ChangeKitchen CIC

18/09/2026

Our Friday YAY is for all those glorious green (and rainbow) leafy veg like , and 🥬

Easy to grow, they punch above their weight when it comes to nutrition!

They are powerhouses loaded with vitamins A, C, and K, as well as essential minerals, fibre, and powerful antioxidants. Also, rich in iron, magnesium, folate, and potassium, which help regulate blood pressure, support heart health, and boost immunity.

they are actually super tasty too and don't take a lot of cooking so quick, easy and healthy - what's not to love!! 💚🧡

Let's all eat our greens and enjoy leafy veg more 🫶

OUR FOOD
https://changekitchen.co.uk/our-food/

17/09/2026

Let's big up the humble carrot 🥕

How many ways can we use a carrot in our food - sooooooooo many ways!!

In our and free we pack in as many veg as possible to add to the vitamin and mineral content of our recipes, especially carrots!

carrots do help your eye health?
Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which your body converts into Vitamin A. This nutrient helps maintain good low-light vision and protects against age-related eye decline.

They also contain lots of Vitamin A and Vitamin C that act as antioxidants which support your immune system fight off infections.

If you can't eat all the carrots you grow, please get in touch as we can always put them to good use in our community meals and catered menus 🧡💚

Thank you!

OUR FOOD
https://changekitchen.co.uk/our-food/

16/09/2026

🍎 Apples are super versatile and can be used for sweet and savoury dishes so add lots to our kitchen menus!

Sweet (who doesn't love an Apple Crumble 😍) to savoury dishes like a yummy Spiced Apple Chutney or Apple Sauce with your Sunday roast!

Lots of local places also have community apple harvesting where you can exchange apples for freshly pressed Apple Juice but we also love an apple harvest donation (just saying!!).

What can apples do for you?

💚 They have a high water and fibre content so make whole apples filling, which helps control appetite.

🧡 They are also good for your gut health as the pectin they contain acts as a prebiotic, feeding good bacteria in your colon and improving digestive function.

OUR FOOD
https://changekitchen.co.uk/our-food/

15/09/2026

Right now fruit and veg harvest is in full production from apples and pears to courgettes and marrows 🍏🍐🥒
..and sweetcorn! 🌽

that you can get too?

Bright and vibrant it adds a truly colourful twist to your kitchen prep.

Each cob displays a unique kaleidoscope of pink, purple, blue, green, and yellow kernels due to natural cross-pollination. Best growing varieties for eating are Sweetcorn Ruby Gem or Rainbow Inka.

Other varieties have a firmer kernel than the traditional succulent yellow corn-on-the-cob but perfect for decorative use (think Halloween 👻), dried for popping into popcorn, or ground into cornmeal.

Cooked sweetcorn is high in Antioxidants and fibre 💚🧡

If you have harvest surplus, please consider donating to us - just get in touch for a chat.

OUR FOOD
https://changekitchen.co.uk/our-food/

14/09/2026

‼️Busy kitchen alert‼️

The team really enjoyed our first full chutney making day for our hamper for Ethstat Ethical Stationery CIC. Over the past few months have been working hard in getting the recipe right, sourcing the ingredients and putting together a good team.

Our first full session was with members of the legal team at National Highways who kindly spent their employer sponsored volunteering day with us 💚🧡

Kamran, who organised the day for , sent this lovely message this morning...

"I really appreciated the warm welcome, the time you spent with us, and the opportunity to contribute to the valuable work you do within the community. It was a rewarding experience, and we all enjoyed learning more about your social enterprise and the positive impact it has.

Thank you again for your time and support. I hope we have the opportunity to work together again."

Thank you to our new Graduate placement as part of the Aston University graduate support, Arslan, who did a brilliant job helping with the mad mountain of onions we needed as well as documenting the day! Fantastic start to your time with ChangeKitchen CIC! Thank you 🙌

Thank you to who supplied us with said mountains of onions for the chutney.

Also, thank you to and their headchef Alex for letting us use the Wholesale Market Food Kitchen... full of wonderful equipment by Birmingham

We are looking forward to sending our first batch of the 11,700 jars of spicy tomato chutney - wonderful with cheese but also many other dishes.

Any other teams who are looking for a fund corporate challenge, please get in touch to and , and make chutney!

14/09/2026

Let's talk 🍅

This week we're having a little focus on our fresh ingredients!
One of our hero ingredients are TOMATOES which are absolutely abundant this year - hooray!!

We use kilos of tomatoes every week - fresh or tinned, red, yellow or even black!

tomatoes have lots of health benefits?

💚 Raw tomatoes are high in Vitamin C which aids collagen production.
💚 Beta-carotene and lycopene protect skin from sun damage while Vitamin A supports good vision.
💚 They contain potassium that help lower blood pressure and reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol.
💚 Lycopene can help lower the risk of prostate, lung, and stomach cancers.

We are always grateful of food donations for both our and any surplus harvest from gardens and allotments. Get in touch if you have a potential donation to make - thank you!

OUR FOOD
https://changekitchen.co.uk/our-food/

12/09/2026

11/09/2026

Say YES to Balsall Heath Second Saturday 😍

Happening TOMORROW and we will be running our regular monthly at the wonderful The Mix - Community Café from 12-4pm serving tasty treats, hot food, artisan drinks PLUS ™ for sale - bring your freezer bags folks 💚🧡

Everyone welcome at our table 🫶🏾
See you there!

11/09/2026

We have a belated THANK YOU to say!
(Very important to say your thank you's!!)

The wonderful Grace Enterprises and their CEO, , kindly sent this testimonial across after we catered their SCAPE event earlier this year.

, based in , have a number of incredible organisations in their business portfolio including cleaning, events and yummy biscuits from Half the Story.

💚 Find out more > https://www.graceenterprises.co.uk/

🧡 Book your next catered event with us here > https://changekitchen.co.uk/

11/09/2026

We have a wonderful new event to announce, THE GREAT IMAGINING expo - an exploration of nature and the living world 🌱

Taking place on Friday 18th (schools) and Saturday 19th (community) September 2026, we are particularly excited to be part of this youth social action gathering!

💚 At the schools day on FRIDAY, we will be delivering a planetary and bodily healthy eating workshop to up to 150 young people where they will be making their own wraps with tasty ingredients PLUS providing a delicious and nutritious catered lunch.

🧡 On SATURDAY, we welcome the community to pop along to our stall where you can chat with the team and enjoy some of our tasty food.

EVENT INFO
https://www.thegreatimagining.org/seeds-of-change-2026

EVENT VENUE
Winterbourne House and Garden

Our thanks to and council for the invitation.