New Resources

Our team have developed a number of new resources, that support our work:

How to...Slow Cooker Picture Recipes

A set of 6 slow cooker picture recipes have been produced to address the growing number of requests for one pot, slow cooker recipes. Due to the cost of living crisis, more people are using slow cookers to make family meals, in a bid to reduce fuel consumption.

Make And Taste - Simple Snack Ideas

Make and Taste provides a range of quick and easy, non cook snack and recipe ideas for parents, carers and teachers to make with their children

The recipes are easy to follow and are a great way to engage with children and their families, around food, they help to make learning about food fun This resource is being piloted at a number of nurseries and early years establishments throughout Forth Valley.

How to...Cook

The aim of the ‘How To... Cook' guide is to give people the confidence to prepare and cook tasty, nutritious food and family meals on a budget. It is packed full of tasty, low-cost recipes that are easy to prepare and have been tried and tested by people who have not cooked before.

Stronger For Longer - Strength and Balance Poster

After receiving consent to use the original poster, Life Skills Officers, Physical Education Instructors from the 3 local prisons arranged prisoner focus groups to review and update the poster. Feedback gathered was used to reword and redesign the poster to suit the prison setting. Copies of the final poster were given to each of the three prisons to display within cells and the gym areas.

Community Nutrition Website

We continually monitor, review and update our Community Nutrition Web pages. A recent addition is our Access To Food page - It is packed full of information and useful links to local support organisations including a link to Forth Valley Food Futures Sustainable Food Map and Directory. Staff can signpost their patients onto this page for links to free money advice, local Citizen Advice Bureau contact details and for help during the cost of living crisis.....

New Website

Why Weight Website

The Child Healthy Weight Team is also part of NHS Forth Valley's Healthier Future Team The 'Why Weight' Service helps support children, young people and their families work towards a healthier weight by making positive changes around food and activity

The website has 9 webpages including Meet the Team, Our Partners, Cooking At Home Challenges, Food & Recipes, Resources including online games and activity sheets to print off, Physical Activity and Further Reading and Training page with links to key documents and reports and training modules.

Contact Why Weight Team

If you have any questions, please get in touch: Call 07766 443353 and leave a message or text anytime Calls will be charged at the standard mobile rate.

Email: fv.whyweight@nhs.scot