Following on from our webinar on ’Cost of Living Crisis – What Does It Mean for UK Diets?’, we’ve pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the webinar. If you missed the live webinar, you can register to watch the recording.
GUIDELINES AND REPORTS
The State of the Nation’s Food Industry report (2022). The Food Foundation. Report assessing how the out of home and retail sectors are performing on both their sustainability and health commitments, showcasing examples of best practice and leadership, as well as identifying businesses that are consistently falling short
The Broken Plate (2022). The Food Foundation. The State of the Nation’s Food System annual report
The Broken Plate At A Glance (2022). The Food Foundation. Summary version of the above report
Family Evening Mealtimes (2022). Veg Power. Market insight report which includes survey into vegetable consumption in different income families
Peas Please Progress Report (2022). The Food Foundation. 5th Peas Please Progress Report, showing progress has stalled with pledgers across the food system
New data show 4 million children in households affected by food insecurity (2022). The Food Foundation. Food insecurity statistics
What’s In Store For The Planet (2022). World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The impact of the UK shopping basket on climate and nature
Tracking the price of the lowest-cost grocery items, UK, experimental analysis: April 2021 to September 2022 (2022). Office for National Statistics. How the prices of the lowest-cost products for 30 everyday items have changed since April 2021
Hungry for Change Report (2020). Bite Back. Report highlighting significant changes in young people’s eating habits and attitudes to food since the start of lockdown
Retailer Toolkit. The Food Foundation. The challenge, and how much veg sales ought to grow by to be in line with UK’s dietary guidance
RESEARCH PAPERS
Britons shift from fresh to frozen in cost-of-living crunch (2022). Reuters. Study showing how fresh foods are being hit particularly hard
Fresh produce sales drop as consumer pressure bites (2022). Baker, M. Study showing volume sales of all foods are falling
Socio-demographic characteristics, diet and health among food insecure UK adults (2020). Yau A et al. Cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study
Food Insecurity and Child Health (2019). Thomas et al. Policies used to reduce household food insecurity among children may also reduce children’s chronic and acute health problems and health care needs
BDA SUSTAINABLE DIETS SPECIALIST GROUP
@BDA_Sustainable (Twitter) and @bda_sustainablediets (Instagram) for the specialist group
PRACTICAL RESOURCES
Resources from Veg Power including:
Simply Veg – Campaign with helpful tips to promote affordable veg packed meals
Budget Bites (2022). World Cancer Research Fund. New free cookbook with budget friendly recipes
Dietitians’ top tips to eat well on a budget (2022). British Dietetic Association. Useful top tips including how to cook smarter to save money
Eat well, spend less (2021). British Dietetic Association. Food fact sheet
Love Food, Hate Waste – many resources and recipes to support budget friendly diets
Eat Well For Less Recipes – collection of budget friendly recipes
7 Days of Healthy Meals on a Budget (2022). British Heart Foundation. Meal planner for one week
Podcasts. The Food Foundation. Team of young food ambassadors providing inspirational podcasts
SOCIAL MEDIA
@The_A_To_V (Twitter) for Rebecca Tobi, Webinar Speaker, RNutr Food Foundation
@VegPowerUK (Twitter) for Veg Power
@PeasPleaseUK (Twitter) for Peas Please UK
@simplyveguk (Instagram) for Simply Veg Campaign
