What is Best Start Foods?

Best Start Foods is a prepaid card that can help you buy healthy foods like milk or fruit, if one of the following applies to you. For example:

• you're pregnant
• you have a child under 3

The amount you get on your prepaid card will change depending on the age of your child. 

For further information on Best Starts Foods and how to apply, visit mygov.scot

 

Further information:-

Best Start - for NHS Grampian Healthy Best webpage

https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/ - for more information about Best Start Foods

http://www.cfine.org – for information and help around food poverty in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

http://morayfoodplus.org.uk/ - for information and help around food poverty in Moray

www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living - for health information

https://www.home-start.org.uk/find-your-nearest-home-start - to find your nearest branch of Homestart

www.confidence2cook.co.uk – for information about healthy eating on a budget

Published: 25/03/2025 15:51