A practical approach to taking control
of diabetes through healthy planning

The Full Menu

Lesson 1
Introduction to the Idaho Plate Method. Participants form groups and plan a meal using the Idaho Plate Method.

Lesson 2
Information on the nutritional and health benefits of adopting the Idaho Plate Method, and using meal preparation methods that combine to make meals heart-healthy.

Lesson 3
Putting the Idaho Plate Method into practice through a supermarket tour. Learn how to read a food label and complete meal-planning activities that correspond to each of the food groups.

Lesson 4
A focus on how breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes fit into the Idaho Plate Method. Complete meal-planning and learn how to select from a menu when dining out. Participants will receive a recipe handout.

Who Will Benefit?

Æ Individuals who have diabetes.

Æ Friends and family members responsible for planning
       meals for individuals who have diabetes.

Æ Health care and nutrition professionals who want to learn an easy method of controlling diabetes.

What will You learn?

Æ Recognize the signs and symptoms of diabetes.

Æ Plan meals using the Idaho Plate Method.

Æ Select foods in the supermarket using the Idaho Plate
       Method.

Æ Prepare meals and recipes.

Æ Maintain healthy eating habits when dining outside the
       home.

When you have a question....
call or visit your local office of
The University of Idaho's
Extension Service

Rhea Lanting
Extension Educator
Family and Consumer Sciences
Twin Falls County Extension
246 Third Avenue East
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Phone: 208-734-9590
E-mail: rhlantin@uidaho.edu