What is the Diabetes-Friendly Pantry Rx? This tool was designed for dietitians, Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) and healthcare providers to personalize as they counsel their food-insecure patients with diabetes. People can take this pocket-sized card with them to the food pantry or grocery store using the list to guide them in healthful food recommendations. Download…
Category: Food Pantry Education
Work in Waukesha County
As part of a 2013 Healthier Wisconsin Partnership grant, the Healthy Shelves team worked at two Waukesha County food pantries (Food Pantry of Waukesha County and Salvation Army) to increase the availability and selection of healthy food choices. This was done through food pantry bag assessments, nutrition education, and recipe sampling with food pantry clients. Read more…