FOOD AND RECIPES
Men’s Breakfast Hub from ActivLives offers a friendly supportive community space for men aged 45+ to meet up and share an informal chat as well as enjoying a bacon roll. Taking place on Wednesdays at the CRESS Pavilion, Halifax Road, Ipswich, IP2 8RE between 10am – 12pm and is £5 per session. The hub is a good way to link to many other ActivLives activities. For more information contact Alison Pearson on 01473 345350
Kids Baking Ideas – If you are looking for some fun, easy recipes to bake with the kids Food Savvy have 5 simple, no waste recipes which include Chocolate Crispy cakes, Banana Bread, Perfect Pancakes and more. They have also put together some useful tips to help you. Click on the image below to access the recipes.
Choose What You’ll Use Quiz Love Food Hate Waste have created a short quiz which takes under 2 minutes to complete and will provide you with tailored tips and advice on buying, preparing and storing foods as well as how to get the most from the food you buy. To take the quiz, simply click on the image below.
Understanding Food Labels/Reducing Food Waste – One of the biggest sources of confusion is knowing the difference between the Best Before and Use By dates on our food items. The main difference is the Use By date is about food safety and the Best Before date is about food quality. Food Savvy have lots of advice to guide you as well as some recipe ideas on what you can do with the some of the most common foods with Best Before dates. To help reduce your food waste Food Savvy have advised the most wasted food items are fresh fruits & vegetables, bread, salad and left over meals and they have come up with some tasty recipes to help you reduce food waste and save money.
Elevenses is a community of friendship happening on Saturdays at Burlington Baptist Church London Road, Ipswich IP1 2EZ from 10am – 12pm. You can go along and enjoy a cuppa and a chat along with a bacon sandwich. For more information contact info@burlington.church
Free Monday Meals For Adults are happening at St Peter’s Church, Stoke Park Drive, Ipswich, United Kingdom, IP2 9TH along with games, crafts and wellbeing. You can go along from 5pm with the meals served at 6pm. For more info text Alicia on 07394 568405 or visit their website
Free Hot Meals – Every Tuesday at 4pm FoodCycle will be providing free hearty hot meals at Burlington Baptist Church, London Road, Ipswich IP1 2EZ You can just go along as booking is not required. For more information email: ipswich@foodcycle.org.uk
Free Tea & Toast – Meet up with others in the community on Thursday mornings from 9.30am – 11am in the Coffee Lounge at Burlington Baptist Church London Road, Ipswich IP1 2EZ and enjoy some company and a chat along with some tea and toast. For more information contact info@burlington.church
BBC £1 Dinners The BBC have a large selection of recipes which can be made for £1 a portion to help families on a budget. Click on the image below to view all the recipes on the BBC website.
Food Budgeting – Start with a list! A shopping list can help you to stick to your weekly food budget as it is a good way to prevent you from buying all the things you don’t need and only buy just what you really do need. You can create a shopping list that works for you by taking a few simple tried and testes steps which can help to save money. Try the 4 steps to a workable list, tips & advice from Love Food Hate Waste.
NHS Free Food Scanner App The app gives you an easy way to scan your family favourite foods so you can find a what healthier options are available, so you can swap them next time you shop. The app is available to download for free from the Apple Store or Google Play. Find out more about how the app works on the NHS website where you can view the video.
Family Meals On A Budget If you are looking for simple but tasty recipes for the whole family and are on a tight budget check out Jack Monroe recipes as they are designed with simple inexpensive ingredients in mind. Alternatively allrecipes have a large selection of budget friendly recipes to choose from and video demonstrations are available on their YouTube Channel.
Recipes for Leftovers Reducing food waste by using up every edible bit of the food you buy. If your fridge/larder has some odds and ends and you are not sure what do with them, why not put them to good use by turning them into a delicious meal. Using the leftover recipe search guide from food saving specialists Love Food Hate Waste, you can simply type in your ingredients and it will generate a recipe for you to make and eat the same day or stored in the freezer for another time. Alternatively you can find some tasty ideas that you can make from using up leftovers form Delicious.com .
Reducing Food Costs With costs rising Anglia Care Trust have produced some useful tips and advice on how to help you save money on your weekly food bills.
10 Ways To Reduce Food Waste At Home Food waste is as damaging the environment so how can we all cut down the amount food that ends up in the bin? Which? have come up with some simple ideas to try at home. Live a reduced waste lifestyle by planning ahead, making practical swaps from disposal items to reusable ones and using creative ways to use up leftovers. T
Full Time Meals Footballer Marcus Rashford and chef Tom Kerridge have teamed up to launch the ‘Full Time’ campaign to call and end to child food poverty as no child should go to bed hungry. By helping children and families to learn new skills to cook good food with confidence using the equipment available to them. Tom has created 52, simple and easy to follow, pocket friendly recipes that the whole family can cook and enjoy. With a new recipe available every Sunday morning and cook-along video on the @fulltimemeals Instagram page.
Get Friendly with your freezer Prevent foods from going to waste. Freezing food you haven’t had time to eat will keep to use another day. There is good advice available from Food Savvy Suffolk and Which to help you if you are not sure what foods can or can’t be frozen along with some essential facts and tips.
