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Impact Report
| For plan | KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (McKinley County Nutrition Plan of Work ) |
| Date | July 10, 2012, 10:16 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | According to the ADA (American Diabetes Association)"hidden salt" may be the biggest source of sodium in our diets. Salt is used to increase storage life of canned food, frozen and boxed dinners, fast food, and restaurant foods to make them taste better. Salt should not be cut out of a diet completely, but people should try to reduce their salt intake. The Gallup Senior Jubilee welcomed 38 members on October 5, 2011 to their ninth senior jubilee a unique program designed to spotlight and celebrate the senior citizens who like in rural areas. The McKinley County CES home Economist provided nutrition education and her topic "Herbs and Spices Instead of Salt?" was well received. The participants learned which herbs have strong, medium and delicate flavors, which herbs can be combined to specific foods. As an added activity the were invited to prepare a poultry seasoning to take home and try on thanksgiving turkey. All 41 participants shared their knowledge about the use of certain herbs and they didn't hesitate in preparing their seasoning recipe to take home. Everyone noted that the seasoning had no salt, but the aroma was very appetizing. |