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A
practical approach to taking control
of diabetes through healthy planning
The Full Menu
Lesson 1
Introduction to the Idaho
Plate Method. Participants form groups and plan a meal using the
Idaho Plate Method.
Lesson 2
Information on the
nutritional and health benefits of adopting the Idaho Plate
Method, and using meal preparation methods that combine to make
meals heart-healthy.
Lesson 3
Putting the Idaho Plate Method into practice through a
supermarket tour. Learn how to read a food label and complete
meal-planning activities that correspond to each of the food
groups.
Lesson 4
A focus on how breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes fit into
the Idaho Plate Method. Complete meal-planning and learn how to
select from a menu when dining out. Participants will receive a
recipe handout.
Who Will
Benefit?
- Individuals who have diabetes.
- Friends and family members
responsible for planning
meals for individuals who have diabetes.
- Health care and nutrition
professionals who want to learn an easy method of controlling
diabetes.
What will You
learn?
- Recognize the signs and
symptoms of diabetes.
- Plan meals using the Idaho
Plate Method.
- Select foods in the supermarket
using the Idaho Plate Method.
- Prepare meals and recipes.
- Maintain healthy eating habits
when dining outside the home.
When you have a question....
call or visit your local office of
The University of Idaho's
Extension Service
Rhea Lanting
Extension Educator
Family and Consumer Sciences
Twin Falls County Extension
246 Third Avenue East
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone: 208-734-9590
E-mail: rhlantin@uidaho.edu
www.extension.uidaho.edu/diabetesplate
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