A Healthier, Stronger Sheffield
Research by the University of Sheffield revealed that in 2021, over 2.5% of adults in the city experienced hunger due to lack of food, while 11.43% worried about accessing sufficient food. More recently, this has worsened due to the cost of living crisis. Food poverty and powerful commercial influences also mean many people in the city are unable to access the nutritious food they need to live healthy lives.
We need to provide a better way for everyone to access and enjoy nutritious, healthy and culturally appropriate food that builds our community’s health.

Latest News & Events
Adding to the Feast: The LFAP update
Sheffield’s food future has just received a fresh new ingredient, one that promises to nourish communities throughout the city. ShefFood has officially launched the…
Knead, Stir, Taste: A Guide to Getting Kids Cooking
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ShefFood’s Recipe for a Better Sheffield in 2025
As we step into 2025, the team at ShefFood is stirring up a bold new plan to make Sheffield’s food system fairer, healthier, and…
ShefFood 2024: Sowing Seeds and Reaping Rewards
As the year draws to a close once more, we love to reflect on the fantastic achievements of ShefFood and our partners across Sheffield…
Sheffield’s Foodie Christmas Gift Guide 2024
Looking to wrap up your Christmas shopping with something unique, thoughtful, and downright delicious? This year, why not skip the big-box stores and celebrate…
Festive Flavours from Sheffield
As December approaches in Sheffield, the festive season brings the comforting aromas of hearty meals and the joy of sharing special dishes with family…
Key Projects
Learn about some of the fantastic projects related to the Food & Health Working Group.
Resources
Welcome to our comprehensive Resource Section, which is tailored to offer valuable advice and resources on food and health for people in various roles and settings. Discover tailored information that empowers everyone, everywhere, to make informed choices about nutrition and well-being.
People
Children, Parents & Families
Resources focused on children’s health and nutrition for parents, guardians, and educational workers

How do grocery stores encourage impulsive buying?
Let’s have a look at some examples of how supermarkets and convenience stores encourage our purchasing., so we can make our own choices when shopping.

Sheffield Healthy Holidays
Sheffield Healthy Holidays is all about trying activities and eating food that does us good!

Sugar-Free Actions Certificate
Reward little ones with a certificate for learning about sugar and reducing their intake.

How Much Sugar is too much sugar

Feed Your Family for less
Get some great tips in our online guide on feeding your family for less and see if you can make your budget go further.

Recommended daily limits of added sugar for children
It’s good to know how much sugar is in the food you
Babies, Pregnant Individuals & Expectant Parents
Resources for pregnant individuals and expectant parents

Sugar in pregnancy – Factsheets (Multi-Language)
Get the key facts on sugar in pregnancy in your own language with these simple guides. Available in Polish, Urdu, Arabic, Kurdish Kurmanji, Gujarati · & Roma

Weaning Recipe: Mashed potatoes and carrot
This weaning video shows you how to make a very quick and simple purée from mashed potatoes and carrots. A tasty and nutritious introduction to first foods suitable for babies aged six months and over.

Weaning recipe: Pasta with cream cheese
Pasta is something we often have in our cupboards. This weaning video shows you how to make an affordable, simple pasta dish with cream cheese and peas. A delicious, low-sugar alternative to jars and pouches of food suitable for babies aged six month

Weaning recipe: Finger food
Finger foods are a great way to get your baby to explore different tastes and textures. This weaning video shows you how to safely serve cucumber, banana and cooked broccoli to babies aged eight months and over.

Weaning recipe: Scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs are a tasty, low-sugar, option for your baby’s lunch. This weaning video shows you how to cook eggs, served with wholemeal toast and tomatoes. Easy to make and packed with protein for babies aged six months and over.

Helping your baby eat less sugar
Information on sugar in baby foods and tips on helping babies eat less sugar

Sugar in pregnancy
Advice on sugar and healthy eating in pregnancy

Healthy Start
The Healthy Start Scheme is a project helping low-income families access food and milk for their children across the UK.

Sheffield is Best for Breastfeeding
In 2019, the city won a Gold Award for UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Initiative, (BFI) with Sheffield City Council becoming the first standalone local authority in the country to achieve this

The Baby-Friendly Initiative
Transforming healthcare for babies, their mothers, parents, and families in the UK.
Places
For Nurseries & Schools
Resources focused on children’s health and nutrition for nurseries, schools and educational workers.

