Gloucestershire NHS Community Diabetes Service

02/05/2026

So many beautiful places to walk in Gloucestershire here are some ideas if you fancy exploring the Cotswolds

Discover walks in the Cotswolds’ valleys & villages, including the famous Cotswold Way.

02/05/2026

7 Simple ways to increase your steps from British Heart Foundation

Walking can benefit your heart as well as your general health. Here's 7 easy ideas to up your steps count.

01/05/2026

What's in season this month?
*New potatoes
*Broad beans
*Spinach
*Baby lettuce
*Asparagus
*Rhubarb
*Early strawberries
Eating more seasonally supports local agriculture and reduces the carbon footprint associated with transporting food. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are often fresher and tastier, and great to include into your diet.
Here is a lovely spinach recipe to try, just four ingredients too!

Try this tasty spinach and halloumi salad as a light main or starter. It contains just four ingredients so is super simple to make, and it's super speedy too

01/05/2026

In National Walking Month here are just a few reasons from British Heart Foundation on why walking is so good for us! Health benefits from just 11 minutes a day brisk walking.

Walking is an easy way to get active and boost your happiness. Here's 6 surprising health benefits of regularly walking.

01/05/2026

May is National Walking month, Coleford in the forest of Dean are holding a walking festival from 9th -17th May. Lots of different walks to try, have a look at the diary page and book your place

https://colefordareawalkingfestival.co.uk/

30/04/2026

Spring is well and truly here, with it comes lovely spring vegetable recipes here are some ideas from BBC Food

Celebrate spring with our favourite recipes of the season. Make the most of fresh, seasonal ingredients such as asparagus, spring greens, rhubarb and more.

26/04/2026

Now spring and summer are fast approaching, this Mediterranean inspired roast dinner maybe worth a try

You can't beat this low-fat, one-pot recipe for an easy meal, bursting with summer colour and flavour

24/04/2026

In our sessions we suggest people try and cover at least 1/2 plate with vegetables or salad for lunch and evening meal. Fine if you like veg but what if your not a fan? Incorporating vegetables into other dishes can be a great place to start, for example adding grated carrot to a bolognaise, using tins of tomatoes to make simple sauces, thinking of trying veggies cooked in different ways, for example a carrot can be grated, boiled, steamed, roasted or even mashed, spiced up with some cumin seeds or glazed with a drizzle of honey. Even for us adults we need to try food on multiple occasions before we decide we definitely don't like it. Although aimed at children these recipes could be a great place to start expanding your vegetable intake

Help little ones get their five-a-day by hiding some veg in their meals. Kids will love our traybakes, bolognese-style pasta dishes and more.

23/04/2026

23/04/2026

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23/04/2026

Happy St. George's day.
When asked about traditional English food, the full English breakfast sometimes comes to mind. Often thought to be very unhealthy, but as with lots of things there are ways to even make this a little healthier, here's how https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-full-english-breakfast/

23/04/2026

Yesterday was World Earth Day 2026. There are some simple things we can do as individuals show our love for planet earth some simple ways to to reduce our carbon footprint, such as cutting down on waste, and choosing sustainable products are great, we can also consider making our next meal plant based. Reducing consumption or meat and animal products even by a small amount could lower the environmental impact of our diets.
Not sure where to start? here are some meat free dishes to have a go at

Basing your diet on plants is a great way to help the environment. Our plant-based recipes contain plenty of family favourites to bring everyone on the journey.