Nutrition and Health Education              

Eat Well, Be Well with Diabetes
in East Central Missouri

A cooking school program for people
with diabetes, their families and friends

Do you or a family member have diabetes?

If so, this series of nutrition and cooking classes is for YOU!

Overview

Cooking and preparing food for a person with diabetes can be challenging. Many people have questions about nutritional considerations—whether they're men or women, young or old, married or widowed, friends or families.

Eat Well, Be Well with Diabetes is designed to answer those questions. An updated version of MU Extension's Dining with Diabetes class, this three- or four-class series provides practical information and builds skills. Whether you have diabetes, or you know someone with diabetes, this class will teach you about:

• healthy food choices for people with diabetes

• healthy versions of familiar foods that are easy to prepare

• cooking techniques that use new or more healthful ingredients

• self-management skills to avoid diabetes complications.

Each two-hour class includes:

• nutrition instruction

• cooking demonstrations

• food tasting

• light physical activity.

The class also stresses diabetes self-management and working with a health care team. Participants receive copies of recipes prepared in the class.

Important:

• Eat Well, Be Well with Diabetes is designed to enhance, not replace, the diabetes education that is delivered by qualified health professionals.

• This program is not intended to provide individualized meal plans for participants.

Contacts & potential class locations

• Jefferson County (636-797-5391)
• Franklin County (Mary Schroepfer, 636-583-5141)
• St. Charles County (Linda Rellergert, 636-970-3000)
• St. Francois County (Cynthia Fauser, 314-615-2911)
• St. Louis City & County (Cynthia Fauser, Damaris Karanja, 314-615-2911)
• Washington County (Cynthia Fauser, 314-615-2911)

Instructors: Extension Educators, Registered Dietitians and Certified Diabetes Educators.