Why not take action by…?

• Making a nutritious and tasty meal for a friend.
• Hosting a healthy bake-off or a nutritious potluck picnic at work.
• Asking your friends, family or employer to take action and become FoodWise.
• Recommending independent grocers or promoting them on social media.
• Posting pictures of your healthy meals or home-grown veg online.
• Starting a community garden or orchard.
• Offering to show friends or family how to prepare your favourite healthy recipe.
• Or come up with an action of your own!

Why not take action by…?

• Visiting independent food shops and businesses.
• Ordering a locally grown veg box.
• Buying Fairtrade or organic products if you can.
• Buying higher welfare meat such as organic, free-range, grass-fed and outdoor reared and bred.
• Eating with the seasons.
• Choosing produce that’s grown in the UK to reduce food miles and support British food producers.
• Foraging wild food. You can find lots of information online and remember, if you’re not sure what something is, don’t eat it.
• Or come up with your own idea!

Why not take action by…?

• Planning ahead to avoid buying more than you need.
• Checking the use-by dates before you buy fresh food to make sure you can use it in time Make sure not to get ‘use-by’ confused with ‘best before’ or ‘display until’ dates.
• Popping leftovers in the fridge and enjoying them for lunch the next day.
• Composting fruit and vegetable waste.
• Buying ‘wonky’ veg from the supermarket to save it going to waste.
• Preserving or freezing food you can’t eat in time.
• Donating any quality, in-date, surplus food to your local foodbank if you think it won’t get used.
• Or come up with an idea of your own!

Why not take action by…?

• Learning basic gardening skills by asking someone you know for help or through information online/in a book.
• Growing salad leaves or herbs on a windowsill or in your garden.
• Growing tomatoes on your balcony and enjoying them fresh off the plant.
• Joining a local community growing group or signing up for an allotment.
• Trying a new recipe with your home-grown produce. Find one on the Leeds Recipe Hub.
• Or come up with a suggestion of your own!

Why not take action by…?

• Using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
• Getting to know the Eatwell Guide.
• Including more fruit and vegetables in your diet.
• Aiming for at least one ‘meat free’ day each week.
• Eating meat and fish that is MSC-certified, free-range, outdoor reared or grass-fed.
• Cutting down on sugar and salt when cooking.
• Taking a cooking class to grow confidence cooking at home.
• Making time for sharing meals with friends and family.
• Considering breastfeeding by learning about its benefits and finding out about support available.
• Or come up with a pledge of your own!