Last modified on Monday 19th March, 2012.
Healthy Eating
Parents today are increasingly concerned about their children’s eating habits. With this in mind, this topic has been included and Parent Friendly would very much welcome emails or comments below offering appropriate information to be included here.
Food is Fun
Food Is Fun is about encouraging school children of all ages to explore food in a fun way to promote healthy eating for their future
Food Is Fun creates events for all ages, from Surestart Centres to Universities, from Schools to Care Homes. Each event is customised to fit in with the curriculum, specific requirements, diets or projects.
Food Is Fun is available for an hour, a half-day, a full-day or weekly courses. Using hands-on activities, demonstrations using our “travelling kitchen” or simple lectures, these unique events focus on the fun of cooking and how to produce affordable healthy food.
We believe that lots of good work has been done to improve the quality of food in schools, but unless food is perceived to be “tasty” children will not eat it – no matter how healthy it is.
Tel: (01752) 737333
Food Plymouth
A project launched in 2011 which aims to promote good food, health and wellbeing in Plymouth. By promoting healthy and sustainable food as part of a thriving food economy, the Plymouth Food Charter aims to improve health and wellbeing for all and to create a more connected, resilient and sustainable City. Signatories to the Charter – which include public, private and community partners – are committed to promoting the pleasure and importance of good food to help create a vibrant and diverse food culture.
Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency has a website with lots of useful information about healthy eating.
Physical Activity for Early Years
Download leaflets about physical activity and healthy eating for the under fives, published by the British Heart Foundation.
Diggin’ It
Penlee Valley Allotments, Top of Raynham Road, Stoke, Plymouth PL3 4EU
Offer a delicious range of affordable seasonal organically grown local vegetables, freshly harvested to order. This is a community project – the overriding aim of the project is to provide an environment that will benefit a range of vulnerable or socially disadvantaged people, helping them to become better integrated within the community and bringing communities together. Follow the link for further information including opening times.
Luke’s Fruit Farm
Tamerton Foliot
A pick-your-own fruit farm.
Tel: (01752) 785022
Simon Barrett Greengrocers
27 Marlborough Street, Plymouth, PL1 4AH Tel: (01752) 562147 offer fruit and vegetables, milk, free range eggs, fresh Cornish beef and pork products “at a price more competitive than supermarkets”, delivered free to your door in the Plymouth area.
Riverford Organic Vegetables Ltd
Staverton, South Devon
Supply organic seasonal vegetable boxes to your home. Tel: (01803) 762720
MEND programme (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition and Do It)
Set up by a team from Great Ormond Street Hospital to promote healthy lifestyles. Children aged 7 to 13 attend for nine weeks – two hours, twice a week – with a parent or carer for fun, informative exercise and nutrition sessions.
Kiddies Kitchen Ltd
Tavistock, PL19 0HF
Specialist baby and children’s food shop offering organic fruit and vegetables, organic dairy and soya products, frozen organic meals and purees, healthy snacks, feeding accessories, etc. Also have bottle and breast feeding facilities and nappy changing area. Tel: 01822 611177
North Prospect Food Co-op
Based in the Halcyon Centre
Customers buy “food bags” each containing a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables. The club also provides a forum for people to meet up and find out how to produce good recipes which include fresh fruit and veg.
Tel: (01752) 300483 or 203670
Oasis Project
28 Manor Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth
Sell Fair Trade and Traidcraft goods. Also run Oasis Cafe offering healthy food using fresh ingredients; offer healthy cooking on a budget course.
Tel: (01752) 254981
Plymouth City Market
Plymouth City Centre
Offers fresh, locally-produced food with entrances at lower New George Street/ Cornwall Street.
