The Food Foundation Podcast

The Food Foundation
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The Food Foundation Podcast takes you inside the UK’s fight against food insecurity, exposing the gaps, holding big food to account, and celebrating the initiatives that make a real difference. From the impact of nourishing school meals to getting more beans on plates, we tell the stories that shape communities and drive change. We've also produced a six-part mini series about the benefits of Banging in Some Beans hosted by chef Melissa Hemsley. The podcast, previously named Right2Food, won a 2021 Guild of Food Writers Award. Producer: Gilly Smith for the Food Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 1d ago

    Pod Bites: Priced out of healthy food

    New figures show 750,000 pregnant women and children in households on Universal Credit are missing out on the government's Healthy Start scheme due to strict eligibility criteria. Our Policy and Advocacy Manager Shona Goudie tells us about a Food Foundation-led campaign, involving more than 100 organisations, calling for the scheme to be urgently expanded. Watch the campaign animation video here, and sign up to The Food Foundation newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pod Bites: Priced out of healthy food

  2. 4d ago

    Bang in Some Beans: Coffee and cocktails

    From cocktail bars to coffee cups to the fields of Britain, this episode, presented by Melissa Hemsley, tracks the frontier of bean innovation. World-renowned bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan) reveals how caramelised beans unlock unexpected dessert-wine flavours, while Koppie's beanless “coffee” convinces Brighton taste-testers who can't quite place what they're drinking. Kew's Dr Caspar Chater and young farmer Anna Wylie make the case for beans as a genuine answer to climate volatility in British agriculture. In this episode: ● The blackened bean technique that turns haricots into dessert-wine flavours ● Beanless “coffee” that fooled a Brighton taste test ● Why climate change could make Britain a chickpea and lentil country ● The business case for British-grown fava bean protein Featuring: Ryan Chetiyawardana (Mr Lyan), Daan Raemdonck (Koppie), Dr Caspar Chater (Kew), Anna Wylie (UK Youth Food & Farming Forum), Adam Palmer (Honest Bean), Paul Donegan (Atura Proteins). Produced by Gilly Smith. Click here for more information on Bang in Some Beans, and here for all the recipes in the series. Click here for series 1 of Bang in Some Beans Produced by Gilly Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Bang in Some Beans: Coffee and cocktails

  3. Oct 16

    Pod Bites: Party conferences - was food forgotten?

    The question isn't whether food matters, it’s whether policymakers are prepared to treat it with the urgency it deserves. So what role did the food system play at this year's political party conferences? Our Public Affairs Lead Sophia Greenblatt reflects on this after attending events by Reform, Labour, the Greens, Liberal Democrats, and Conservatives in our latest podcast. Click here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pod Bites: Party conferences - was food forgotten?

  4. Oct 13

    Bang in Some Beans: A new recipe for school dinners

    What if every child had access to a school meal that fuels concentration, boosts their fibre and protein intake and doesn't break the bank? In the first episode of Series 2 of Bang in Some Beans, the voice of the Food Foundation and Veg Power's mission to get the UK eating more beans by 2028, Melissa Hemsley looks at the role that beans can play in school food. As new school food standards take effect, this episode visits the classrooms and kitchens already ahead of the curve. Dr Fatma Sabet of the University of Exeter has spent the summer trialling Feed, a school-dinner staple made from Devon venison and UK-grown legumes, winning over the toughest critics of all: primary school pupils. In Birmingham, coach Mohammed Uddin's bean cupcake workshops are teaching children the nutrition case for beans in their own words. In this episode: ● Meet Feed: wild venison and UK legumes, disguised as a school meatball ● What the kids actually thought (7.5 out of 10, and a request for pasta) ● Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on why school food policy needs teeth ● Inside a Birmingham bean cupcake workshop with primary-age critics Featuring: Dr Fatma Sabet, Ellie Fairchild, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Mohammed Uddin, Pam Noel, and Shivi Ramoutar. Click here for more information on Bang in Some Beans, and here for all the recipes in the series. Click here for series 1 of Bang in Some Beans Produced by Gilly Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Bang in Some Beans: A new recipe for school dinners

  5. Oct 9

    Bang in Some Beans 2 trailer: Rethinking beans

    Our Bang in Some Beans podcast series is back - and this time it's bigger than ever. Series two features a star-studded line-up, including longevity expert Dan Buettner, Happy Mondays frontman Bez, and actor Peter Egan, among others. They'll explore some intriguing questions, such as what do the world's longest-lived populations actually eat? And can better food improve behaviour in prisons? But there's plenty of fun too, from entrepreneurs using beans to unlock dessert-wine flavours and create beanless 'coffee', to the beetroot and bean hot dog winning over Premiership football fans. Click here for more information on Bang in Some Beans Click here for series 1 of Bang in Some Beans Produced by Gilly Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Bang in Some Beans 2 trailer: Rethinking beans

  6. Oct 2

    Pod Bites: Why youth voices matter

    What does campaigning to improve the food system look like through the eyes of a youth activist? We invited Food Ambassador Jacob Kennedy and our Citizen Engagement Assistant Maki Ramaditya onto the podcast to share some insight and spill the beans on this year's annual 'Resi' for young ambassadors. The Food Ambassador Programme is for volunteers aged between 14 to 25, many of whom have lived experience of food insecurity and can report from the front line on how the food system can be made fairer and should be made fairer. The residential is their opportunity to meet up and share their experience and their wins in a year of campaigning. Click here for more information on the food ambassadors and here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pod Bites: Why youth voices matter

  7. Sep 25 ·  Bonus

    Pod Bites: Brighton's changing food story

    This week, Gilly Smith, award-winning food journalist and the producer of The Food Foundation Podcast tells us about BrightonFoodStory, an ideas-led food festival aimed at transforming how a city eats which soft launches on October 2-4. Click here for more information and here for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pod Bites: Brighton's changing food story

  8. Sep 18

    Pod Bites: A Michelin-star school food stunt

    In the week the Government announced updated school food standards for the first time in over a decade, Zainab, a youth activist at Bite Back, tells us about the School Food Project's bold prank involving Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett and youth activists shining a light on the reality some children still face at lunchtime. The stunt also demonstrated the potential the new standards can have in ensuring ensure every child has a nutritious meal at lunchtime. Watch the stunt here, find out more about the project here for more information and here to sign up to The Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pod Bites: A Michelin-star school food stunt
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The Food Foundation Podcast takes you inside the UK’s fight against food insecurity, exposing the gaps, holding big food to account, and celebrating the initiatives that make a real difference. From the impact of nourishing school meals to getting more beans on plates, we tell the stories that shape communities and drive change. We've also produced a six-part mini series about the benefits of Banging in Some Beans hosted by chef Melissa Hemsley. The podcast, previously named Right2Food, won a 2021 Guild of Food Writers Award. Producer: Gilly Smith for the Food Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The Food Foundation
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    228
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Food Foundation
  • Show Website
    The Food Foundation Podcast

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