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two books and apple for webOur Health Improvement Team have developed a range of resources, leaflets and toolkits to support and enable staff and organisations to deliver consistent healthy eating messages and food related activities. These resources can be either downloaded, accessed from Health Improvement Resource Service (HIRS) or copies may be available directly from our department. Some of the resources below have been produced by external organisations.

HIRS have a web based resource system where you can view, download, order and book out resources online. Register online for resources.  Once registered, booking and orders can be placed online via our Health Promotion Access Catalogue – HPAC – NHS Forth Valley.

Community Resource Leaflets

New Resource Goes Digital

The Practical Nutrition and Cooking Workbook is now available to view as a digital flipbook.  This workbook was developed to support Scottish Prison Service (SPS) staff deliver nutrition and cooking sessions via their life skills programme.  The workbook offers facilitators a 4 week session plan of nutrition activities, quizzes and easy to follow picture recipes that can help engage and interact with participants.  Although this resource was developed for use within prison workshops the workbook with it’s activities can be easily transferrable and could be used by anyone delivering nutrition or training sessions.

Leaflets and Booklets

Eatwell Guide

 FruitEat Well, Feel Great – Leaflets

Food Labelling

Vegetarian and Vegan Diets

Vitamin D

Practical Food Activities and Recipes

New** Six Step Picture Recipes

Looking for inspiration for dinners to cook during lockdown? These cheap and easy recipes use only a few basic ingredients and in six simple, pictorial steps you can create tasty meals in minutes.  The first three recipes were developed using only ingredients from the Scottish Government Shielding Box, the other recipes use a few basic ingredients that you may already have in your kitchen cupboards.

Tuna Pasta    Ham and Pea Rice   Corned Beef Bake   Omelette Muffins
Paprika Chicken   Fish Crumble   Carrot and Lentil Stew   Mince and Potatoes  Flatbreads   Vegetable Chilli

How to…Recipe sheets

Our ‘How to…’ recipes sheets are packed full of tasty, simple and cheap recipes that are easy and quick to prepare. You only need a few basic ingredients to make these healthy and tasty meals. The recipe sheets also have useful tips and a notes section which can be used to plan your shopping list.

Some of the How to… recipes from above have been redeveloped in an easy to follow, step by step, picture recipe.

New How to…Picture Recipe Cards

How to……Soups

Lentil Soup       Red Pepper and Tomato Soup     Pumpkin Soup    Leek and Potato Soup

How to…..Mains

Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry     Bolognaise   Meatballs

Food Safety Guidelines

Make and Taste For Tiny Tums

This booklet has a range of quick and easy, no cook snack and recipe ideas for parents and carers to make with their children. Make and Taste can be used in a wide variety of settings and illustrates how food can be used as a fun activity encouraging children and families to experiment, learn and interact with foods and also promotes healthier food choices. For further information email : Lesley Hetherington

Mini Steps to Better Nutrition

The Mini Steps resource can increase staff confidence in delivering basic food messages, step by step with individuals or groups at a pace that is right for them.  For more information and details of training email: Fidelma Guest

  •  Mini Steps Facilitators Guide – Staff guide to support individuals and groups to eat a better diet.
  • Keeping the Meal Real Resource Pack – To support practical food related sessions.

Shop, Cook, Eat

This resource is a first step to develop skills in shopping, budgeting, to encourage regular eating patterns and simple cooking skills. For more information email: Fidelma Guest

What’s for dinner? Reducing food waste and saving money

Managing my weight during my pregnancy – Leaflet

This leaflet is aimed at pregnant women with a BMI of 30 or over. The leaflet encourages pregnant women to start thinking about making healthier food and lifestyle choices. It reinforces key healthy eating messages and encourages women to self record and make small changes that can be built easily into everyday routine.  Weight loss is not recommended during pregnancy, however it is important you don’t gain too much weight during pregnancy.

Toolkits, Displays and Games

Some of the resources below can be borrowed from Health Improvement Resource Service (HIRS)
Visit HPAC – NHS Forth Valley to see all the resources that you can borrow.

Eatwell – Floor Mat and Food Models

Fat Chance: A Closer Look at Fast Food Display

  •  This display contains food models with corresponding test tubes that provide a graphic representation of the saturated and unsaturated fat content of common foods. Available from HIRS Resource Code: NUT 86/K1

Fat Finders Display

  • This display features common foods that contain significant amounts of fat. Can be used as a stand alone display/educational activities. Available from HIRS Resource Code: NUT 87/K

Food in Later Life Game

  • The Food in Later Life Game aims to help ensure older people continue to enjoy food by helping people who interact with older people understand the challenges they face.

Food, Mood and Health Game

  • The Food, Mood and Health board game is a fun, hands-on board game created to help children and young people explore tricky issues around nutrition, food and health.

Foodtalk Game

  • The Foodtalk Game is an educational board game which provides an engaging learning experience helping staff improve their knowledge and confidence of nutrition and health for children aged 1-5.

Foodeeze

  • Foodeeze card game encourages children to think and talk about food at an early age. This provides the opportunity to develop healthy attitudes to food which could have a huge positive impact in the future. The game is simple and easy for children to understand.

Other Resources and Links

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