Success StoryIn The Kitchen With Grandma



In The Kitchen With Grandma

Author: Laykin Smith

Planning Unit: KSU Administration

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Kentucky continues to have the highest rate in the nation of children in the care of relatives. In 2016-2018, nine percent of Kentucky children were being raised by a relative, which is more than double the national rate of four percent.(www.kyyouth.org) One community member contacted Bath County SNAP-Ed Program Assistant, Laykin Smith, in hopes of finding healthy recipes to help blood sugar spikes due to diabetes. This grandmother also shared she was struggling to find meals that her pre-teen granddaughter would eat that did not come from a drive-thru! Through one on one virtual meetings and nutrition information mail to the family the Bath County SNAP-Ed Program Assistant was able to offer tips for cooking their own meals and easy recipes for the family to try that would satisfy not only the granddaughter, but would also assist the grandmother with sugar management. Smith was able to mail her client information on diabetes, meal planning, and label reading to assist with sugar control in her diet. She strongly recommended seeing her doctor to further discuss her issue. The grandmother reports that the granddaughter is more hands on in the kitchen and is willing to try new foods, while she is working on her diet and meal planning to avoid sugar spikes in the future. 






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