We were delighted to receive funding from Leith Chooses 2024 for our project, Fun, Fit & Fed! 

Throughout the summer we delivered over 400 Take & Make meal kits to Ainslie Park and Leith Victoria swim centres. With just 14% of children aged 2-15 years old meeting the 5-a-day recommendation in Scotland (Scottish Government), this project ensured that busy people, parents and carers struggling with the Cost of Living, could access fresh fruit nutritious meal kits to take home, making 4 portions of food. 

Many people using the venues for exercise, popped by the Upmo community cafe for a coffee or a nibble ☕ to pick up one of our nourishing meal kits to take home and try out! 

The Leith Chooses funding meant that we could provide these meal kits free of charge for households to enjoy cooking a healthy meal - all we asked is that recipients cooked and ate together with family, friends and neighbours! Research suggests cooking and sharing food is great for mental and physical health 🤗

“I have used two of these parcels and was able to make dishes I've never made before and they were lovely.”

“I have lost two stone and changed my diet completely due to the support from Edinburgh Leisure and your meals have also helped a great deal in terms of both learning new healthy foods and supporting a healthy diet.” 

We have a large range of Take & Make meal kits. These can be purchased for home delivery from our online shop here. Collect the recipe cards and find a new favourite!

• Each of our meal kit makes at least 4 portions of food - each portion contains 2-4 of our 5-a-day.
• The meal kits contain a recipe to follow and pre-portioned ingredients including spices
• All meals can be made in a slow cooker
• All meals are plant-based. The recipe cards have suggestions including when to add meat if you'd like to make it a non-vegetarian dish

When you've cooked your Take & Make, tag us on Facebook and Instagram @EdinComFood. 

Check out our YouTube channel for quick videos showing how to make different Take & Make meals: https://bit.ly/3UyEe95 🍓🍓