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Impact Report

For plan KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Otero County)
Date October 29, 2010, 3:18 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report In 2010, twenty-eight individuals participated in the Kitchen Creations Diabetes School classes offered at the Exhibit Building of the Fairgrounds and the classroom/kitchen of the Extension Office. Evaluation statistics for the Kitchen Creations indicate that the diabetes cooking classes helped participants to manage their diabetes for the reason that 68% of participants now read food labels to find the amount of carbohydrates in a serving; 61% of participants now measure food portions; 61% of participants use more herbs and spices to flavor foods instead of salt and fat; 43% of participants use the Diabetes Food Guide Pyramid to plan a day’s meal; and 43% of participants use the 50/50 method to control the amount of carbohydrates they eat at a meal. In addition, 79% of the participants were able to list knowledge gained as a result of participating in the Kitchen Creations Diabetes Cooking School which included how “food can taste good even though it is still a diabetic menu”. One participant commented on what they liked most about Kitchen Creations was “Great explanations. Very clear information. While so well organized, (instructors) could also step back and answer all questions. Very knowledgeable, with humor.”