Programs
Kitchen Creations
 Kitchen
Creations, a cooking school for people with diabetes and their families,
is jointly supported by the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
and the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Cooperative Extension
Service.
A healthy diet and appropriate food choices are considered one
of the cornerstones of diabetes management. The four lessons taught
in Kitchen Creations were developed in the hope of helping families
manage diabetes through meal planning and healthy food preparation.
 The
goals of Kitchen Creations include:
- Increasing knowledge of healthy food choices and meal planning
for people with diabetes
- Presenting healthy versions of familiar foods, and introducing
new foods, that are economical and easy to prepare
- Providing hands-on opportunities to learn cooking techniques
that use new or more healthful ingredients
- Encouraging behavior changes by preparing and tasting healthy
foods.
The cooking classes are taught in a team approach by an NMSU County
Extension staff person and a local health professional who has a
background in diabetes management.
The Kitchen Creations
Newsletter covers a wide variety of nutrition and diabetes topics.
It is written by DPCP and NMSU Registered Dietitians for the Kitchen
Creations faculty.
For additional information about the Kitchen Creations cooking
school, email us at khalders@nmsu.edu. |
