Current Projects
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'What’s in Yours?' Dorset County Council 0 – 12 Strategy Funding Pfizer |
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This project has now ended; however, we still have copies available of the information booklet titled 'What's in Yours?' healthy packed lunch ideas for the whole family, which can be used as a stand alone information source.
Printed copies can be obtained by contacting us here.
This booklet is also available to download in PDF format here.
Printed copies can be obtained by contacting us here.
This booklet is also available to download in PDF format here.
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Anyone for lunch? – Older People’s Project Tudor Trust Funded April 2009 – March 2011 |
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The Tudor Trust has awarded us 2 years running costs to deliver cookery workshops to people over the age of 50, across Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole. The project will engage with people over the age of 50 who have faced a change in their circumstances; this may be bereavement, illness or taking on the role of carer etc.
This project is aimed at improving older people’s abilities and confidence to cook healthy meals from scratch and also aims to increase well being through social interaction. The project will develop and expand the work undertaken during the POPP funding, delivering to specific groups over a wider area.
If you are a group / housing association / organisation or an individual who would like to see this type of event in your local area please contact us here.
This project is aimed at improving older people’s abilities and confidence to cook healthy meals from scratch and also aims to increase well being through social interaction. The project will develop and expand the work undertaken during the POPP funding, delivering to specific groups over a wider area.
If you are a group / housing association / organisation or an individual who would like to see this type of event in your local area please contact us here.
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Dorset Primary Care Trust - Commissioning Contracts Dorset PCT Funded Pilot Projects April 2009 – March 2010 |
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Incredible Edibles Weaning Resource - Training and Evaluation
Further training will be delivered to Health Professionals and Children's Centre staff on using the Incredible Edibles Tool Kit, to enable them to deliver workshops and give advice and support to parents undergoing the weaning process with their children. We will also be evaluating how the Incredible Edibles Tool Kits are being used by Health Professionals, and how useful new parents are finding the sessions and the Parent Packs.
F.A.B. (Food, Activity, Behaviour)
Interventions aimed at 2-4 year olds and their parents will run between April 2009 and March 2010. A series of 6 x five week courses (2 in each location) will be held at Children's Centres in Christchurch, Shaftesbury and Weymouth. This pilot project will cover issues such as healthy eating and portion sizes, dealing with fussy eaters, physical activites, cooking together, non TV activities for toddlers and behaviour and tantrum management around food.
Schools Workshops
School based healthy eating activites will be held in identified Dorset schools that are working towards 'healthy schools plus', with obesity identified as their main theme. This work covers two main areas; working with children during school time and cookery workshops aimed at parents.
What's in Yours? - Children's Workshops
The children will learn about the balance of good health using the FSA's eatwell plate, food labelling, healthy snacks, healthy lunchbox ideas and will be able to take part in food tastings. Parents will be involved where appropriate too.
F.A.S.T. (Fresh, Affordable, Simple, Tasty) Food - Parents Cookery Workshops
Parents will have the opportunity to learn how to cook from scratch with the emphasis being on using fresh produce to create healthier and more cost effective versions of popular ready meals. They will also look at reading food labels and understanding the traffic light labelling system.
Further training will be delivered to Health Professionals and Children's Centre staff on using the Incredible Edibles Tool Kit, to enable them to deliver workshops and give advice and support to parents undergoing the weaning process with their children. We will also be evaluating how the Incredible Edibles Tool Kits are being used by Health Professionals, and how useful new parents are finding the sessions and the Parent Packs.
F.A.B. (Food, Activity, Behaviour)
Interventions aimed at 2-4 year olds and their parents will run between April 2009 and March 2010. A series of 6 x five week courses (2 in each location) will be held at Children's Centres in Christchurch, Shaftesbury and Weymouth. This pilot project will cover issues such as healthy eating and portion sizes, dealing with fussy eaters, physical activites, cooking together, non TV activities for toddlers and behaviour and tantrum management around food.
Schools Workshops
School based healthy eating activites will be held in identified Dorset schools that are working towards 'healthy schools plus', with obesity identified as their main theme. This work covers two main areas; working with children during school time and cookery workshops aimed at parents.
What's in Yours? - Children's Workshops
The children will learn about the balance of good health using the FSA's eatwell plate, food labelling, healthy snacks, healthy lunchbox ideas and will be able to take part in food tastings. Parents will be involved where appropriate too.
F.A.S.T. (Fresh, Affordable, Simple, Tasty) Food - Parents Cookery Workshops
Parents will have the opportunity to learn how to cook from scratch with the emphasis being on using fresh produce to create healthier and more cost effective versions of popular ready meals. They will also look at reading food labels and understanding the traffic light labelling system.
