Healthy catering award winners

More than 30 catering establishments came together last week to celebrate healthy eating at the first annual Healthy Choices Award Ceremony.

The Healthy Choices award ceremony, funded by the Sheffield – Let’s Change4Life Programme, saw winners from across the city including:

• Best Healthy Food establishment’ went to Homemade, who not only offer healthier menu items but also healthier cooking methods used during preparation
• ‘Most breastfeeding friendly establishment’ was awarded to Nonnas for their pro-active promotion of a breastfeeding policy and welcoming environment
• The award for ‘Sourcing food locally’ was presented to Silversmiths, who actively support the local economy by sourcing 70% of ingredients from Sheffield
• ‘Fairtrade’ award went to Sharrow’s new Fair-trade coffee shop SMaRT Venue
• The ‘Community Champion Award’ was awarded to the Burton Street project, who are visited by 1500 people each week, are involved in local food initiatives, and provide work experience for people with learning difficulties
• And finally the ‘Most Inspiring Award’ was presented to Nonnas, who showed high achievement in all of the award categories

Carol Weir, NHS Sheffield’s Programme Director for the Sheffield – Let’s Change4Life Programme said: “The ceremony was a phenomenal success and demonstrates how important the healthy eating agenda is to local businesses. All the winners and shortlisted entries are already achieving so much by contributing towards offering healthier alternatives to the people of Sheffield.”

Siobhan Horsley, Food Programme Manager at Sheffield Wildlife Trust who runs the Healthy Choices programme said: “We’ve had nothing but positive feedback from all the participating establishments and I’m sure that the award ceremony will grow from strength to strength as more caterers become Healthy Choice Award accredited”

Trudi Coleman from award winning Nether Edge café Homemade said: “We were delighted to win the award for Best Healthy food establishment in Sheffield and to be a part of an exciting new initiative that can only benefit the people of the city.

“We have always endeavoured to source and use local produce and offer unusual fresh salads, homemade soups and warm dishes of the day that challenge conventional ideas about vegetarian cuisine. We as owners, prepare, cook and serve all our own food, and therefore know exactly what each dish contains. This is an important aspect of offering people healthy food choices.”

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