Healthy eating

Local healthy eating support services

Eating Well in Early Years

Introduce a variety of foods from 6 months can help your baby get used to different textures and tastes. Start with less sweet vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, and spinach to prevent fussiness and encourage a balanced diet. Find out what food to give your baby if they're around 6 months.

Balanced recipes and meal ideas to try with toddlers.

The Eatwell Guide also provides information on how to eat a balanced diet for all age.

Support for Families 

HENRY Right From the Start Programme 

HENRY Right From the Start Programme is for parents or carers of children aged 0 to 5 years old. It is free to join, and the programmes run for 8 weeks, with a 2 ½ hour session each week.

Research shows that the key ingredients to ensuring babies and young children have a healthy start in life are:

• Parenting confidence
• Physical activity for little ones
• What children and families eat
• Family lifestyle habits
• Enjoying life as a family 

Contact Family Hubs in Cheshire East for more information: 

• Email Oaktree Family Hub, Crewe (South) 
• Email Oakenclough Family Hub, Wilmslow (North) 

Family Weight Management Programme:Let’s Get Movin’:

Join our free 12-week physical activity and healthy eating programme Let’s Get Movin’. Supporting your family in making healthier choices.

• Multi-sport sessions
• Swimming
• Racquet sports
• Gym
• Online ‘Learn with Me’ sessions on healthy eating and meal planning, eating as a family and more
• Advice on nutrition
• Cookery classes

Contact One You Cheshire East for more information:

Phone: 0300 123 5026 

Visit: Family Weight Management | One You Cheshire East

Better Health: Healthier Families

Better Health: Healthier Families contains lots of healthy recipes for adults and children to cook together. You can also sign up to Cook Together: Every week for 4 weeks you will get 2 healthy recipes – with videos, easy-to-follow instructions and a shopping list of everything you'll need – straight to your inbox. Visit Better Health to sign up.

Better Health also has a free Food Scanner which brings labels to life so you can find out what's really in the food and drink you're buying. It can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Support for Adults

One You Cheshire East lose weight services:

Three programmes are provided under the Lose Weight offering:

Slimming World

One You have partnered with Slimming World, if you live in a specific area of Cheshire East, you may be eligible to attend a Slimming World group, contact One You for more information.

Reshape 

A Free 12-week programme consisting of diet, exercise and behaviour change.

• New healthy eating habits
• Portion control
• Food labels
• Good sleep hygiene

Second Nature App

One You have partnered with Second Nature. The 12-week programme takes place entirely within the smartphone/tablet app. When you sign up for the programme, you will receive:

• Dedicated support from a qualified nutritionist
• Support from a digital peer group
• Hundreds of delicious, culturally diverse recipes with videos
• Daily scientific articles
• In-app meal planning and journaling tools
• Steps, weight, and habit tracking technology

Contact One You Cheshire East for more information:

Phone: 0300 123 5026

Website: Adult Weight Management | One You Cheshire East

Help accessing affordable healthy food

Chance Changing Lives

The Community Pantr, in Crewe, a members’ only supermarket provides sustainable and affordable food and household items to those struggling to make ends meet. For just £3 per week, members choose from a range of items up to the value of £15.  Advice and support are also available for those who need it. Open to members Monday and Friday, 10am – 2pm, 11-13 Coronation Crescent, Crewe, CW1 4EJ.

For more information, phone 01270 211000 or visit: Chance Changing Lives Social Supermarket

Cre8 Grocery   

Cre8 Grocery is a membership based, surplus food re-distribution service operating across Macclesfield. Providing surplus food donated from retailers to individuals, families, other organisations, charities, and community groups in the area. There are no restrictions or criteria. Bring your own ‘regular’ sized carrier bags. One visit per week per household/address. A £3-£5 donation towards our costs per household is required per visit and you’ll get roughly 2 bags of food/toiletries. This is approximately £20 worth.

For more information and any inquiries, visit Cre8 Surplus Food Groceru Facebook page. 

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