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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Sandoval County) |
| Date | October 26, 2009, 8:02 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | KITCHEN CREATIONS Diabetics in Sandoval County needing a class to help them manage their diabetes offered in the evenings to accommodate their work schedules. The Home Economist organized the Kitchen Creations Diabetic Cooking School held at the Visitors Center in September 2009. The free four-part cooking school was presented to a total of thirteen diabetics, their family members, and other interested individuals who gained skills in reading nutrition facts labels, adjusting portion sizes, and planning and preparing meals that were lower in sodium, fat, and carbohydrates. A Certified Diabetic Educator co-taught each class with the Home Economist. The Home Economist taught the participants about safe food handling and portion sizes. The Diabetic Educator taught participants about using the 50/50 plate method and counting carbohydrates. The Home Economist and Diabetic Educator also assisted participants as they prepared, sampled and discussed the foods and ingredients commonly used in diabetic recipes. The class was offered from five to eight in the evenings accommodating work schedules. At the end of the four weeks eighty percent of the participants said they use the 50/50 method to control the amount of carbohydrates they eat and use the Diabetes Food Guide Pyramid to plan a day’s meal. After the class the Home Economist received phone calls from three of the participants expressing their enjoyment and gratitude of the class because they were controlling their blood sugar levels. The Diabetic Educator and the Home Economist will work together again to coordinate another diabetic cooking school in the spring at the north end of the county. |