Dining with Diabetes

Filed Under: 4-H

This program will help empower people with knowledge and strategies to manage their diabetes through menu planning, carbohydrate counting, portion control, and label reading.

Target Audience(s):

Individuals with diabetes who have concerns about diabetes or with an interest in controlling blood sugar; a selected family member, friend, caregiver, or another support person

Objectives:

Participants will:

Increase knowledge about healthy foods and specifically what foods turn to sugar,
Learn how to cook healthy versions of familiar foods,
Recognize the effect of fat and sodium on health,
Use the diabetes plate method to prepare healthy meals, and
Recognize the effects poor diabetes control can have on their health.