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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

Britons Are Working Harder Than Ever, So Why Are More Families Turning to Food Banks and Debt?

In 2026, Britain's cost-of-living crisis hits millions with rising rents, bills, and food insecurity. Personal stories and expert insights reveal the challenges for low-income families and long-term impacts.

International Business Times UK

Beef Up 64%, Olive Oil 113%: UK Food Prices To Skyrocket 50% — 'Children Will Go Hungry'

ECIU analysis warns UK food prices will be 50% above 2021 levels by November, with the poorest households hit hardest by surging staple costs.

International Business Times UK

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Deep-fried food to be banned on school menus and sugary treats cut down

Desserts such as ice cream, waffles and jelly and sweetened baked goods such as cakes and doughnuts will be served only once a week.

The Independent UK

British households face rising food insecurity amid Middle East crisis

Food insecurity is on the rise and there are fears that supermarket prices could increase due to the Middle East crisis

The Independent UK

Food insecurity rising amid concerns about Middle East effect on prices

The Food Foundation said 12% of UK households experienced food insecurity in January, including 6.3 million adults, up from 11% in June last year.

Evening Standard

Experts warn ‘loophole’ means junk food advert ban doesn’t go far enough

A loophole in the ban means companies can still advertise brand names, which experts argue leaves children no better protected

The Independent UK

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Beans, beans, the more you eat, the more your … meals are healthier and cheaper

Celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver launch ‘Bang in Some Beans’ campaign to highlight cost savings and health advantages

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Oliver spearheads new campaign urging Britons to eat more fibre to combat cancer

The ‘Bang in Some Beans” initiative is aiming to double the UK’s bean consumption by 2028

The Independent UK

Celebrity chefs urge Britons to ‘bang in some beans’ to boost legume consumption

Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and major supermarkets want to double amount of beans Britons eat

The Guardian - UK

‘My big shop used to cost £100, now it’s £150’: readers recount their shock at supermarket food bills

We hear your stories of how you balance the family finances, from buying own brands to cutting right back on weekly shop

The Guardian - UK

‘Money runs out quickly’: Nearly 300,000 disadvantaged young children set to miss out on free meals

Exclusive: Experts warns Labour’s free school meal expansion will skip over a key cohort of disadvantaged children

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: How ‘climateflation’ is pushing food prices ever higher – and changing how we eat

In today’s newsletter: Extreme heat, droughts and floods are proving disastrous for farmers on the frontline of climate change, and consumers in the supermarket, too

The Guardian - UK

Food prices rise worldwide due to climate extremes, according to new report

Food items including potatoes, onions, lettuce, cabbage, fruit and rice are hit by extreme weather that exceeded historical precedent, raising inflation and prices for consumers, a new report shows. The study is released ahead of an important United Nations food summit, to open on Sunday in Ethiopia.

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The Conversation

Why there’s a growing backlash against plant-based diets

People in the UK are eating too much meat – especially processed meat – according to a recent report from the Food Foundation, a UK charity.

The Guardian - UK

Scrap guidance for meat three times a week in English schools, says charity

Report finds children eat proportionally more processed meat than adults and calls for more pulses, grains and vegetables

The Independent UK

Healthier food grows more expensive at twice the rate of unhealthy options

Healthier options now cost more than double per calorie compared to less healthy alternatives

Evening Standard

Healthier food grows more expensive at twice rate of unhealthy options – report

Food that is lower in fat, salt and sugar is now more than twice as expensive per calorie than less healthy products, the Food Foundation study found.

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The Independent UK

UK food system ‘relentlessly’ pushing consumers to unhealthy choices – report

The food environment is shaping diets and ‘setting us up to fail’, the Food Foundation charity said.

The Guardian - UK

UK supermarkets using multibuy deals to encourage sales of meat, study finds

Exclusive: about one in five offers involve meat and dairy and one in ten processed meat despite known health risks

The Guardian - UK

Plant-based meat alternatives are eco-friendlier and mostly healthier, study finds

Food Foundation’s study notes that some processed ‘alternative protein’ products have high levels of salt

The Independent UK

Two-child benefit cap impact revealed as large families more likely to go hungry, data shows

Survey shows extent of food insecurity as Keir Starmer suspends seven MPs for voting to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

UK children are shorter and fatter due to poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says children face lifetime of ‘diet-related illnesses’ without action

The Independent UK

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’

The height of children aged 5 has been declining since 2013 while Jamie Oliver, Gordon Brown and Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby all call for next prime minister to ‘turn the tide on obesity’

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