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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Sandoval County) |
| Date | October 29, 2010, 10:16 pm |
| For Objective | Long-term Show long-term objectives |
| Impact Report | KITCHEN CREATIONS The Home Economist organized the Kitchen Creations Diabetic Cooking Schools. 69 diabetics, family members, and other interested individuals gained skills in reading nutrition facts labels, adjusting portion sizes, and planning and preparing meals lower in sodium, fat, and carbohydrates. A Certified Diabetic Educator co-taught each class. The Home Economist taught participants about safe food handling and portion sizes. The Diabetic Educator taught participants about using the 50/50 plate method and counting carbohydrates. At the end of the four weeks 60% 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. 100% of participants stated Kitchen Creations has helped them manage their diabetes. Participant’s comments included: “This has been one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time.,” “The class encourages me to try new things.,” “This is by far the most informative session on carbohydrates I have ever been to.” and “Keeping guidelines has helped bring my sugar down. 197 to 106 this morning. Thank you so much for your help.” Ten participants from the 2009 class requested a reunion. Food safety was reinforced through presentation and bingo games. |