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Parents! Do this to get more fruit and veg into your family’s diet

Posted on: 30 June 2022

Changing our food habits can be really challenging, but it is often the smallest changes that make the biggest difference to our health and wellbeing. 

So, why not take a small step to improve your family’s lifestyle?

This month you can sign up to the Better Health fruit and veg boost! Every week for a month you’ll receive top tips and tasty, easy recipes to get more fruit and veg into your family’s diet.

By boosting the fruit and veg in your daily diet you’re helping to protect yourself and your family from diseases like heart disease and some cancers, plus you don’t need to make any big changes to your current diet or go without any of the foods you love.

Before you know it you and your little ones will be on your way to eating your five a day.

Sign up here

Get free fruit and veg vouchers 

If you are eligible to the Healthy Start Scheme, you can use your weekly allowance to buy fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables.

Did you know that markets are a great source of low-cost produce, including imported culturally appropriate fruits and vegetables? In Tower Hamlets, the following markets have fruit and veg stalls:

  • Stroudley Walk, E3 
  • Whitechapel Road, E1 
  • Watney Street, E1
  • Chrisp Street, E14 
  • Bethnal Green, E2

Find out more