Webwatch – Menus Count in Care
A brand new site has been launched to help care homes and providers plan healthy menus for service-users in Wales. ‘Menus Count in Care’ is aimed at nursing and residential
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Tag: Food
Food poverty leading to increased malnutrition cases
Illness caused by malnutrition is getting worse because some people cannot afford good quality food, a health expert has warned. Figures released earlier this month by the Health and Social
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Scots Government commit £500K for food poverty projects
Funding designed to tackle food poverty has been allocated to 26 projects across Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today. According to the Trussell Trust, the number of people
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Dramatic increase in Scots using food banks
The need for food banks is a “stain on our national conscience” with reliance dramatically increasing in Scotland, a charity report has found. Changes to the welfare system, low wages,
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DWP director suggests food bank users do it through choice
The rise of food banks is the result of “poor people maximising their economic opportunities” and has not been caused by tougher rules over benefit payments, a senior UK Government
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CAB report more Scots relying on food parcels
One in 50 Citizens Advice Bureau Scotland clients have said they do not have enough money to buy food, according to new figures. The organisation said that between January and
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Trussell Trust reveals ‘shocking’ rise in food banks use
Almost a million adults and children received emergency supplies from food banks in the past year, a “shocking” rise of 163% on the previous 12 months amid rising living costs,
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Guidance: Nutritional guidance and standards for childcare providers in Scotland
This guidance has been developed to help Early Years childcare providers to meet the Scottish Government National Care Standards: Early Education and Childcare up to the age of 16 (2009).
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Food for Thought. Reflections on the project – Podcast
Professor Daniel reflects on the main messages from the original food practices research as well the the Food for Thought project, highlighting the value of combining practice based evidence with
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