How do you keep a family healthy for less? How can we reduce the impact of our food on climate change? Bang in some beans! Delicious, simple beans, lentils and pulses full of fibre and so easy straight from the tin.

Beans are the ultimate kitchen shortcut – tasty, affordable, and endlessly adaptable. From hearty family favourites to fresh new ideas, they’re the ingredient that makes everyday cooking easier and more exciting.

Bang in Some Beans is a campaign from Veg Power and The Food Foundation designed to help families eat more beans, lentils and pulses, without changing everything they cook.

It’s about adding beans to everyday meals you already know and like, in small, affordable and realistic ways. No specialist ingredients, no complicated recipes, just simple steps that make meals healthier, cheaper and better for the planet.

About the Beans project

Thanks to National Lottery players, The Food Foundation, alongside Veg Power and Kent University Students’ Union, will encourage people across the UK to eat sustainable food sources such as beans, lentils and pulses, as a way of helping them take achievable and affordable climate action.

The beans project has received almost £1.4m from The National Lottery Community Fund, the UK’s largest funder of community activity, and aims to reduce the impact of diets on greenhouse gas emissions, whilst creating a long-term shift towards healthier and more sustainable dietary habits. With the support of local and national food businesses, activities will include a digital campaign to engage the public.

This grant comes from the Climate Action Fund, a £100 million commitment over 10 years from The National Lottery Community Fund to support communities across the UK to take action on climate change and involve more people in climate action. This forms part of one of the funder’s four key missions in its 2030 strategy, ‘It starts with community’ – supporting communities to be environmentally sustainable.

Find out more about this campaign