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Empowering Kids Through FoodTalks: Building Sustainable Food Systems

Food Matters is a not-for-profit social enterprise that creates equitable food systems with local engagement. Through the FoodTalks initiative, we foster confidence in children by encouraging them to express their thoughts and experiences related to food. Participatory Appraisal (PA) methods are integral to our sessions, promoting engagement and personal reflection. Our programs support the development of action plans, enabling children to actively engage with their food choices. Join us in making a meaningful impact within the school community while promoting healthier lifestyles.

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Empowering Kids Through FoodTalks: Building Sustainable Food Systems

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  1. FoodTalks! Victoria Williams

  2. FoodTalks! Food Matters • Food Matters is a not-for-profit social enterprise that works to create sustainable, equitable food systems. Food Matters has a national remit with a local focus. • Community Engagement and Participatory Appraisal

  3. FoodTalks! • What is Participatory Appraisal • Gives children confidence • Children listen and are listened to • It’s fun and engaging • Grounded in peoples’ experiences • It differentiates between real experiences and saying the ‘right thing’ • Food Matters Training • All our work with communities is rooted in PA • PA is engaging • Effective when working with children

  4. FoodTalks! • Why FoodTalks? • King’s Fund report ‘Kicking Bad Habits’ • So many interventions crowding the school agenda • Who’s asking the children? • The need to involve the whole school community- parents in particular

  5. FoodTalks! Developing FoodTalks • Funding – • Communities for Health 2009-10 • Awards 4 All • Piloting the project in two schools • Head Teachers were progressive • In areas of moderate and high levels of deprivation • Year 6 - Transition issues for Year 6 pupils • FoodTalks supports PHSE and SEAL agendas goal setting etc

  6. FoodTalks! • What is FoodTalks - • Two term intervention • weekly sessions - 1 ½ hour • Each session is centered on 1 key question • Healthy snack and drink each week • 1 or 2 activities with the wider school community • Cartoon workshop • Outcomes • School Action Plan • Individual Pupil Action Plans

  7. FoodTalks! • So what’s involved in typical a session? • Post-it notes! • Visual, practical activities • Discussion, questioning, debate • Listening! • Action planning • SNACKS

  8. FoodTalks! SESSION 4 Which actions are the most effective and highest priorities for you? Which actions would you like to try to do more of? • An example of a session • Personal focus on priorities for changes in behaviour. • Identifying actions that could be implemented. • Understanding barriers to implementation and ways to overcome them. • Identifying who else may have responsibility for taking action. • Exploring ways to present the Actions. ACTION STEPS Assessing and prioritising (using dot-voting) suggested actions from the BODY MAPS. ‘Foot-step’ charts presenting personal ACTION STEPS.

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  11. FoodTalks! • THINGS THAT ARE EMERGING • FOR KIDS: • CONFIDENCE – UNDERSTANDING • KIDS ARE REPORTING BACK CHANGES THAT THEY HAVE MADE • CROSS REFERENCING • WHAT WE ARE LEARNING: • SAY WHAT THEY THINK THEY WANT YOU TO HEAR

  12. FoodTalks! • CONCLUSIONS SO FAR • WHAT THEY SAY AND WHAT THEY DO IS NOT THE SAME • THEY KNOW THEY SHOULD EAT 5 A DAY BUT THEY ALSO KNOW THEY AREN’T • KIDS LOVE BEING LISTENED TO AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY IS WORTHWHILE– HELPS THAT WE ARE OUTSIDERS

  13. FoodTalks! • ARE MORE AWARE OF WHAT THEY ARE EATING- (FROM TEACHER) • KIDS WON’T UNDERSTAND ABOUT HEART ATTACKS ETC BUT THEY WILL GET SPOTTY SKIN OR SMELLY BREATH

  14. FoodTalks! What next? • IT IS LABOUR INTENSIVE • HOW TO EMBED PROCESSES IN EVERYDAY SCHOOL LIFE • DEVELOP TRAINING THE TRAINER FOR HEALTHY SCHOOLS PRACTITIONERS • SCHOOL FOOD CHAMPION

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