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'Holiday Diabetes Dining' program
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[NOV. 6, 2006]
The
holiday season is fast approaching, and many celebrations often
center on food. Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays and Valentine's
Day are a few of the many opportunities we have to get together with
friends and family and to prepare and serve our favorite foods.
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Everyone wants to be included in the celebration and festivities,
and often that may mean eating foods that may not be healthy or a
part of a person's meal plan. For individuals with diabetes, finding
foods that fit into their meal plan is more difficult. Favorite
family foods are often high in fat, sugar, sodium or a combination
of these. In addition, for people with diabetes, many snack-type
foods as well as menu items are high in carbohydrates, which can
cause blood sugars to rise too high.
To help people with diabetes and those who will be serving foods
to individuals with diabetes, University of Illinois Extension in
Logan County is presenting "Holiday Diabetes Dining." The 90-minute
program will be presented Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. Topics covered will
include staying on your meal plan, finding the carbohydrates in
food, and demonstrations and tasting of foods for the holiday
season.
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The program will be presented by Jananne Finck, M.S., R.D.,
nutrition and wellness educator with the University of Illinois
Extension, Springfield Center. Finck is a registered dietitian and
has been teaching with Extension for over 30 years. Margaret Koch,
R.N., B.S., C.D.E., diabetes educator at Pekin Hospital, will be
available for questions related to diabetes management.
Advance registration and a $7 educational fee are required.
Registration deadline is Wednesday. Make checks payable to the
University of Illinois Extension and send or stop by the Extension
office at 980 N. Postville Drive, Lincoln, IL 62656.
For more information or reasonable accommodations to attend this
program, contact the Extension office at 732-8289 in advance.
Extension provides research-based information to help Illinois
residents improve the quality of their lives.
[News release by
Cherie A. Lock,
Logan County
Extension]
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