Food

It is important to eat healthily as it helps you to:

• Keep your energy levels up and sleep better
• Look after your immune system
• Reduce your risk of health conditions, like diabetes, strokes and cancer
• Helps you to look after your heart
• Have strong bones and joints
• Have good mental health
• Manage your existing health conditions

There are lots of things you can do, like:

For more guidance and advice on eating healthy, take a look at the NHS website.

Visit our YouTube channel and cook simple, healthy and affordable meals along with Nutrition Kitchen.

You can also visit Eat like a Londoner's website for affordable and sustainable recipes and advice.

Did you know that being just a little bit overweight can increase your risk of certain illnesses?

Eating a balanced diet and keeping active, are simple ways you can help manage your weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out if you’re weight is within a healthy range. Visit the NHS website to use their BMI calculator.

For support for families to manage their weight, please visit the Newham Families website.

If you are worried that you cannot afford to buy food, the Newham Food Alliance can connect you into a local food bank or food club that can help you get healthy food.

Call 07790975086

Email frontdoor@newhamfoodalliance.org

Find a place to stay warm and have something to eat in the colder months.

Find free support to manage and / or prevent type 2 diabetes.

• Do you have type 2 diabetes or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes? (Find out if you are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes here Type 2 diabetes risk factors | Diabetes UK )
   
• Did you also know that even when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, you can bring your blood sugar down to a non-diabetic level without the need for diabetes medication?
  
  Type 2 diabetes remission is when your blood sugar levels return to a safe, non-diabetes level long-term, without the need for glucose-lowering medication. It stops diabetes in its tracks and boosts your chances of a healthy future.
  When you are in remission the symptoms of your diabetes are on pause, so is any new damage it can do to you.
  
  Find out more about type 2 diabetes remission and how you achieve it by clicking on the link below.

Find out about the free school meals programme in Newham:

Apply for free school meals

How babies and children are fed affects their life long health and wellbeing. Newham Baby Feeding is here to support you and give reliable information.

Call, text or WhatsApp Newham Baby Feeding Helpline on 07534249611

There are over 2000 eligible families in Newham who are missing out on payments to buy vegetables, fruit, legume/lentils/beans and milk. Find out if you're eligible for the scheme.

Eating well is a great way to make sure you age well. Eating a healthy diet can stop you from getting ill as you get older, so you can be independent for longer. 

As we get older, it can be hard to get the food we need to keep us as healthy as possible.

Find out about how to grow your own food, as well as the Eat like a Londoner scheme.

The East London Eating Disorder Service can support residents of Newham, Tower Hamlets and City and Hackney if you are over 18 and looking for support with disordered eating. Visit their website to self-refer for support.

The CAMHS Community Eating Disorder team can help young people under 18 with disordered eating. If you would like to speak to the team about referring yourself or your child, please call the team on 02074262556. You can visit their website for more information.

Be Body Positive is an NHS-backed digital tool providing access to resources for young people, caregivers and professionals on healthy eating, disordered eating and body image. 

Be Body Positive team are currenlty looking for volunteers to take part in the evaluation of the usability of their new website called ‘Be Body Positive’. You can visit their website for more information.

Discover fun activities for children and young people (4 to 16 years of age), including those with special educational needs (SEND, up to 18) happening in Newham, over the school holidays.