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UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report

Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is imported

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

Poorest families must spend 85% of disposable income on healthy diet, study finds

Just one in ten 11 to 18-year-olds eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, survey warns

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Poorest families must spend 85% of disposable income to get healthy diet – study

Healthier food is nearly twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy alternatives, according to the Food Foundation’s annual Broken Plate report.

Evening Standard · Jun 9

Families affected by two-child benefit limit ‘more likely to skip meals’

Food Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger families

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

UK children shorter, fatter and sicker amid poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says height of five-year-olds falling, child obesity up by a third and type 2 diabetes by a fifth

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

‘Health emergency’: 15% of UK households went hungry last month, data shows

As millions skip meals and are unable to regularly afford groceries, the Food Foundation warns of widening health inequalities

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Poor families miss out on budget ranges at big chains’ smaller shops, says Which?

Own-label items available less than 1% of the time at Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express and Morrisons Daily, finds consumer group

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

UN official hails seven mothers on hunger strike outside Downing Street

The Food Foundation charity found one in four mothers in Britain are skipping meals to feed their children.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

School meals ‘should be free for all just like desks and chairs’

Organisations supporting the call include the Food Foundation, School Food Matters, Child Poverty Action Group and The Children’s Society.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Parents want healthy food discount to protect children’s health, survey finds

Parents responding to a survey by The Food Foundation say they want help in affording bread, milk, fruit and vegetables.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023