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FoOD AID: Supplying THE MISSING JIGSAW PIECE ON NUTRITION

3/11/2018

 
My passion is to support the 'nutrition the missing jigsaw piece' for our nutritionally vulnerable. I hope you find these articles helpful for the benefit of improving health and well-being within the communities you work? 

Potential nutrition and health areas
For poverty & health inequalities
It is complex.  
  • ‘Reflections and learning on poverty, food and nutrition’ helpful www.bda.uk.com/dt/articles/february2016 particularly with the growing public health prevention health inequalities needs.
  • Homeless projects www.bda.uk.com/dt/articles/working_with_young_homeless_-_an_unconventional_role
  • Nourish with Dignity Principles in Practice www.nourishscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Nourish_Dignity_in_Practice_report_2018_short.pdf  page 3-4
  • Trussell Trust A Nutritional Analysis of the Trussell Trust Emergency Food Parcel (2018) www.trusselltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/Food_Parcel_Report_April_2018.pdf https://www.trusselltrust.org/2018/06/08/whats-trussell-trust-foodbank-parcel/
 
For Foodbanks
First Steps Nutrition Trust (2017) on Information for Food Banks: Supporting pregnant women and families with infants 'This resource is designed for volunteers and those who run food banks with information on supporting pregnant women and women with infants and young children who may use their services. It explains why donations of infant formula should not be accepted and given out and how to signpost families to additional support and benefits they may be eligible for'.
 
For Healthy Start welfare food scheme
Set up in the UK in 2006 to target the most vulnerable under 4's nutritional needs.  It is an unused resource. Offers free milk, fruit and vegetables with Healthy Start vouchers for; pregnant and under 18, pregnant or have children under the age of four families on certain benefits. For more information  www.healthystart.nhs.uk/  and www.firststepsnutrition.org/healthy-start/

 
For Under 5's nutrition & pregnancy
Children’s Food Trust (2012) on Voluntary food and drink guidelines for early years settings in England . Whilst the Children’s Food Trust closed in September 2017, the British Dietetics Association (BDA) have picked up the baton on improving child health through food by continuing and are the new home for Let’s Get Cooking and the Learning Network https://letsgetcooking.org.uk/
 
For holiday hunger clubs, after school clubs, play groups there are great practical ideas to support above from Dietitian Helen Crawley’s Charity First Steps Nutrition Trust https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/eating-well-resources/.  It is an excellent website for quality resources for under 5's. 
 
 
For Community cafés
Food Standards Agency (2018) on Providing food at community and charity events 
'Food supplied, sold or provided at charity or community events, such as street parties, school fetes or fundraisers, must comply with EU food law and be safe to eat.  Guidance from Food Standard Agency on providing food in a village hall or other community setting for volunteers and charity groups includes advice on registration, certificates and allergen information'.
 
 
Other
Food is Food, but food choices are increasing being linked to moral values with spiritual language like; sins, cheats, good, bad, raw, purity, guilt, with 'clean eating' even creating a moral hierarchy for food and odd food beliefs. It is a concern from both a mental health and physical health perspective as can contribute to distorted thinking patterns and unhealthy relationships with food.  

Nutrition training
A range of nutrition training is available.  See Training For bespoke, just ask.  

References 
  1. Lane E 2016 Reflections and learning on poverty, food and nutrition [Accessed Oct 2018 from: www.bda.uk.com/dt/articles/february2016 ]
  2. Abela L 2016 Working with young homeless and unconventional role [Accessed Oct 2018 from: www.bda.uk.com/dt/articles/working_with_young_homeless_-_an_unconventional_role]
  3. Nourish Scotland and The Poverty Truth Commission 2018 Nourish with Dignity Principles in Practice pg 3-4 [Accessed Oct 2018 from: www.nourishscotland.org]
  4. Trussell Trust 2018 A Nutritional Analysis of the Trussell Trust Emergency Food Parcel [Accessed Oct 2018 from: www.trusselltrust.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/Food_Parcel_Report_April_2018.pdf  https://www.trusselltrust.org/2018/06/08/whats-trussell-trust-foodbank-parcel/]
  5. First Steps Nutrition Trust 2017 Information for Food Banks: Supporting pregnant women and families with infants [Accessed Oct 2018 from: Information for Food Banks: Supporting pregnant women and families with infants ]
  6. Healthy Start welfare scheme [Accessed Oct 2018 from: https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/ and https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/healthy-start/]
  7. Children’s Food Trust 2012  Voluntary food and drink guidelines for early years settings in England [Accessed Oct 2018 from: Voluntary food and drink guidelines for early years settings in England . 
  8. British Dietetics Association (BDA) 2017 Let’s Get Cooking and the Learning Network [Accessed Oct 2018 from: https://letsgetcooking.org.uk/]
  9. First Steps Nutrition Trust Eat well resources [Accessed Oct 2018 from: https://www.firststepsnutrition.org/eating-well-resources/. ]
  10. Food Standards Agency (2018) [Accessed Oct 2018 from: Providing food at community and charity events ]

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