Bute Healthy Living Initiative - Working with the Community to improve Health & Wellbeing

FOOD PROGRAMME
This programme focuses on diet and access to fresh affordable food. Cookery Courses and the provision of a Community Cafe (The Green Tree Cafe) makes it easier to eat healthy food on a low budget.
The Green Tree Cafe The Green Tree Cafe is based in the Moat Centre, Rothesay and provides affordable healthy food. The warm and inviting atmosphere makes eating out an enjoyable experience as well as good for you. Read More ...............	Link to Vegetarian Recipes
LUNCH CLUB We run a lunch & Social Club for senior citizens on Mondays and Wednesdays between 12.00 and 2.00 pm. We offer a 2 course lunch and entertainment after lunch. There is transport available to and from the lunch club, to make it accessible for people who find it hard to make their way on foot. Everyone is most welcome .	EASTER BONNET DAY
COOKERY COURSES Our cookery courses are on-going. An eight week course is aimed at young people who are thinking about moving into their first accommodation, or have just moved into a flat of their own. The course not only provides basic cooking skills, but also looks at food hygiene,safety in the kitchen and cooking on a budget. Can't Cook, Won't Cook is the name for this course, and although we can't promise you will be the next Jamie Oliver or Delia Smith, we can promise that you will enjoy preparing a variety of healthier, more appetizing meals that won't break the bank! We also run courses for parents, single people and men.
COMMUNITY ALLOTMENTS After the closure due to the soil contamination the Community Allotments are now in full progress with raised beds and a newly built polly-tunnel. Why not come along and help our volunteers with their exiting projects.

Healthy Eating Connections

Some fun and some serious links to good

informative websites about healthy eating.

Sumo Smoothie

This is the Sumo Smoothie Game – the Sumos wrestle the fruits to a “smoothie” then a bright window pops up with nutritional information on the fruits and a recipe for the smoothie. Good for youngsters and adults.

http://www.5aday.nhs.uk/FunGames/SuperSumoSmoothie.aspx

Potatoes For Schools

This is an excellent, colorful website, great for everyone from early primary school to adult. Videos and cheerful, well laid out pages tell you how to grow and cook potatoes, as well as games to play and free printable coloring sheets.

http://www.potatoesforschools.org.uk/

Fruit and Veg. Trivia Page

Here is a nice page with interesting facts and nutrition information on fruit and vegetables from the nhs5aday website. The page also has links to more tips, facts and fun stuff about healthy eating. Good for adults and older children.

http://www.5aday.nhs.uk/FunGames/DidYouKnow/DidYouKnow.aspx

Test Your Knowledge with a couple of healthy eating Quizzes

This one from the Scottish Healthy Living website which helps you find out how healthy your overall diet is. The same page has links to other quizzes as well as the rest of the Healthy Living website.

http://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/healthyeating/index.cfm?contentID=1469

This next quiz focuses on fruit or vegetables. Good for adults or older children

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/magazine/interactive/quiz/index.aspx

Eat Well, Be Well

Here you can find nice easy-to-read information on a basic healthy diet, from the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency. The site is easy to use and full of sensible, simple advice plus facts and tips on healthy eating.

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/eighttipssection/8tips/

Putting Together a Healthy Meal

Here are some more tips on preparing a healthy meal, this time from the Scottish Healthy Living website.

http://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/toptips/index.cfm?contentid=1372

USDA National Nutrient Data Base

This is a great site to get serious, well researched facts on thousands of foods – calorie counts, protein, carbohydrate, fats, vitamin and mineral content are all there. Although this is from the United States Department of Agriculture this site is used and recognized by dieticians the world over. Easy to use, with a quick response so even if all you want to know is the calorie count, it's worth a look.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/