The Food Foundation Podcast

Did you know beans can boost athletic performance and recovery? England Rugby World Cup winner Sarah Bern explains why and shares insights on elite performance in our latest Bang in Some Beans podcast.We also hear from Jeffrey Boadi, a semi-professional footballer and tennis player who went plant-based eight years ago and author of Plant Fuel: 80 Easy and Energising Recipes Packed with Protein and Fibre, about how protein can power up our game.Presenter Chef Melissa Hemsley follows us to Hove Rugby Club to meet six players from one of the UK’s top under-14 girls’ teams to see what fuels their game, and surprises them with a visit from Sarah Bern herself. Food writer and cook Claire Thomson, aka 5 o'Clock Apron, shares her Black Bean Brownies recipe, which is taste-tested by the competitive athlete family, the Goldenbergs.You can find the recipe for Claire's Black Bean Brownies here and more delicious bean recipes here.Sign up to our newsletter to ensure you get all our updates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What comes to mind when you think of the Great British Breakfast? Chef Melissa Hemsley delves into one of Britain's most iconic meals: the full English to explore its traditions for our latest Bang in Some Beans podcast.Food writer and Guardian columnist Felicity Cloake, author of Red Sauce, Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey, reveals the surprisingly modern story of baked beans at breakfast - and how clever marketing helped cement them as a fry-up staple.We also hear from super-storyteller Hannah Wilding of Bold Bean co who shares ideas for reimagining beans beyond the classic sugary sauce and pop over to The Upper Dicker Village Shop in the heart of Sussex to chat with locals about what really belongs on a breakfast plate.Meanwhile, food writer and nutritionist Emma Bardwell, author of The Fibre Effect, The Surprising and Easy Way to Transform your Health makes the case for fibre-rich beans as the breakfast upgrade we didn’t know we needed - and Team Bean’s Dan Bradley puts her miso beans on toast to the test.You can find the recipe for Emma's Miso Beans on Toast here and more delicious bean recipes here.Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once a staple in British kitchens for more than 2,000 years, the fava bean has been all but forgotten - until now! Known for its versatility and low-carbon footprint, this ancient legume is making a comeback on plates and in farms across the country.In episode two of our Bang in Some Beans podcast series, chef Melissa Hemsley hears from Josiah Meldrum of Hodmedod's and farmer Emma Loder-Symonds tells us why she mills her fava beans; and the University of Reading's Raising the Pulse project presents a vision of how fava bean flour could change the conversation around white sliced bread, while chef and author Tim Anderson gives us his recipe for miso twists.You can find the recipe for Tim Anderson's Miso Twists here and more delicious bean recipes here.Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this major new podcast series as part of The Food Foundation, Veg Power and Beans in How's three-year mission to get the UK eating more beans, chef and writer Melissa Hemsley shows us how these little powerhouses of goodness are so good for our health, good for the planet and such good news for stretched family budgets.In this first episode, Ian Theasby, one half of the super-influencer recipe developer and food writing team, BOSH! tells us how and why supermarkets can change the conversation about beans; Dr Jo Lunn, head nutritionist at Waitrose takes us behind the scene to show us what's happening in the aisles of power; and Food Foundation ambassador Jani Clarke and her Nan and Grandad try out BOSH!'s Ultimate Chilli recipe - and it more than lives up to the hype.You can find the recipe for BOSH!'s Ultimate Chilli here and more delicious bean recipes here.Sign up to our newsletter to ensure you get all our updates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katherine Jenner, Executive Director of the Obesity Health Alliance tells us about the new nutrient profile model that has finally been published by the government, and the very real consequences of how food and drink will be advertised and promoted, especially to children.Click here to sign up for The Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good gut vibes only. Fibre February is the perfect time to Bang in Some Beans!Chloe MacKean, Food Business Transformation Manager at The Food Foundation tells us about the campaign to double UK bean consumption, and how fibre is so essential for our health.Check out the Bang in Some Beans Instagram for delicious beany recipes, and keep an ear out for our Bang in Some Beans podcast series coming very soon! Don't miss out on our latest updates - make sure you're signed up for The Food Foundation's newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Food Foundation tells us about our latest film project which gives a vision of great school food for all children across the country.The Lunch They Deserve is a film by The Tin Bear Project and presented by Emma Thompson and the Food Foundation's Young Ambassadors, gives us a vision of school food that is nourishing and tasty, where our school food is a source of national pride, and of a country where kids are fuelled and ready to learn because of the food they have eaten. Click to sign up for the Food Foundation newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.