 'Our food system is wreaking havoc on the nation's health and the planet' Our Head of Food Business Transformation Rebecca Tobi quoted in today's @bigissue.com 👇 www.bigissue.com/life/food/su...

📝 A new report shows the value of involving citizens in policymaking! It highlights real-life examples of how Food Ambassadors working with us and the @ffc-commission.bsky.social are making invaluable contributions to the government's new Food Strategy. Learn more: ➡️ tinyurl.com/2e6um2b9

🚜 New evidence shows extending Free School Meals could give British farmers a £600 million windfall! How? Barbara Crowther of @sustainweb.org spills the beans in our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen in full: bit.ly/4mu5Fvn

📢 We're looking forward to making a big impact at the @labouruk.bsky.social Party Conference! Several Food Ambassadors we work with share insights about how to improve the food system. Watch the video below to get a flavour of what they'll be saying ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVcN...

⚠️ Some children are missing up to 15 days of school a year being treated for painful tooth decay. NHS community dentist Lindsy Vallayil explores the impact of this preventable disease on some of our most vulnerable children. 🔗 bit.ly/4nhWxex @thebda.bsky.social @bspdofficial.bsky.social

📢 New job alert! 📢 We're looking for someone to play a leading role in a new campaign to boost consumption of beans, legumes and pulses across the UK! More info & how to apply: ➡️ bit.ly/4ctsJql

🚨 Did you know as many as one in three primary school children have obesity in the most deprived parts of the UK? This can have life-long consequences for their health and the economy. Find out why: bit.ly/inequalities...

We're looking forward to learning more at the #LabourPartyConference Can't wait to hear from Food Ambassador Dev Sharma! 📢🗣️👏 Details here: www.recipeforchange.org.uk/news-and-blo... #RecipeForChange #LPC25

Throw some #beans in!🥫➡️🍲 Add some fibre to your pastas, burritos, stews, sandwiches & more🍝🌯🥘🥪🌮🥙🥟 @thesun.co.uk highlights easy bean meals to boost your health & chats with with Chloe Mackean from our team: www.thesun.co.uk/money/367872... 👇Yes those are lentils - looking tasty😋🫘 #healthyfood

"One of the biggest inequalities in food I notice in my area is lack of access to fresh fruit and vegetables. This means that people like me often have no choice but to rely on processed or packaged food which may be cheaper and closer but are not healthy at all"

Andrew George MP: "we need to look at prevention" & voiced support for taxing unhealthy food "Despite promises from retailers/manufacturers that they're doing their best, they really aren't." George said the @commonshealth.bsky.social inquiry should focus on prevention @smfthinktank.bsky.social

Do we really want it to be easier and cheaper to buy fast food?🍟⚖️ These constituencies have the highest proportion of fast food outlets: Ashton-under-Lyne👉37.5% Stalybridge & Hyde👉37.5% Rotherham👉37.1% Rother Valley👉37.1% @jakerichardsmp.bsky.social Hartlepool👉36.9% @jonathanbrashmp.bsky.social

😞 I am really concerned by the findings in this report from @foodfoundation.bsky.social. 46% of people in South Shields face food insecurity and 33% of children live in relative poverty The upcoming Child Poverty Taskforce must address this growing inequality foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/...

New research on getting people to eat more beans! 🫘🫘🫘📈 Listen to Guy Poppy & @charlottehardman.bsky.social on BBC Today & read more from @rebeccasc.bsky.social in the @the-independent.com: 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 📰 www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #beans #healthyfood #foodsystems

📢 This is bigger than a crisis. Our latest podcast focuses on inequalities & #foodinsecurity in the #NorthEast: 🗣️ Barbara Achingale, mother of 2 from #Hartlepool 🗣️ Vic Harper, The Bread & Butter Thing 🗣️ @amandabailey.bsky.social 🗣️ @hannahbrins.bsky.social 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/show/2l2iYVl...

1 in 3 kids in the UK live in poverty. Childhood poverty rates are highest in: Birmingham Ladywood👉61.9% Dewsbury & Batley👉58.4% Bradford West👉57.1% @nazshahbfd.bsky.social #Bradford East👉55.5% @imranhussainmp.bsky.social #Birmingham Hodge Hill & Solihull North👉55.1% @liambyrnemp.bsky.social