Healthy Hispanic Foods Resource Kit

Project Overview

The Florida Department of Health created this free set of resources to make it easier for Hispanic families to make healthier food selections and to cook traditional foods in a healthier way. The recipes collected here came directly from our clients and staff in the Department of Health offices across the state.

The Healthy Hispanic Foods Resource Kit is designed for dieticians, health educators, nurses and other health professionals who routinely conduct nutrition education classes for Hispanics with or at risk for diabetes. The health professional must have an educational class scheduled and have 50% Hispanic registrants at the time the order for a resource kit is submitted online.

Class instructors who order Resource Kits agree to explain and incorporate the resource kit materials into one of their nutrition education classes, encourage class attendees to complete and return the evaluation postcard after using the resource materials at home for 30 days, complete and return a brief survey after the class, and participate in a follow-up telephone call to assist in the evaluation of the resource kit.

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Examples of How Instructors can Use the Resource Kit

• Conduct or teach a healthy eating and cooking demonstration
• How-to session on reading food labels

As a result of incorporating the resource kit into nutrition education classes, class participants will:

• Identify new ways of cooking and shopping
• Learn about the importance of understanding the nutritional content of food
• Understand how to read a food nutrition label

Contents of a Healthy Hispanic Foods Resource Kit

For the class instructor:

• 1 Instructions Sheet
• 1 Set of 10 Attractive Recipe Cards (Spanish on one side; English on the other)
• 2 Informational Booklets (1 Spanish and 1 English)
• 1 4 oz. Spoodle® (imprinted with "Be Wise about Your Portion Size") for demonstrating serving size/portion control.
• 1 Colorful "Take charge of Your Diabetes" Cutting Board (8" x 12")
• 1 Brief Instructor Evaluation Survey
• 1 Postage-paid Return Envelope

For each class participant (maximum of 20 per class):

• 1 Set of 10 Attractive Recipe Cards (Spanish on one side, English on the other)
• 1 Informational Booklet (Spanish or English)
• 1 Participant Evaluation Survey Postcard with return postage (Spanish/English)
• 1 "Prevengamos la Diabetes tipo 2" or "Know your Diabetes ABCD&Es..." Magnet

Incentive Items

Instructors

Class instructors are provided their choice of one incentive item after the Diabetes Prevention & Control Program receives:

• Completed evaluation survey from the class instructor within 30 days of the class
• Completed participant evaluation cards from at least 75% of the class participants

The instructor incentive items include (while supplies last):

• 10 Colorful "Take charge of Your Diabetes" Cutting Boards (8" x 12") or
• 1 "Be Wise About Your Portion Size Curriculum" or
• 1 "Soul Food Cookbook" by Roniece Weaver

Participants

Each participant will be mailed a Spoodle® (while supplies last) after the Diabetes Prevention & Control Program receives the participant's completed Evaluation Survey Postcard.

Order a Healthy Hispanic Foods Resource Kit

Contact the DPCP for more information