Jamie Oliver's Food Foundation has launched this year's theme for the Food Revolution: 'Fighting For Food Education'. What's it all about? It's about teaching children all over the world about food, where it comes from, and how it affects their bodies. The aim is to curb the dramatic rise in diet-related diseases through the provision of … Continue reading Fighting For Food Education
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St James’ Junior Chef
Over the past few weeks I've had the absolute joy of helping out at my son's school as they prepared for the Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival Junior Chef competition 2015. St James' Primary School has devoted precious time and resources to coaching and mentoring a group of 10 children after assessing all of their Year 5 … Continue reading St James’ Junior Chef
The Earlier, The Better
I love this job. It's wonderful to hear people getting really enthusiastic about good food and promoting well-being; especially to younglings. It turns out the manager at my daughters' nursery is a fellow foodie and has been putting lots of effort into food education and making sure their daily menu is balanced and nutritious. Even more … Continue reading The Earlier, The Better
Discovering Cauliflower Rice
Another one of those 'hmmm, not sure' moments. Really? Does that even work? We don't eat enough cauliflower. It's one of those 'old school' vegetables that seem to have fallen out of food fashion here in the UK. This adventure followed Mrs FoodFitForFelix's trip to a Paleo workshop at Whole Foods and a recommendation by … Continue reading Discovering Cauliflower Rice
Meals from Meals
Making meals from the remnants of other meals is essentially what I do most days, unless of course I've pre-planned a specific meal and bought exactly what I need in advance. I truly believe that being able to peer into your fridge and cupboards and put a meal together from whatever you find, is the cornerstone of food … Continue reading Meals from Meals