Home-Cooked Family Meals for Less Than $10 Affordable, well-balanced recipes for families of 4-6, including handy shopping lists Ricardo Castellon MD, Karla Finnell JD, MPH, Calin Watt, MSII 8/4/2011
Magnitude of the Problem 37.2% - Obesity prevalence in Tulsa County $854 - Estimated annual medical costs per obese adult in Oklahoma Higher morbidity in association with overweight and obesity Multiple factors lead to obesity, among them reduction in at-home cooking because of modern pressures
The Intervention: Promoting At-home cooking 1.Periodical publication (print + online) – Consumer oriented not expert driven – Balanced recipes from USDA database Locally available ingredients Easy and quick to make Total cost of less than $10 – Healthy eating habits and cooking tips – Shopping list – Distributed at local groceries
The Intervention: At-home cooking promotion 2.In-Store cooking demonstrations –With recipe sampling 3. –Online publication of printed materials –Video tutorials –Links to Online resources
The Implementation Community based research Survey instrument Focus Group Focus groups Pre-test tools Measure impact Social learning theory & marketing Creating partnerships and Fundraising Local grocery stores, local businesses, grants
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