Food Matters works with people in the criminal justice system, young care leavers, children and those struggling with mental health to build skills, knowledge and confidence around food. That might be cooking food, nutrition knowledge, learning to budget and shop well or advocating for change.
Our course design and delivery team, including trained nutritionists, can design course content to fit your needs. We offer:
- Curriculum design
- Content design
- Behaviour change
- Course delivery
- Evaluation
Our Approach
We believe that people are more likely to adopt positive change, if they are involved in deciding what that change should be. That’s why we design our training courses in collaboration with those attending, to ensure the content is effective and engaging. We empower people to identify and share the knowledge they already have in order to encourage peer learning and improve confidence and engagement.
Email [email protected] to find out about the courses and training we can provide for you.
- Eating well for physical and mental health.
- The impact mental health has on what and how we eat.
- The effects of food on our wellbeing: self-nurture, strengthening identity, self-esteem, and building and maintaining relationships.
- The positive impact of cooking and sharing food socially.
- Cooking with limited equipment and simple ingredients.
- Cooking and eating healthily for care experienced young people.
- Eating for Recovering: supporting people with substance misuse issue.
- Eating well in a prison environment.
- ‘Food Champion’ peer supporter training.
- ‘Training the Trainers’ enabling keyworkers to support their clients in healthy eating.
- Specialist healthy eating training and menu planning for catering staff
- Facilitation Skills based on the Participatory Appraisal method.
Email [email protected] to find out about the courses and training we can provide for you.
Examples of previous and existing work
Interactive Webinars
Food Matters designs and delivers interactive webinars on food and wellbeing.
Distance Learning
Providing in-cell learning which recognises food as a rehabilitation tool
Food Roots Incubator Programme
Designing a curriculum which supports the development of Food Partnerships across London
Food and Criminal Justice
Helping people inside the criminal justice system make better food choices to support their physical and mental wellbeing.
Nourishing Young Minds
Supporting care leavers and young mums move towards independent living by sharing food and cooking skills.
FAB! Food and Wellbeing Training
Delivering food and wellbeing training in recognition of the connection between diet and mental health
Food Talks
Supporting children to engage with their parents and school community to gain more empowerment over their food choices.
Budget Bites
Helping people with meal planning, budgeting and diet in recognition of the impact a tight food budget has on health and confidence.
