Food for Life

❗ Minimally processed food should be the easy choice, not a premium product. It’s not right that profits are being prioritised over our health. 💪 Help us fight back and tell #TheWholeTruth by signing our petition. #p:comms_code=UPF25-1-10" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">act.soilassociation.org/the-whole-trut…

Check out our full toolkit on our website to discover activities and resources for every age and setting 👉 foodforlife.org.uk/our-approach/c…

Cook and Share is Back! This November we are bringing people together across the nation through a joint celebration of food through Cook and Share. With a wide range of free to access resources, activities and recipes to explore, there are so many ways for you to get involved!

@Rob_Percival_ the Soil Association’s head of food policy, said: “For decades, the UK government’s ‘healthy eating’ guidelines have neglected processing, assuming that whole foods and ultra-processed products might deliver the same health outcomes. We now know that to be false.”

💡Study finds that home cooking and minimally processed foods may be the best for weight loss theguardian.com/society/2025/a…

We're at @ryecrofthub today leading a @SAfoodforlife Inspires session... a recipe for learning, cooking some yummy aloo tikki and learning all about growing the ingredients for the recipe 🥔🌶🥬 @HealthyWalsall

'When people can’t easily access healthy and sustainable food, things need to change.... which is why we’ve been working since 2003 to make good food accessible for all.' A wonderul piece on our #FoodforLife schools programme in Lancashire - Thrive Mag #flipbook-df_19310/33/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">foodfutures.org.uk/thrive/#flipbo…

Look at all those delicious veggies 😋🥒 Well done gardeners 🧤

'The @SoilAssociation Food for Life programme offers a cornucopia of opportunities for schools. From setting up cooking and gardening clubs to arranging farm visits, the programme connects the dots between soil and supper.' 🙌 @theguide_uk thegoodwebguide.co.uk/article/life/b…

Grown in our own school garden. Picked, washed and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in Nursery 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 Delicious 😋 @EcoSchools @SAfoodforlife

📢 Caldmore Community Garden are now @SAfoodforlife Nourishing Communities Award holders! They're the only green space in a very built-up urban area. They work across all communities & cultures to build bridges through their activities. Congratulations! @HealthyWalsall

The children were very excited to hear that Ballifield have been awarded the SILVER Food For Life award for all our work on promoting healthy eating within school and creating a positive culture around food. @SAfoodforlife @eatsmartsheff

Wow, another week, another Food for Life SILVER award! 🩶 Massive congratulations to @CarfieldPrimary who have become the latest #Sheffield school to achieve a @SAfoodforlife award which acknowledges the work they are doing to improve their food culture - amazing! 👏👏👏

Our Green Kitchen Standard means #caterers can reassure customers that they're taking steps to sustainably manage their energy, water and waste. 🌍 Find out more 👇 foodforlife.org.uk/catering/green…

We've been calling for expanded free school meal eligibility for years and are pleased to see the government pledge to do this. We look forward to seeing this rolled out and will continue to work alongside caterers to ensure their voices are heard when delivering this change.

This is a fantastic first step towards ensuring all children in the UK can access at least one healthy and sustainable meal during the school day, with 500,000 more children now eligible for free school meals. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Our #Lancashire team had a fantastic day at Nelson St Philips 'Food for Life Day' recently! 🥳 It involved lots of cooking, planting and even a competition. One pupil shared: "I love our school kitchen garden. I picked mint and coriander to use for my cooking." 🌿

❗ Minimally processed food should be the easy choice, not a premium product. It’s not right that profits are being prioritised over our health. 💪 Help us fight back and tell #TheWholeTruth by signing our petition. #p:comms_code=UPF25-1-10" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">act.soilassociation.org/the-whole-trut…

Did you know that pupils in Food for Life schools are twice as likely to eat five a day? The Food for Life Schools Award supports schools to embed healthy and sustainable food across their setting. 🍴🥬 Find out more 👇 foodforlife.org.uk/schools-and-ea…

“I am going to make these at home, my dad is going to love them!” 😋 A big well done to Stanton Under Bardon primary school in #Leicestershire who have achieved their Food for Life Bronze Award! Pupils have enjoyed cooking at school and trying lots of new flavours. 🌶️🌿