Photo caption: Family Nutrition Program participants cooking healthy recipes.
THE FAMILY NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM EXPANDS ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS FOR LATINE CHILDREN AND EMPOWERS FAMILIES TO ADOPT HEALTHIER EATING HABITS AT HOME.
Photo caption: Siembra children harvesting vegetables.
Diabetes is twice as common in the Latine population as compared to whites. Centro Tyrone Guzman delivers nutrition education sessions for parents and caregivers throughout the year to promote a healthy diet.
Centro Tyrone Guzman also partners with A Backyard Farm to provide weekly assistance to children and seniors to prepare, plan, tend, and harvest a garden. Produce is served at Centro Tyrone Guzman, used in educational cooking lessons, and sent home with families.
This partnership with A Backyard Garden allows Centro Tyrone Guzman to include nutrition as part of the Siembra Montessori curriculum, where enrolled children participate in year-round nutrition education and eat healthy meals and snacks as part of their daily menu.
We have compiled recipes from our education sessions into free online cookbooks, so all families can enjoy preparing and eating affordable healthy snacks with their children.
“Maricela was having trouble communicating with her parents. As a teenager, it was difficult to do things with mom and dad without having an argument. Who would have guessed cooking would make a difference. The Gonzalez family enrolled in the nutrition program at Centro Tyrone Guzman. Maricela enjoyed learning how to read labels, stay healthy and do exercises that helped her burn calories. Her relationship with her parents improved as they spent time together cooking delicious recipes, and they now feel healthier. Most of all she liked that her parents were learning to listen to her. We are so happy Maricela’s parents took these classes. The workshops have made a world of difference.”
OUR IMPACT
100% of participants indicated that they will change their behavior as a result of what they learned in nutrition education.
