Success StoryNUTRITION CHALLENGES IN RECOVERY
NUTRITION CHALLENGES IN RECOVERY
Author: Sandra Kennedy
Planning Unit: Clark County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
The Senior Program Nutrition Assistant was contacted by the director of New Day Recovery Center interested in hosting a series of classes on healthier food and snacking choices for the clients housed at the center.
We scheduled a four week Healthy Choices for Every Body Program that included curriculum on, Adding More Veggies, Fruits, Protein Rich foods, and Whole Grains along with the MyPlate, Budgeting, and Meal Planning.
As they planned for the upcoming meals for the week, using their meal planners, they asked if they could use the My Plate incentive to have a better understanding of how many serving they needed per meal.
When they finished the planners, they all came together as a group to discuss the right combinations of taste, color, texture and most important flavor.
They worked well together in the kitchen in preparing a favorite recipe the whole group
would enjoy, Turkey Nachos, using Turkey Burger instead of the beef, cutting the
amount of unwanted fat.
One client was volunteered to brown the turkey and made a comment, "/ don't know
how to do this because I have never had to,, ( end quote). Her idea of cooking was
popping something in the microwave for a (right now) meal. After some
encouragement she attempted the task while others were chopping veggies for the
salsa. The expression of accomplishment gave her the confidence to try other recipes
from the 2022 NEP Calendar.
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