The findings from a survey they commissioned of S3 and S4 pupils at three different schools to examine why young people chose to take their lunch outside school and what they bought to eat.
Publications
Out to Lunch
(August 2008)
Publisher: Consumer Focus Scotland
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: children, school meals, schools, young people
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: children, school meals, schools, young people
Take-away Health
how takeaway restaurants can affect your chances of a healthy diet
(June 2008)
An interesting report on take-aways earlier in the summer. The study looked at nutritional information available to consumers using the country’s leading take-away chains. It also looked at what information consumers would expect and how they would use it.
Publisher: Consumer Focus
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: diet and nutrition, fast food and takeaways, inclusion
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: diet and nutrition, fast food and takeaways, inclusion
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Cut-price, what cost?
How supermarkets can affect your chances of a healthy diet
(August 2008)
The fourth in a series of reports in which the National Consumer Council (soon to become part of the new agency Consumer Focus) rate the UK’s top eight supermarkets on how they help their customers shop, cook and eat more healthily. The ratings are based on the salt content of supermarkets’ own-brand foods, front and …
Publisher: Consumer Focus
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: labelling, supermarkets
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: labelling, supermarkets
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative
Stage One interim report
(July 2008)
This report highlights the first stage of a three part pilot programme commissioned by CFHS, and led by Evaluation Support Scotland to support six groups to show the impact of their work with parents and children aged 0-5 years. We are keen to find out from you how useful the report is to you and …
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: Borders, early years, Edinburgh, evaluation, Fife, Glasgow, Grampian
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: Borders, early years, Edinburgh, evaluation, Fife, Glasgow, Grampian
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 44
a taste of tomorrow
(June 2008)
National Food Policy; Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus; annual networking conference; Men and the Obesity Epidemic;Healthy Valleys; Kersiebank Community Project
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, early years, homelessness, men, obesity and overweight, older people, policy, schools
Area of Work: Information provision
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, early years, homelessness, men, obesity and overweight, older people, policy, schools
Area of Work: Information provision
Food Matters Issue 6
(June 2008)
Edition 6 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: funding, grants, homelessness, policy
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: funding, grants, homelessness, policy
East Lothian Homelessness Unit food policy discussion report
(April 2008)
Response to ‘Choosing the Right Ingredients: the Future for Food in Scotland’ from two focus groups carried out by East Lothian Council’s Homelessness Unit with homeless households in temporary accommodation.
Publisher: East Lothian Council
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: choice, consultation, funding, homelessness, local, policy, Scottish Government, shops, supermarkets
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: choice, consultation, funding, homelessness, local, policy, Scottish Government, shops, supermarkets
Fare Choice special grants edition 2008
(April 2008)
Special edition launching the 2008 small grants scheme and featuring a selection of the work undertaken by the previous year’s grant recipients.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, affordability, funding, grants, healthy eating, inequalities, low income, Scottish Diet Action Plan
Area of Work: Information provision
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, affordability, funding, grants, healthy eating, inequalities, low income, Scottish Diet Action Plan
Area of Work: Information provision
Report from national food discussion seminar
(April 2008)
On 18 March 2008 CFHS facilitated a national seminar to ensure that the experience and understanding of low-income communities is included in the development of a National Food Policy for Scotland. The report from that seminar has been submitted to the Scottish Government in response to the discussion paper ‘Choosing the Right Ingredients: The Future …
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, homelessness, inclusion, inequalities, low income, policy, Scottish Government
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, homelessness, inclusion, inequalities, low income, policy, Scottish Government
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Fare Choice Issue 45
What's the difference?
(September 2008)
older people; making sense of healthy eating messages; links in the chain; Forth Valley fruit and vegetable barras; Let’s Make it Better; Out to Lunch
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Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: early years, food industry, funding, healthy eating, homelessness, local food, older people, policy
Area of Work: Information provision