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"Reducing food waste whilst supporting families"
"Reducing food waste whilst supporting families"
Our aim is to provide an eco-friendly way of reducing food by redistributing unwanted/unused food items to those in need.
WPA will house a food pantry which can be used by any member of the Witton Park Academy community.
We encourage all parents/carers to check if their child is entitled to free school meals (FSM). Being registered for free school meals benefits the student and the school. It is up to parents/carers to apply for free school meals on behalf of their child.
It is very important that we know who is entitled to free school meals; not only so that we can provide your child with a lunch every day, free of charge, but also because the school will receive additional funding; which we use to support your child’s education and ensure that they reach their full potential. The only way to find out if we should give your child free school meals is to check your eligibility online by applying for FSMs via the below link:
CLICK HERE TO SEE IF YOUR CHILD IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
Did you know...?
The UK throws away around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste in a single year – even though 8.4 million people in the UK are in food poverty
Wasted household food alone is responsible for 21 million tonnes of CO2e* – and even if you only count the edible food wasted, it comes to a total of 14 million tonnes.
If food waste was a country it would be the 3rd biggest emitter of greenhouse gases
60%- 70% of food waste comes from the home
Households alone got rid of edible food worth £13.8 billion.
If you split that between all of the UK’s 27.8 million households, each home would save, on average, £496 per year.
How can you use the Green Food Pantry?
1. Take a few food items from the pantry to take home in your school bag
1. Take a few food items from the pantry to take home in your school bag
Visit Mr Coleman's office and ask him if you can use the 'Green Pantry'
2. Contact school to organise for a food parcel pick up from reception using the google form below
2. Contact school to organise for a food parcel pick up from reception using the google form below
*Subject to Availability
3. Donate unwanted/unused items that are in date
3. Donate unwanted/unused items that are in date
Donations can be dropped off at reception or students can drop off at Mrs Howsham's or Mr Coleman's office
We accept, and would be very grateful for any of the following items for donation. All items need to be in date and unused:
Cereal/Cereal Bars
Rice/pasta/noodles
Tinned items- beans, vegetables, fruit, lentils, pulses, tinned fish etc
Cooking sauces & sachets e.g. bolognese sauce, curry sauce
Tea/coffee/hot chocolate
UHT milk
Biscuits/sweets
Crisps/nuts/popcorn/snacks
Fruit juice/cordial
Jams/spreads
Baby food
Toothbrushes/toothpaste
Soap/shower gel
Shampoo/conditioner
Shaving gel
Feminine hygience products (tampons/pads)
Toilet roll
Deodrant
Nappies
Doing any of the above will mean you are helping the planet as you are helping to reduce food waste- thank you in advance for your support!
Healthy Meal Advice and Guidance
Healthy Meal Advice and Guidance
See the links below for advice and guidance on how to make budget friendly, healthy meals for you and your family.
<<< The Better Health website provided for by the NHS, gives information on food facts, healthy recipes, activities for the family and advice on children's weight.
<<< Jack Monroe's 'Cooking on a Bootstrap' houses a wide variety of recipes that are cheap to make and are great are using up the leftovers in the frigde that would normally be wasted.
<<< BBC Food provides a variety of budget and tasty recipes- all for under £1 per portion.
<<< The Friends of the Earth site offers plenty of advice in reduing the food waste in your home. It helps you plan and sort food to cut food waste, ideas on how to use leftovers and tips on how to recycle your food waste.
<<< The Love Food Hate Waste site has a handy search tool where you can type in the food item you need to use up and it gives you suggesstions of different receipes that you could make. It also has handy 'how do I' guides for how to plan, shop, and store food.
<<< Joe Wicks (aka The Body Coach) is offering a set of 18 FREE recipes where each meal costs £1 or less per serving.
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