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FOOD
Crunch the munch!
Munch Lunch & Dinner is a new cookbook that is
packed with easy-to-follow, delicious meals. Discover
how you can turn low-cost and close-to-hand
ingredients into tasty and nutritious dishes.
We live in a world full
of celebrity chefs,
social media pics of
food and aspirational
cooking TV shows, and it is easy to
be overwhelmed by all the conflicting
information that bombards us.
One minute we are told to cook
seasonally and shop locally, then next
to hunt down weird and wonderful
ingredients that go past their use-by
date before we ever want to use them
a second time!
Munch Lunch & Dinner cuts
through all this noise. Every single
recipe uses ingredients that can be
found in your store cupboard or a
local supermarket. You won't need
any specialist equipment either, most
recipes use just one saucepan. There
are clear guides on how to shop
and chop meat, fish and vegetables
and how to substitute expensive
ingredients without sacrificing taste.
Community based
The cookbook is published by Munch
CIC (which stands for Community
Interest Company), whose team
is passionate about fighting
health inequalities, empowering
communities, and helping individuals
to make healthy changes and learn
about sustainable nutrition. The book
was born out of Munch Community
Cooking workshops and courses,
which are run to help people develop
the skills and confidence they need
to cook from scratch. Munch Lunch
& Dinner was designed as a takehome tool for
the low income and
disadvantaged groups the company
regularly works with. However, the
team realised many more people
would benefit from their back-tobasics approach
to home cooking and
meal planning.
Hence, this cookbook is more
than just recipes. It guides you
through stocking your cupboards
with versatile ingredients and batch
cooking meals for future use. There
are also tips for reducing waste
and making your food go further by
utilising leftovers. Throughout the
book there is nutritional information
and advice about eating sustainably
including great ways to introduce
more plants into your diet.
Mary Louise Needham-Carlton,
a director at Munch CIC and author
of Munch Lunch & Dinner, says:
"It's really exciting to potentially
be able help more people access
good healthy food and learn about
sustainable nutrition. Cooking
doesn't have to be complicated! We
hope this book will be a useful guide
for new cooks as well as a go-to for
experienced cooks, for new ideas
for quick mid-week meals. Plus, all
profits help individuals and children
at are Cooking Clubs learn valuable
life skills, which is what we love more
than anything here at Munch!"
Available from the Munch website
and Amazon at £21.99 hardback,
£14.99 paperback. The profit from
every two books sold buys one space
for someone to attend the Munch
community cooking groups. These
groups help children and individuals
build a healthy relationship
with food.
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