Blogs

Seeking local-global synergies

April 27th 2015

LiveWell for LIFE has identified eight policy recommendations which we believe can greatly support the adoption of healthy, sustainable diets. These were presented at ‘On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices’ which took place in Brussels 11 December 2014. In this blog, Nick Hughes, Food Sustainability Adviser at WWF-UK, talks about the topic of recommendation number six:… read more

New eating well toolkit: science based – visual – realistic

April 20th 2015

The ideal health professional toolkit to motivate and help patients improve their eating habits and health.  LiveWell for LIFE in association with Alpro and leading nutrition and dietetic experts, recently launched the new Smarter Solution to Eating Well Toolkit. This already popular and visually motivating resource has been developed to assist health professionals in promoting… read more

The real price of cheap food

March 30th 2015

The price of food is big news right now. Food price deflation, along with a rock bottom oil price, is the primary reason why here in the UK inflation fell to the lowest level since records began at the start of 2015. On the face of it that’s good news for consumers. The less money… read more

The environment, competition policy and economic growth

March 25th 2015

LiveWell for LIFE has identified eight policy recommendations which we believe can greatly support the adoption of healthy, sustainable diets. These were presented at ‘On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices’ which took place in Brussels 11 December. In this blog, Duncan Williamson – Food Policy Manager, WWF-UK talks about the topic of recommendation number… read more

Launch of a Swedish food policy

March 24th 2015

It is actually quite impossible to find someone who is against the launch of a Swedish food policy. However, stakeholders have diverse ideas of what the content of such a food policy should be. So it was not surprising that the room was packed at the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation on 5 March, as… read more

How more inclusive food policies could help the EU live long and prosper

March 3rd 2015

LiveWell for LIFE has identified eight policy recommendations which we believe can greatly support the adoption of healthy, sustainable diets. These were presented at ‘On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices’ which took place in Brussels 11 December. In this blog, Brigitte Alarcon Sustainable Food Policy Officer – LiveWell for LIFE, talks about the topic… read more

From farm to classroom: the need for better food education

November 24th 2014

LiveWell for LIFE has identified eight policy recommendations which we believe can greatly support the adoption of healthy, sustainable diets. These will be presented at ‘On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices’ which takes place in Brussels 11 December. This is the third blog in a series looking at some of our final recommendations. Here,… read more

Working with business for a sustainable diet

November 17th 2014

LiveWell for LIFE has identified eight policy recommendations which we believe can greatly support the adoption of healthy, sustainable diets. These will be presented at ‘On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices’ which takes place in Brussels 11 December. This is the second blog in a series looking at some of our final recommendations. Here,… read more

We need a joined up food policy

November 10th 2014

LiveWell for LIFE has identified eight policy recommendations which we believe can greatly support the adoption of healthy, sustainable diets. These will be presented at ‘On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices’ which takes place in Brussels 11 December. This is the first blog in a series looking at some of our final… read more

Pick of the bunch – my favourite food blogs

November 4th 2014

The clocks have turned and Halloween is over – yes October has come to an end. We’re just over five weeks away from our final conference. On our plate today: healthy and sustainable food choices takes place in Brussels 11 December; if you’ve not yet registered please do get in touch! Or if you wish,… read more