Hispanic Foodways

Welcome to Hispanic Foodways

Educational
Teaching materials that “translate” dietary messages into culturally powerful tools

Try these cultural meal planning counseling tips.

What’s in the Hispanic Shopping Cart? Let the Vegetarian Flavors of the Hispanic Diet (PDF) teach you about the nutrition composition of traditional staples.

Teaching carbohydrate counting to your Hispanic patient? This simple tool teaches how to identify foods with carbohydrates. Download Carbohydrate Counting (PDF)

Products
Have you met the SMARTEST Measuring Cups?

Do you know how many calories are in ½ cup of mashed potatoes?

How much carbohydrate in 1 cup of popcorn?

Find the calorie and carbohydrate of your favorite foods printed on each measuring cup.

Do you want to eat 1/2 cup of rice? Look at the cup: 120 calories and 23 grams of carbohydrate. Order the NUTRIPORTION™ Measuring Cups now

Hispanic Food Guide
From A (Avocado) to Z (Zapote): Hispanic Food & Culture Guide

Is ZAPOTE a fruit or a vegetable? Find out!

Don’t know the nutritional composition of traditional ingredients and meals in the Hispanic kitchen? The Nutriportion™ Hispanic Food Cards were designed to teach Hispanics about meal planning strategies and develop productive encounters with your Hispanic patient.

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