Kitchen Creations
A meal plan comprised of healthy foods is one of the cornerstones of diabetes self management. Research has clearly proven that the risk for complications caused by diabetes that can alter quality of life can be decreased when blood glucose values are maintained at levels that mimic normal values. Kitchen Creations, a Cooking School for People with Diabetes and their Families, is a cooking school conducted at county extension services. These FREE classes provide information and hands-on training which include developing and following a meal plan, and a cookbook containing New Mexican traditional food recipes prepared in healthy ways. Kitchen Creations is jointly sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) and the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service. For more information on cooking classes and locations in your area, contact your local County Extension Service Agent or log on to www.diabetesnm.org then click on DPCP programs, then Kitchen Creations.