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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Sandoval County) |
| Date | November 1, 2011, 7:46 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | KITCHEN CREATIONS The Home Economist organized the Kitchen Creations Diabetic Cooking School. 33 diabetics (of which 19 graduated by attending all 4 classes), 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 98% 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: “The hands-on cooking piece has inspired me to cook more often & I enjoyed it since I normally do not like to cook.” “I find that it will be easier for me to fix healthy meals after today.” The Home Economist held a Kitchen Creations II pilot program seven participants from past Kitchen Creations classes attended 4 classes. Information from Kitchen Creations was reinforced and expanded upon. |