What are sugary drinks doing to the environment?
Many people are already aware that Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) are bad for our health. But what are they doing to the planet?

Sheffield Sugar Detectives School Assembly KS 2
Teachers can host this fun and interactive assembly to share information on sugar. Suitable for KS2 pupils.

Sheffield Sugar Detectives School Assembly KS1
Teachers can host this fun and interactive assembly to share information on sugar. It is suitable for KS1 pupils.

School Assembly Image pack KS1 KS2
Teachers can host this fun and interactive assembly to share information on sugar.

Sheffield Sugar Detectives Worksheets
Our activity worksheets can help kids identify high sugar foods and drinks with ideas for healthy swaps. These can be used in conjunction with our lesson plan.

Sheffield Sugar Detectives Lesson Plan – KS2
Download SISE’s sample lesson plan about the biggest suspects for too much sugar with ideas to bring it to life.

Activity Sheets
Our activity sheets can help kids identify high sugar foods and drinks with ideas for healthy swaps. These can be used in con

SISE Campaign Toolkit
This campaign toolkit tells you more about what assets are available from Sheffield is Sweet Enough

Let’s Help Kids Sniff Out Sugar – Leaflet
These leaflets can be handed out by schools or local businesses who have an interest in reducing sugar intake, from nurseries to dentists. They contain some fun games for kids and useful information about sugar.

Sweet Enough Recipe Posters
Print these posters and put them up in your work kitchens, canteens or communal spaces. These eye-catching posters feature a QR code with low-sugar recipes to download.

Sweet Enough Educational Posters
Print these posters and put them up in your work kitchens, canteens or communal spaces. These eye-catching posters feature educational information about sugar

Sheffield Home Work Letter
Distribute our letter to parents which asks them to download the Change4Life app and set homework that encourages children to use it.

Sheffield Sugar Detectives Pupil Presentation
This pack contains all you need for five pupils to deliver a low-sugar presentation to the rest of the class or another year group.

Eat Smart Sheffield
‘Eat Smart Sheffield’, this 5-year programme focuses on encouraging and supporting pupils, their families and the wider community to adopt healthier eating behaviours.

Sugar-Free Actions Certificate
Reward little ones with a certificate for learning about sugar and reducing their intake.
For Frontline Staff
Resources focused on health and nutrition for staff and volunteers who help support people’s health and wellbeing.

SISE Campaign Toolkit
This campaign toolkit tells you more about what assets are available from Sheffield is Sweet Enough

Let’s Help Kids Sniff Out Sugar – Leaflet
These leaflets can be handed out by schools or local businesses who have an interest in reducing sugar intake, from nurseries to dentists. They contain some fun games for kids and useful information about sugar.

Sweet Enough Recipe Posters
Print these posters and put them up in your work kitchens, canteens or communal spaces. These eye-catching posters feature a QR code with low-sugar recipes to download.

Sweet Enough Educational Posters
Print these posters and put them up in your work kitchens, canteens or communal spaces. These eye-catching posters feature educational information about sugar
For Businesses & Community Organisations
Resources focused on health and nutrition for businesses, their staff and community organisations

What are sugary drinks doing to the environment?
Many people are already aware that Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) are bad for our health. But what are they doing to the planet?

Beat Sugar Bingo
As an employer it’s important to take care of your staff’s health. Encouraging healthy habits can help to prevent stress, create a positive working environment and reduce absenteeism. Try our Beat Sugar Bingo game in your workplace!

Let’s Help Kids Sniff Out Sugar – Leaflet
These leaflets can be handed out by schools or local businesses who have an interest in reducing sugar intake, from nurseries to dentists. They contain some fun games for kids and useful information about sugar.

Sweet Enough Recipe Posters
Print these posters and put them up in your work kitchens, canteens or communal spaces. These eye-catching posters feature a QR code with low-sugar recipes to download.

Sweet Enough Educational Posters
Print these posters and put them up in your work kitchens, canteens or communal spaces. These eye-catching posters feature educational information about sugar

Sheffield Home Work Letter
Distribute our letter to parents which asks them to download the Change4Life app and set homework that encourages children to use it.
General Resources
Weight Loss & Fitness
Resources on food and health that everyone could benefit to know.

How do grocery stores encourage impulsive buying?
Let’s have a look at some examples of how supermarkets and convenience stores encourage our purchasing., so we can make our own choices when shopping.

Shine Health Academy
SHINE is a community based weight management programme that helps young people aged 10-17 years not only lose weight but also to gain in self esteem and confidence.

