Isabel Rice

She/her. Registered Dietitian working in food poverty and sustainability. All views are my own.

[Charlotte White @charlottemwhite]

My latest @BigIssue piece. Finally a change of government, there has to be action, and soon. https://t.co/RUo598Vxsn

[Sabine Goodwin @sabineegoodwin]

“Ask food bank managers what Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet, backed by an overwhelming parliamentary majority, can do to make rapid headway in lifting people out of hardship and their answers will be clear.” My opinion piece for ⁦@BigIssue⁩ #CashFirst https://t.co/lWKtVny7Gg

[Tom Pollard @PollardTom]

New @NEF analysis by @Sam_Tims & @HollieWright_ shows the scale & impact of automatic debt deductions being taken from Universal Credit

An inadequate social security safety net is being weakened even further for 2.3m households

Here's why it's happening & why it matters... 🧵

[London Food Poverty Campaign @foodpoverty_uk]

We are looking for a research partner to evaluate @UKSustain 's Good Food Local approach in London. Submit your proposal by Friday 24 May. https://t.co/SxhGuNFZFV

[Bridging the Gap @bridging_gap_uk]

Job alert 📢 @UKSustain are recruiting a Director of Policy and Advocacy. We are seeking a professional, experienced, and strategic leader, who shares our commitment to healthy, fair, and sustainable food and farming. Deadline 10am, Weds 10 April. https://t.co/HJEEKNTWm4

[London Food Link @LondonFoodLink]

As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Sustain are spotlighting how to put neurodiversity at the centre of your food project all year round https://t.co/7ffqLMEggN

[Sabine Goodwin @sabineegoodwin]

🧵Critical data from @DWPgovuk #FamilyResourcesSurvey on #foodinsecurity just released. There's been a 2% increase in severe and moderate #foodinsecurity comparing #FRS data from 2019-20 to 2022-23 with 17% of households reporting severe, moderate or marginal #foodinsecurity

[Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here) @Childrensfood]

Happy #InternationalSchoolMealsDay! We polled over 2000 UK parents on policies to ensure healthy #SchoolFoodForAll 🍽️ children. Here's a THREAD🧵on what we found 👇🏽 #ISMD24.

More details: https://t.co/QVIqlV3cDt

[Sustain @UKSustain]

🗞️ @UKSustain in the news!

@isabelriceRD: 'People seeking sanctuary in this country should have their nutritional needs met, and agency over the food they eat.'

Read more 👇

@foodpoverty_uk @JRSUK @trustforlondon
https://t.co/nSPRAHkPLt

[BDA Public Health Specialist Group @BDAPublicHealth]

We are delighted to announce our next free webinar
Are all UPFs created equal?
Thursday 21st March 1900-2030 GMT

Dr. Nicola Guess
@DrDuaneRD
@deirdre_tobias

Chaired by
@drtom_butler
https://t.co/qsjYarXEGl

[Sustain @UKSustain]

📢Job alert! @UKSustain are recruiting a Director of Policy and Advocacy. We are seeking a professional, experienced, and strategic leader, who shares our commitment to healthy, fair, and sustainable food and farming.
Deadline 10 April.
Apply now 👇
https://t.co/EyEl1p9RWH

[Sustain @UKSustain]

Sustain responds to the #SpringBudget including-Household Support Fund Extension-Missed opportunities on healthy school food, funds for children's health and support for sustainable farming https://t.co/Kn8qSkfpGM

[BDA Public Health Specialist Group @BDAPublicHealth]

🎉SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT🎉
We are delighted to tell you about the speakers at our next free webinar on Thursday 21st March
Dr. Nicola Guess will be reviewing the evidence around ultra processed foods and health including observational data and trials.
https://t.co/qsjYarXEGl

[BDA Public Health Specialist Group @BDAPublicHealth]

We are excited to share details of our next free webinar 'Are all UPFs created equal?' with Dr Nicola Guess @DrDuaneRD @deirdre_tobias 21.03.24 1900 GMT https://t.co/qsjYarXEGl @BDA_Dietitians @BDA_Obesity @BDA_Paediatrics @BDA_Sustainable @TheBDA @actiononsugar @NHDmagazine

[Vera @Verushka]

Happy #LGBTQHistoryMonth! I'm really pleased to share my joint blog with @isabelriceRD looking at the history & legacies of #LGBTQ community food action, & new initiatives growing in London. @LGBTHM @UKSustain @LondonFoodLink @FoodPlacesUK @foodpoverty_uk https://t.co/kT9S9CnXhG

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

🆘 Some of the most vulnerable families in our communities are being left with little @GOVUK support.

That's why 148 organisations are calling for all households with No Recourse to Public Funds to be given permanent access to @NHSHealthyStart

Vera Zakharov from @UKSustain explains more in our latest #podcast

🎧 Listen in full: https://t.co/YfO5u0qEKK
#NRPF #CostOfLivingCrisis

[Isabel Rice @isabelriceRD]

@Jo_AnneSmith @TEWVresearch @TeessideUni @EquallyWellUK @UniofNewcastle @fuse_online Congratulations Jo Anne some great research!

[Sabine Goodwin @sabineegoodwin]

“How much time, effort and fuel could be saved if people had enough money to go to a shop and buy food for themselves? How much stress, shame and poor health could be prevented?” ⁦#CashFirst ⁦@IFAN_UK⁩ ⁦@mariaammarshall⁩ https://t.co/BfhpfyfGJy

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

📢 A coalition of 140+ organisations is calling for ALL low income households with No Recourse to Public Funds to be given permanent access to the @NHSHealthyStart Scheme.

So we've written to Health Minister @andrealeadsom asking her to urgently revise eligibility criteria to help families struggling with the #CostOfLivingCrisis

More here: https://t.co/Ft1PWrpFOz
#NRPF

[Isabel Rice @isabelriceRD]

@Kathy4nutrition @BDAPublicHealth @TheBDA @actiononsugar @BDA_Dietitians @KawtherH Hi Kathy, this is the link to sign up. https://t.co/vXA5cVHXgF If you've already signed up you should have received an email which contains the meeting link and ID. Let me know if not