Food safety & healthy eating on the Island of Ireland

Talk about food

How the food industry pushes unhealthy food and why we need to change our food environment.

Read Kitchen essentials What to have in stock if you need to pull together quick and good value meals.

Read Healthy cooking How you cook is as important as what you cook when it comes to keeping your food healthy.

Read Eat well on shift work Working shifts makes it hard to keep healthy and regular eating patterns.

Read Lets #TalkAboutFood Take a look at the food that surrounds us. Is it good enough?

Read What's changed? More of us are overweight, yet we don’t have less will power, bigger appetites or different biology than previous generations.

Read Food industry tactics How the food industry pushes unhealthy food.

Recipes

20 soup recipes

Home-made soups are much healthier than shop-bought soup, and far easier on your pocket.

More recipes

Scotch broth

This traditional Scottish dish is rich, filling and warm enough to take the chill out of the coldest bones. Great for warming up after outdoors activity in winter.

Homemade vegetable soup

This chunky soup is easy to make – even if you have never cooked before.

Leek and potato soup

A delicious soup that is easy to prepare and makes a great lunch! This leek and potato soup is also low in fats, saturates and sugar.

Chickpea soup with red peppers

Vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet but also taste fantastic, especially when made into soup.

More recipes

Food Safety

From storing food safely to preparing and cooking food

Read Screens in the kitchen

Do you use your phone when cooking? Here's why it’s important to wash your hands when cooking while using a smart device.

Read Preventing cross contamination

Cross contamination is when harmful bacteria are accidentally transferred from raw food to ready-to-eat food.

Watch Storing food in the freezer

Knowing how to get the best out your freezer helps with meal planning and avoiding food waste.