More Life (Formally Live Lighter Sheffield)
Morelife provide free local weight management support across Sheffield
Nutrition
Resources on food, nutrition and diet that everyone could benefit to know.

Easy Read Sugar Fact Sheets (Multi-Language)
Get the key facts on sugar in your own language with these simple guides. Available in English, Polish, Urdu, Arabic, Kurdish Kurmanji, Gujarati · & Roma

How To Read Food Labels
Tips and information on reading food labels to understand sugar content

Hidden Sugars
Which foods have the most hidden sugars? Find out here

Measuring Sugar
How to work out how much sugar is in the food and drinks we eat
Recipes
Healthy Recipes & meal ideas
Baby’s Favourite Carrot and Beetroot Purée
Puréed carrot is one of the best first foods you can give to your baby,…
Carrot and swede puree
Shop bought pouches and jars of baby food can contain a surprising amount of sugar….
Sweet potato steamed bread
Sweet potatoes are a staple of autumn soups and stews. What’s great about them is…
Scrumptious Homemade Muffin Recipe
You might be surprised to know that one high-street coffee brand sells muffins containing 33g…
Fresh and Filling Vegetable Soup
You’d be surprised how much sugar canned and readymade soups contain. One household favourite has…
Yummy, Scrummy Frozen Yoghurt Bars
Some shop bought snack bars might look healthy but contain a crazy amount of sugar….
Fabulous feel-good flapjacks
What makes flapjacks stick together? Usually it’s golden syrup or something equally as sweet and…
Cereal Bar
Snack bars are big business now, with supermarkets selling everything from protein bars to breakfast…
Sugar-free Chocolate Brownies
What could be better than a chocolate brownie? A guilt-free chocolate brownie! Instead of spending…
Tomato, peach & redcurrant salad
Our partnership coordinator Selina Treuherz was on Kat’s Kitchen in August BBC Radio Sheffield. She…
Charred Cabbage with crispy chickpeas, roasted peppers and vegan aioli
Our partnership coordinator Selina Treuherz was on Kat’s Kitchen in August BBC Radio Sheffield. She…
Bean Burger
You’d think all vegetarian food is healthy, but the veggie options from fast-food chains can…
Homemade Healthy Pizza
Who knew pizza contained sugar? It’s usually hidden in the sweet tomato sauce they add…
Fresh and tasty fish fingers recipe
We all know fish is healthy and provides lots of nutritional benefits, but you can…
Sizzling Chicken Tikka Skewers
There’s nothing like marinated chicken on the BBQ, but some of the packs you can…
Healthy Chicken Nuggets
Brilliant Beef And Salsa Burger Recipe
Have you ever wondered why takeaway burgers taste so good? Not only are they high…
Light and Easy Lunchbox Wraps
Tortilla wraps are a great low-sugar alternative to white bread, which often contains added sugar….
Orange winter warmer soup
Sugar is often added to ready-made sauces and soups so the best way to avoid…
Homemade Oats
Instant flavoured porridge brands tend to contain added sugar. Oats are naturally low in sugar,…

Health Successes in Sheffield So Far…
While our goal is about moving forward, it’s also important to celebrate the fantastic work that has been achieved so far for food provision in our city.
- Sheffield City Council’s Free School Meals Autoenrollment Scheme with schools and caterers ensures families receive their FSM entitlement.
- The Eat Smart programme supports schools in thinking about food across the school day, encouraging healthy eating and healthier attitudes.
- Sheffield became the first standalone local authority in the UK to achieve the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Gold Award.
- Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes deliver nutritious food across Sheffield and support nutritional education. 11,400 children in Sheffield attended a HAF activity in Summer 2022.
- More Life runs 12-week groups for adults in Sheffield that focus on education, community, empowerment and small sustainable changes.
- SHINE Health Academy Sheffield has implemented grassroots child weight management schemes across the city for 20 years.
- Hot Food Takeaways planning policy proposed in draft local plan: no new takeaways within 800m of schools in Sheffield.
The Food & Health Working Group
The Food and Health working group brings together individuals and organisations who are united by a commitment to change this and to create a Sheffield where everyone – both today and in the future – can always access and enjoy nutritious food and any support they may need with diet and weight, in a place and format that is compassionate, accessible, and culturally appropriate.
We invite anyone who shares this vision to get in touch. Use the form below or email the team at [email protected]