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Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives... Food and Nutrition initiative to support obesity management in primary schools NHS Bournemouth and Poole Commissioning Contract September 2009 – August 2012 |
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We have been awarded a 3 year contract which will see our Project Workers working directly with year 4 children in selected Poole and Bournemouth schools, following them through to year 6 to monitor changes in eating patterns and behaviour.
We will be working closely with dietitians from Bournemouth and Poole Community Health Services who will work with 48 families over the 3 years with detailed intervention. The aim is to work with children who are overweight or obese, or who have self reported poor dietary habits which are coupled with familial obesity.
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Incredible Edibles - A Tool Kit for Weaning and Feeding Children September 2007 - Present |
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This Tool Kit has been designed for use by Healthcare (Health Visitors etc.) or Childcare Professionals, in settings such as baby groups and Children’s Centres.
The Incredible Edibles Tool Kit
The Tool Kit contains a resource file that has pages for the use and direction of the group facilitator and pages that can be photocopied and given to parents who want advice on a particular area. It also contains appendices to support workshop activities and a recipe file containing a selection of simple recipes from weaning foods to family mealtimes.
The pages are stored in a four ring binder and the Tool Kit Folder is supplied with a CD containing PDF files of all the content, enabling the pages to be either photocopied from the originals or printed from a PC.
Copies of the Incredible Edibles Tool Kit File are available for purchase by organisations such as Primary Care Trusts, Children’s Centres etc.
Tool Kit File - £30.00 per copy + P&P (no minimum order)
If you are interested in placing an order please contact us for further information here
For a taste of what's inside view the contents page.
The Incredible Edibles Parent Pack – A Feeding Guide for Babies and Children
The Tool Kit is supported by a series of 4 booklets which can be handed out by Healthcare Professionals, either in support of the work undertaken in workshops delivered using the Tool Kit, or as a general information source. They can also be used as a stand alone information resource for parents embarking on the weaning process.
School Food Workshops
March 2008 - Present
The Incredible Edibles Tool Kit
The Tool Kit contains a resource file that has pages for the use and direction of the group facilitator and pages that can be photocopied and given to parents who want advice on a particular area. It also contains appendices to support workshop activities and a recipe file containing a selection of simple recipes from weaning foods to family mealtimes.
The pages are stored in a four ring binder and the Tool Kit Folder is supplied with a CD containing PDF files of all the content, enabling the pages to be either photocopied from the originals or printed from a PC.
The Tool Kit Includes:
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Copies of the Incredible Edibles Tool Kit File are available for purchase by organisations such as Primary Care Trusts, Children’s Centres etc.
Tool Kit File - £30.00 per copy + P&P (no minimum order)
If you are interested in placing an order please contact us for further information here
For a taste of what's inside view the contents page.
The Incredible Edibles Parent Pack – A Feeding Guide for Babies and Children
The Tool Kit is supported by a series of 4 booklets which can be handed out by Healthcare Professionals, either in support of the work undertaken in workshops delivered using the Tool Kit, or as a general information source. They can also be used as a stand alone information resource for parents embarking on the weaning process.
- Incredible Edibles Booklet 1 - Delicious healthy ideas for weaning
- Incredible Edibles Booklet 2 - Delicious and healthy recipes using fish, meat and alternatives
- Incredible Edibles Booklet 3 - Healthy teeth and fun finger food
- Incredible Edibles Booklet 4 - Happy family mealtimes
The minimum order for printed copies of the booklets is normally 3000 copies*.
Prices are as follows:-
If you wish to place an order for printed copies please contact us for further information here.
*Please note - Following a recent print run we currently have a limited number of Parent Packs which we can supply in smaller quantities. The price for these will be £2.00 per set, plus postage - please contact us for further details.
Prices are as follows:-
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*Please note - Following a recent print run we currently have a limited number of Parent Packs which we can supply in smaller quantities. The price for these will be £2.00 per set, plus postage - please contact us for further details.
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School Food Workshops
March 2008 - Present
We are able to offer a selection of food related workshops to schools which are aimed at KS1 and KS2 pupils. Details and costs are as follows:
- Evening Workshop with Parents
- After School Drop in Session for Parents and Children
- Half Day Workshop (no parents joining in at the end of the session)
- Half Day Workshop (with parents joining in at the end of the session)
- Full Day Workshop
- Half Day Cookery Workshop
- After School Cookery Club