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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Union County) |
| Date | October 28, 2009, 9:24 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Kitchen Creations Cooking for Diabetics The statewide program was presented in the Spring of 2009 to 12 participatns. They gained knowledge from a series of 4 classes which included lecture, and hands on food preparation. It is estimated that 25% of the people in Union County have diabetes or at risk for diabetes. This program increased knowledge in what is diabetes, how to control it throug diet, foods that fit well into the diabetic diet etc. The second part of the program is cooking. Members learn food prepartion techniques that help make food healthier. They also increase their knowledge of food safety, nutrition label reading and meal planning. 95% of the participants stated that they have increased their knowledge of diabetes, foods that work in the diabetic diet, changing recipes to fit within the diet. Members also stated that they have begun to change their meal planning and preparation techniques to improve not only their diets but the diets of their families. |