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Rylee, Somerset
Hi, my name is Rylee. I live in Somerset, I am 14 years old, and I am new to the role of Young Food Ambassador. I am excited about this role as I can see how I could help people understand food better and raise awareness about food poverty. I have been involved in campaigning to improve school meals, which is important to me as I attend an agricultural school. It's important to set an example to ensure no child goes hungry and that they have access to good, nutritional food.
Pod Bites: Should the government update its healthy eating advice?
The UK's current healthy eating guidance follows a 'one size fits all approach' that doesn't take into account cultural diets, different health conditions or sustainability.
So for our latest podcast we hear from Sarah Pullen, Food System Lead at…
Nearly 100 groups call for action to help eligible children from missing out on Free School Meals
The Food Foundation has partnered with FixOurFood and Bremner & Co to lead a group of nearly 100 schools, charities, universities and local authorities calling for urgent action to help the 470,000 children eligible for Free School Meals in England who…
Councils unite to call for urgent help children missing out on Free School Meals
Local councils call on Government to urgently help the hundreds of thousands of children missing out on their statutory right to Free School Meals
FixOurFood, The Food Foundation and Bremner & Co, have coordinated a letter to Government calling for…
Does Labour's food strategy mean the food system is finally being prioritised?
Following the government's announcement of a new food strategy our Public Affairs Lead Joss MacDonald analyses whether it can deliver for the health of the nation and the planet
For too long, successive Governments have failed to see food as a distinct…
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Pod Bites: Assessing Labour's food strategy
The government this week announced plans for a new food strategy, but does it go far enough to improve the health of the nation and the planet?
We spoke to Hannah Brinsden, our Head of Policy and Advocacy, to assess the report and what we'd like to see…
Youth campaigners welcome Scottish Budget plans
Last week, the Scottish government announced the Scottish Budget 2025-26.
The key highlights were:
Ending Two-Child Benefit Cap: which is currently impacting 15,000 children living in Scotland
More funding for Free School Meals…
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Podcast: Making sense of Ultra-Processed Food
We've lined up a panel of experts to share their views about what's going on with Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) and what we need to be doing about trying to tackle some of the problems arising from us eating so much of it.
The episode features Kimberley…
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Ultra-processed foods: A new frontier for investors in food businesses?
Ultra processed foods (UPF) have seized the public’s attention lately in way few other food categorisation systems have.
High consumption of UPFs is consistently associated with an increased risk of negative health outcomes and in the UK, 56% of…
The Food Foundation wins Outstanding Achievement Award
The Food Foundation and our Executive Director Anna Taylor have won the BBC's Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award.
The announcement was made during a ceremony held in Glasgow as part of last night's BBC Food & Farming Awards.
Running since…
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