
New healthy eating initiative in Newham run by Bags of Taste
Blog PostsBags of Taste have been commissioned by Newham Public Health to deliver their weight management initiative in the borough. The course is specifically for people who have a long term condition, a mental health condition, a learning disability or those who are carers.

A day in the life of a Bags of Taste Area Head
Area Heads, Blog PostsBoosting confidence and well-being and connecting across the community
We caught up with Caroline, our Area Head for Hackney who told us what she gets up to and why it's so rewarding.
Tell us about a day in the life of a Bags of Taste Area…

Dancing round the kitchen, feeling motivated and binning microwave meals – a view of 2021
Blog PostsAs 2021 is nearly over, we wanted to let you know what we’ve been up to at Bags of Taste.

The Ones that Got Away
Blog PostsIf Covid-19 has taught us anything, it is that every cloud has a silver lining. I had always wondered what happened to the people that didn’t show up to our in-person classes when we used to run them pre-pandemic.

Read the Bags of Taste impact report
Blog PostsRead our in-depth report that includes all the latest stats and figures from the results of our survey on the impact of the Mentored Home Cooking Course one year on.

Cooking group helps combat food poverty in Covid-19 crisis
Blog PostsRead an article about how people in Sheffield are improving their lives with the Bags of Taste Mentored Home Cooking Course

Our CEO, Alicia Weston’s latest blog on diabetes, crutches and making connections
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Extract from the Food Foundation report: “Broken Plate”, July 2021
I was discussing crutches the other day. In my old life, when I was working in finance, I occasionally saw crutches, usually associated with someone…

Volunteering with Bags of Taste
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Volunteering with Bags of Taste was one of the best decisions I made during lockdown, and I would really encourage anyone with an interest in food or healthy eating to get involved!
I have been volunteering as a Mentor, guiding…

Evaluation on our Bags of Taste Mentored home cooking courses
Blog PostsWell, the results are in…
An independent evaluation on our Bags of Taste Mentored home cooking courses has just been completed and it was great to see the difference that the course has made to our students.
The evaluation
60 students…