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Three more organisations join the Eating Better alliance
1 October 2024
Eating Better is pleased to welcome three new organisations to the alliance to strengthen the movement and bring expertise in farming, animal welfare, health and the environment.
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The Better by Half Roadmap refreshed
25 September 2024
We are excited to release the updated Better by Half Roadmap, Eating Better’s guide for achieving nutritious, healthy and sustainable diets across the UK, with a focus on less and better meat and dairy. This revision builds on its creation in 2019. It is a reflection of our shared objectives as an alliance, formed through collaboration between our 68 member organisations.
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The public want to eat better and less meat, policy needs to catch up
1 August 2024
New data from Eating Better shows that retailers, food service and government need to catch up with public attitudes towards meat, dairy and supporting farmers.
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Eating Better celebrate 10 years of championing healthy and sustainable diets
1 July 2024
Through an ever-changing political landscape, global pandemics and groundbreaking climate agreements, Eating Better has been bringing together civil society to work towards a healthier and more sustainable food system for all.
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The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change joins the Eating Better alliance
10 June 2024
Eating Better is pleased to welcome the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) to the Eating Better alliance.
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How to use more pulses in South Asian cooking for infants and young children
23 May 2024
Pulses are versatile, nutritious and delicious no matter your age. We spoke to First Steps Nutrition Trust about their new guidelines for South Asian cooking for children and how pulses are key to a balanced diet.
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Seven impactful organisations join the Eating Better alliance
9 May 2024
Eating Better is pleased to welcome seven organisations from a wide range of expertise to the alliance.
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Anything is Pulse-able 2024
1 May 2024
It’s no secret that here at Eating Better we are buzzing about beans! ‘Anything is Pulse-able’ is a month-long campaign highlighting the benefits of beans, peas and lentils for our health, our pockets and our planet.
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Producing pasture-fed beef and dairy in North Wales
21 March 2024
The way we farm is key to building and maintaining healthy and sustainable food systems in the UK. We spoke to Huw Foulkes of Pentrefelin about his farm in North Wales about how he is supplying pasture-fed meat and dairy to his local community.
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Eating Better in the nations: a policy review
6 March 2024
For healthy and sustainable diets to become the norm in the UK, we need national policies that support our farmers, safeguard our environment, and ensure everyone has access to safe and nutritious food. But how well are the four governments across the UK tackling this challenge? Eating Better’s new resource shines a light on the current state of play.
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The spirit of Ramadan
4 March 2024
Ramadan this year is from 10th March and is an important celebration in the Muslim calendar. We spoke to Lina Saad, chef and cookbook author, about the link between community and family, and fasting and feasting for Ramadan
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Fostering community and belonging through food in the LGBTQ+ community
21 February 2024
In honour of this LGBT History Month, we've invited the Manchester-based Queer Food Project to shed light on how they foster community and cultivate a sense of belonging through food.
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Celebrate Burns Night with vegetarian haggis
17 January 2024
Burns Night is a Scottish tradition stretching back over 200 years. We invited Kat Riach from Greener Kirkcaldy to share the history of the event and a delicious plant-based haggis recipe.
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Insights from Oxford Real Farming Conference 2024
12 January 2024
Celebrating its 15th year, the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) 2024 brought an exciting opportunity for the food and farming sector to come together and share progressive ideas on food system transformation.
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Eating Better appoint new Chair of Trustees
10 January 2024
Eating Better is pleased to announce the appointment of Julia Kirby-Smith as its new Chair of Trustees.
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COP28: Work needed to turn words into action
21 December 2023
COP28 has concluded, leaving a trail of headlines in its wake. Join us as we delve deeper into these outcomes, unravelling the key decisions that will shape the future of global food systems.
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Truth, lies and culture wars: The misinformation we face in pushing for a sustainable food system
20 December 2023
We are living in an information-saturated world where it is sometimes difficult to work out fact from fiction, and the powers that lie behind statements. Maddy Haughton-Boakes, Senior Campaigner at Eating Better alliance member Changing Markets Foundation, tells us about their recent research into misinformation about meat and dairy online.
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Food and farming at COP28: What to expect and alliance asks
1 December 2023
For the first time food, farming, land, and nature are due to take the spotlight during the UNFCCC COP, this year hosted from 30th November - 12th December in Dubai. While previous COPs have given a nod to our food systems, little has been produced in the way of agreements or commitments on healthy and sustainable food. This year's event however promises action. As COP28 kicks off, we take a look at what’s planned for food and farming and highlight which events to attend to get the dish on less and better meat and dairy.
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Centring plants on the Christmas table
23 November 2023
Christmas is a time of celebration and indulgence, but plants can often be sidelined. We spoke to Annabelle Randles (known as The Flexitarian online) about her experience growing up in France and how she centres plants on her festive table.
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Where do the political parties stand on food systems?
15 November 2023
With global events understandably taking over the news, you would be forgiven for not being completely up to date with where each of the UK’s political parties stand on food systems. We took a look at the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative recent party conferences to assess the priorities.
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Government buying standards for school meals need to focus on health and sustainability
16 October 2023
Georgie Branch, Healthy Zones Programme Manager at Eating Better alliance member School Food Matters, explains how schools working with the charity have embraced less and better meat, and how government school food standards need to be improved.
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Processed meat causes cancer, so why are we serving it in hospitals?
4 October 2023
‘It’s time to act on processed meat’ explores the health impacts of processed meat and calls on health organisations and public sector caterers to reduce the amount of processed meat on menus. Dr Shireen Kassam, Consultant Haematologist and Director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK sets out the need for hospitals to stop serving processed meat.
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Why avoiding processed meat can help your PCOS
28 September 2023
September is PCOS Awareness Month. Rohini Bajekal brings together her personal and professional experiences, as a nutritionist, cookery teacher at Eating Better alliance member Made in Hackney, and co-author of Living PCOS Free: How to Regain Your Hormonal Health with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, to tell us about how replacing processed meat with whole food sources of plant protein can affect Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
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Processed meat and health of young children
26 September 2023
Our recent report ‘It’s time to act on processed meat’ highlights the need to reduce processed meat for our health and the planet. Processed meat intake in infants and children is particularly concerning due to the high level of salt. We spoke to Eating Better alliance member First Steps Nutrition Trust about processed meat and young children’s health.
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