Support to eat healthy
Bags of Taste
Join the free fun cooking courses delivered by Bags of Taste. This course is delivered at your home - all you need is a kitchen and a phone! Learn how to make delicious healthy meals from all over the world whilst saving money. This programme takes about 2-weeks but you can work at your own pace.
About the course
- Free ingredients included*
- Cook tasty, healthy meals, cheaply in
- Get tips on how to budget and save money when you're shopping
- Learn how to waste less
How does it work?
Bags of Taste deliver three step-by-step recipes and all the ingredients you need straight to your door. Your personal mentor will support you by phone or Whatsapp with lots of tips and advice along the way. At the end you'll get a free gift of wallet-friendly recipes.
You will be asked to cook the three recipes and send photos of your lovely food!
How do you join?
- Register online:
https://bagsoftaste.org/students - Call/WhatsApp 07807 398 181
- Email: towerhamlets@bagsoftaste.org
Healthier Families - NHS
Discover healthy recipes, food swaps, nutritional advice, and top tips and activities to help the whole family stay healthy on the NHS website. Click here.
NHS Food Scanner App
With a speedy scan of your family's favourite foods, you can find healthier swaps for next time you shop. Get the NHS Food Scanner app by clicking here.
Markets in Tower Hamlets
There are a number of markets in Tower Hamlets which offer cheap, nutritious healthy produce such as vegetables. To find more information on where these are please click here.
Food Stores, Food banks and other food aid
If you are struggling to get food for yourself or your family there are a number of food aid organisations in Tower Hamlets that can help. Click here for more information. There are several types of food aid organisations.
- Open Access
A food bank that anyone can go to for food - Limited Access/by referral only
A Food bank that needs someone to refer you into the service. Please contact the organisation for more details. - School food provision
A food bank or food aid service that specifically works with students and parents who attend the school - Hot meals service/Hostel
Provides hot meals or premade goods to residents
If you need other cost of living support such as staying warm, housing costs and more, you can find this here.
Recipes
For cheap, simple healthy recipe ideas there are number of places you can find these:
- Cook Well, Eat Well - a collection of go-to recipes from local community groups and NHS nutritionists in Tower Hamlets. This recipe booklet was developed by Well One and partners. Available by clicking here.
- Healthier Families NHS Recipes - Available by clicking here.
- Diabetes UK Recipe Finder - click here.
- Watch a video on how to eat well if you have Type 2 Diabetes created by NHS North East London - click here