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Food Futures Certificate

Do you know a café, restaurant, canteen or lunch club that serves good, healthy food? 

We want to celebrate their success and recognise their nutritious know-how by awarding them a prestigious Food Futures certificate.

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What is Food Futures?

Food Futures is a partnership that embraces a wide range of individuals and organisations with an interest in improving food in the city. Its ambitious goal is to create a culture of good food in the city, based on the belief that good food is enjoyable, safe, nutritious, environmentally sustainable, and produced ethically and fairly; and that everyone in Manchester has a right to good food – no-one should have this right denied because of where they live, their income or their background. The Food Futures strategy embraces the whole food agenda for the city – from improving health, tackling health inequalities and reducing the environmental impact of food, to building sustainable communities and strengthening the local economy.

Good Fish Guide launched

Although the health benefits of eating fish are clear, with over fishing, depleting stocks and environmentally degrading fishing methods, it is difficult to know what species to eat with a clear conscience.  The Marine Conservation Society have produced the Good Fish Guide to advise which species to eat, which to avoid, including the reasons not to eat them.

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Salt - Is your food full of it?
Eating too much salt is bad for your health because it can raise your blood pressure and having a high blood pressure triples your chances of heart disease and stroke. Adults should eat no more than 6g (equivalent to a teaspoon) per day. Children should have even less. Most, around 75%, of the salt we consume is already in the foods we eat.
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Food Futures Strategy available on line

You can now download a copy of the Food Futures Strategy online.  This contains information on, amongst other things, why this strategy is important, aims and objectives, values and case studies.   

Find out who holds a Food Futures Certificate
Since the Food Futures Certificate launched a year ago, a range of eating establishments in Manchester have received the award. 
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