Healthy Returns Provides Nutrition Lessons in Spanish

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12.16.2009 --

With our new Healthy Returns Coordinator Lauren Statman, DC Central Kitchen can now provide nutrition education to our Spanish-speaking partner agencies. In 2009, DC Central Kitchen began a new partnership with The Family Place, whose clients are predominantly Spanish-speaking mothers with children under the age of 5 years.

So far, Lauren has provided 18 Spanish-speaking mothers with basic nutrition education, including:

• Spanish-language handouts covering the food groups, recommended daily intake, and portion control;
• Benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables;
• Ways to encourage kids to eat more fruits and vegetables;
• Difference between unsaturated and saturated fats and their affects on blood cholesterol; and
• Importance of fiber and whole grains.

For most clients, these lessons are their only source of nutrition education. With Lauren leading the way, Healthy Returns will continue to expand its Spanish-language resources and programming, providing a foundation for adults and children who are just beginning to learn about nutrition.