Transforming the way we eat
The food we eat affects our health, our communities and the planet. We’re working to change how food is produced, served and shared, so healthy, sustainable food becomes the easy, everyday choice for everyone.
We work to make good food the easy choice for everyone, whoever and wherever they are.
We want a healthy, thriving population that buys, grows, cooks and eats good food. Together, we can transform the way we eat and put good food on the menu, in the curriculum, and in all the places people live their daily lives.
What does good food mean?
It means a healthy, sustainable diet
Eating fewer highly-processed foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar. Eating less meat, but choosing higher-quality meat. Eating more fruit and vegetables, whole grains and sustainably sourced fish.
It means food you can trust
Choosing fresh, local and seasonal food that’s produced in ways that protect the climate and support high animal welfare standards.
It means eating together
Creating more chances to share meals with others - strengthening families, reducing loneliness and helping communities feel more connected.
How does Food for Life help?
Illnesses caused by a poor diet are one of the biggest public health challenges of our time. More children than ever are overweight or obese. Left unchecked, obesity and diabetes threaten to bankrupt the NHS.
Soil Association's Food for Life is making good food the easy choice for everyone. We are making healthy, tasty and sustainable meals the norm, reconnecting people with where their food comes from by teaching them how it’s grown and cooked, and championing the importance of well-sourced ingredients.
We bring schools, nurseries, hospitals, caterers, care homes, and their surrounding communities together through food, engaging children, parents, staff, patients and visitors, caterers, carers and the wider community to create a powerful voice for long-term change.
We have commissioned Food for Life across both Early Years and School settings in Leicestershire as it is at the heart of our long-term strategic plans to introduce sustainable and positive behavioural change around food and nutrition.
Who does Food for Life work with?
We work with schools and early years settings to ensure that all children eat, cook and grow good food and leave with a healthy, happy relationship with food. Find out more about the different programme areas below.
What can you do?
Get involved in Plant and Share and Cook and Share
Plant and Share and Cook and Share bring people together through growing, cooking and sharing food. By getting involved, you can help build food skills, reduce loneliness and support healthier, more connected communities - while making good food more accessible to everyone.
Review food on the high street and at attractions
Get involved in our Out To Lunch campaign, which has improved over 50 million children's meals out on the high street and at visitor attractions each year. The campaign runs every 2 years and sends an army of secret diner parents to assess the quality of kids' food at popular UK high street food chains and attractions.
Eat more organic food
Choosing organic food is a simple way to support healthier, more sustainable farming. Organic food is produced to higher environmental and animal welfare standards, helping protect nature, soil and wildlife. You can start by choosing organic where you can and looking out for the organic symbol when you shop, so you know your food meets trusted organic standards.
Find out more about buying organic food
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Support our work
With your help, we can deliver our commitments to providing healthy, sustainable diets for all by 2030.
Our mission is to fix food for all, from farm to fork. We work with caterers, schools and communities within local food systems to make good, healthy and affordable food accessible to everyone. Find out how we are transforming the food system