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Kitchen Creations: Learning to Serve Up Healthy Recipes Across NM

Cassandra Vanderpool, MS, RDN, LD Grace Cardona, Retired Extension Nutrition Educator

New Mexico State University & New Mexico Department of Health




Kitchen Creations sessions

 Session 1: Meal Planning  Session 2: Food Safety & Balancing Carbohydrates  Session 3: Pre-diabetes & Vegetables, Beans and Grains  Session 4: Heart Healthy Cooking



Menu

•  Stove top red enchiladas •  Stove top green chile chicken enchiladas •  Southwestern slaw •  Cheesecake cream and fruit platter




How to . . .

• Make tortillas • Make red chile sauce

. . . with perfect Grace




50/50 Plate




Enchiladas

Red chile/green chile Onion

Corn tortillas Cheese Chicken

Corn starch




½ cup vegetables

1 serving

⅓ cup chicken 1 serving

1 cup enchiladas 2-3 servings

50/50 Plate


Low carb foods High carb foods



Southwestern slaw

Cabbage Carrots

Green onions Green bell pepper

Salsa Sugar




½ cup vegetables

1 serving


½ cup cabbage slaw

1 serving


50/50 Plate





Cheesecake cream and fruit platter

Low-fat whipped cream cheese Light nondairy whipped topping

Pineapple Strawberries

Apples Kiwi

Angel food cake




½ cup vegetables

1 serving


½ cup slaw

1 serving

1 cup enchiladas 2-3 servings 1 serving cream & fruit ½ serving

50/50 Plate



2½ 2

3 ½ 3

310 cal

540 cal




cabbage slaw 2 servings

Diabetes Plate


½ cup vegetables 1 serving 1 cup enchiladas

2-3 servings

cream & fruit ½ serving



Calling volunteers

•  Volunteers wash hands in bathroom and report to Grace

•  Everyone else, please discuss (in groups of two or more) how you could improve the balance of this meal




½ cup vegetables

1 serving


½ cup slaw

1 serving

1 cup enchiladas 2-3 servings 1 serving cream & fruit ½ serving

50/50 Plate



2½ 2

3 ½ 3

310 cal

540 cal




cabbage slaw 2 servings

Diabetes Plate


½ cup vegetables 1 serving


cream & fruit ½ serving



Prepare to

share




Green chile chicken enchiladas MyRecipes NMR Grace

Calories 591 430 390 Calories from Fat

280 190 190

Total Fat 31 21 21 Sat Fat 12 6 6 Cholesterol 133 45 45 Sodium 722 820 130 Total Carb 38 43 37 Dietary Fiber 5 4 4 Sugars 4 4 Protein 42 21 20




Chile relleno casserole




New Mexico Recipes version





Published studies

 Participants learned new information  Participants intended to make healthy behavior changes  Participants had healthier diets at follow up

Archuleta M, VanLeeuwen D, Halderson K, et al. Cooking schools improve nutrient intake patterns of people with type 2 diabetes. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012;44:319-325. Archuleta M, VanLeeuwen D, Halderson K, Wells L, Bock MA. Diabetes cooking schools improve knowledge and skills in making healthful food choices. J Extension. 2012;50:2FEA6. http://www.joe.org/joe/2012april/a6.php.




Contact information

Cassandra Vanderpool, MS, RDN, LD Extension Diabetes Coordinator Department of Extension FCS [email protected] 575-202-5065

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