How to Use the Glasgow Going for Gold Summer Bucket List:

Take part in as many activities listed on the Bucket List as you can
Take a picture of yourself/your family/friends doing the activities
Post your picture/s and some text on social media (Facebook | Instagram| LinkedIn| BlueSky) using #GlasgowGoingforGold. Alternatively, you can email your entry to us: info@goodfoodforall.co.uk
Your entry (social media/email) will be entered into a competition to win campaign related prizes. The more activities you take part in, the better your chances of winning!

Have fun! You don’t have to enter the competition to take part in the activities, the main thing is you take part/learn a new skill/connect with new people.

Download a printable version of the Summer Bucket List below. Then use the table below to find some suggested links to help you complete the activities.

ACTIVITY	LINKS
Try a fruit or veg you’ve never tried before	Eat it on its own or make it into a salad Eat something that’s in season right now Keep fruit & veg diary
Make your own healthy fruit or veg smoothie (Keep in mind that although making your own smoothie is a fun activity, it’s healthier to eat the whole fruit! A small glass (150ml) of juice counts towards one your ‘5 a day’, but drinking more than this no longer counts because smoothies are high in sugar).	Smoothie recipes – BBC Food Sugar in drinks – British Nutrition Foundation Drinks and hydration – NHS 5 A Day portion sizes – NHS
Cook a new recipe See this video from Nutrition Scotland for ideas of healthy eating on a budget	Healthy Recipe Ideas – Nutrition Scotland Good Food from Glasgow cookbook Full of Beans recipe book Summer soup Pizza with vegetables and tomato sauce Burgers with beans/vegetables to make them a bit healthier Home made oven chips Home made pot noodle
Bake a cake with seasonal fruit or vegetables (e.g. carrot, courgette, berries, rhubarb) Think about using food you have grown yourself!	Baking with vegetables – BBC Food
Learn how to read a food label	Food Labelling Factsheet – Nutrition Scotland Food Labelling – British Nutrition Foundation
Plant some seeds and watch them grow	– Fruit e.g. strawberries, raspberries, blue berries, apple trees and sunflowers (can eat seeds & good for bees) – Veg e.g. rocket, lettuce, carrots, peas – Beans e.g. runner beans, French beans, dwarf beans
Food Art – create a self-portrait using fruit and vegetables, then eat it!	Edible Art for Kids – Search Images
Go to a community meal	Find Local Food Services Map \| Glasgow Community Food Network (en-GB)
Make your own healthy ice lollies	Berry Frozen Yogurt Lollies
Make a healthy picnic and have it in your garden or a park with your family or friends.	Picnic Ideas Healthy Recipe Ideas Beany Picnic Recipes
Create your own ‘Food Lab’	SG-33424-Food Lab A3 poster-JG.indd
Track your food waste over a week	Food waste – BBC Bitesize Food saving actions – Zero Waste Scotland
Donate some food or money to those who might need it	Find Local Food Services Map \| Glasgow Community Food Network (en-GB)
Create your own fruit and veg stall ‘selling’ fruit and veg outside your own house. You could raise money for charity!	Cardboard Fruit Stand with @Makedo 🍉🍓🍋🍊 I put together this fruit … \| TikTok
Go berry or apple picking in late summer or autumn	Essential Foraging Guide – Wild Food Month by Month – Woodland Trust Glasgow Apple Pressing glasgowapplepressing Official: Instagram, Facebook \| Linktree
Count how many food adverts you see in a day – how many of these are for foods that are good for us?	Keep an Eye on Big Food \| Spot Junk Food Ads Targeting Young People \| Bite Back 2030
Hold a ‘plant swap’ with baby plants you’ve grown yourself and swap with friends

PLACES TO VISIT	LINKS
Go to your local fruit and veg shop or market	Glasgow Sustainable Food Directory (sustainable cafes, restaurants and shops) Wester Common Unity Market Partick Farmers Market Shawlands Farmers Market
Visit a community garden near where you live	Find Local Food Services Map \| Glasgow Community Food Network (en-GB)
Visit a food event from our list of Summer Events	Summer Events
Visit a street food venue and try food from another culture	Good Times Market (multicultural street food market in Broomielaw) The Rail Yard Glasgow (sustainable weekend market with food stalls) Barras Market (one of the UK’s oldest markets, with lots of food stalls, open every weekend)
Visit a cheesemonger or fishmonger	Some Independent Cheese Mongers in Glasgow
Visit a farm to find out where your food comes from	Some Family Friendly Farms Around Glasgow Journey of a potato
Find out more about where honey comes from	Home – Glasgow & District Beekeepers’ Association Glasgow buzzing about bees as new city trail is launched – BBC News

Here is a printable version of the Summer Bucket List for you to download and tick off the activities as you go!

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Bucket List for the Summer