KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior (Bernalillo County)

August 24; The 2008 Albuquerque Tomato Fiesta I put on two ½ hour cooking demos. The first session I made gazpacho and swiss steak and the second session I made tubule and a tomato past dish using recipes from the Tomato Fiesta cook book. I had over 100 people in all sit and listen to part of my demo but definitely lined up to sample. The Fiesta was well advertised and there were many more people attended this year’s event than last years.

September 20, 27, October 7, 14; is my first round of Kitchen Creation classes. Our class had 19 students which had been on a waiting list for a long time. Virginia Alexander had done several classes since Patricia’s retirement and with me on board Virginia and I hope to meet the needs of our counties diabetic community

August 27-28; Virginia Alexander and I drove to Las Cruces to be a part of the “Organ Wise Guys training”. The Organ Wise Guys program in a health and nutrition program for elementary children to help them understand the importance of eating low fat, high fiber, drink lots or water and exercise. I will be helping Virginia bring the Organ Wise Guys programs to 5 elementary schools in Albuquerque.

August 27th; The Albuquerque Christian’s Children’s Home houses children in cottages with a couple overseeing each cottage. There are 5 cottages at the site and usually around 6 children in each cottage. I shared with the cottage parents a lesson on basic meal planning and nutrition for children. The 8 house parents I spoke with had lots of questions and asked me to come back for to discuss additional topics.

Patricia Aaron has signed on to support KA 703. Nutrition Education and Behavior within Bernalillo County.