The Healthy Diabetes Plate Program
What foods should you eat if you have diabetes? Fortunately, planning healthy meals to manage diabetes doesn't have to be a complicated affair.
The Healthy Diabetes Plate takes the five food groups and helps you visually create healthy and tasty breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. You don't need to measure or weigh your foods or buy special food products. All you need is a 9-inch plate for your vegetables, starches, and protein foods, plus a small bowl and/or glass for your fruit and dairy products. Life is good!
Who Should Apply?
People with diabetes, family members of people with diabetes, and those interested in learning more about the disease are encouraged to participate. The cost is free; thanks to funds made available through Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho, and Eastern Star.
Workshop Overview
Healthy Eating with Diabetes:
Heart Health and The Idaho Plate Method:
Supermarket Tour:
Preparing Delicious Meals:
Pedometer Walking:
Foot Exams:
For more information, contact Shelly Johnson, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator at (208) 446-1688 or sjohnson@uidaho.edu. View The University of Idaho Extension Healthy Diabetes Plate website for sample menus and shopping tips.
The Healthy Diabetes Plate takes the five food groups and helps you visually create healthy and tasty breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. You don't need to measure or weigh your foods or buy special food products. All you need is a 9-inch plate for your vegetables, starches, and protein foods, plus a small bowl and/or glass for your fruit and dairy products. Life is good!
Who Should Apply?
People with diabetes, family members of people with diabetes, and those interested in learning more about the disease are encouraged to participate. The cost is free; thanks to funds made available through Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho, and Eastern Star.
Workshop Overview
Healthy Eating with Diabetes:
- An overview of the latest research-based information about diabetes, which includes the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and complications associated with diabetes. This includes a review of the ADA’s Standards of Care.
Heart Health and The Idaho Plate Method:
- You will learn the importance of following a heart healthy diet and how to use the Idaho Plate Method.
- The Idaho Plate Method is designed to help clients visually estimate servings and distribute carbohydrate intake over the day. It emphasizes the use of fruits, vegetables, and grains, while limiting servings of meat and fat.
Supermarket Tour:
- You will gain practical knowledge about supermarket foods related to healthy eating. This hands-on approach will be based on the Idaho Plate Method.
Preparing Delicious Meals:
- You will be provided with menu and recipe ideas on how to prepare delicious meals that fit with the Idaho Plate Method. You will also learn of resources available to you to help you learn more about diabetes. Lastly, you will be served snacks for each class and an Idaho Plate Method meal.
Pedometer Walking:
- Exercise is a very important component of managing diabetes. You will receive a free pedometer and will be shown how to use it.
Foot Exams:
- Panhandle Health will be available for foot exams. They will discuss what you should expect from your physician and will show you ways to check your feet at home.
For more information, contact Shelly Johnson, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator at (208) 446-1688 or sjohnson@uidaho.edu. View The University of Idaho Extension Healthy Diabetes Plate website for sample menus and shopping tips.