Psychoeducational Intervention Model to Improve Nutritional Status in Low Resource Settings

A mobile kitchen visits the 16 selected communities every 2 weeks for a period of 1 year. A 30 minute cooking lesson is given by a trained instructor, the recipes have been designed to be quick and easy to make, use local and inexpensive ingredients, contain mostly vegetables and have a good taste. During the lesson, healthy habit and cooking tips are mentioned as well as the importance of cooking at home and having family meals . A printed version of the recipe is given to every participant. Every session participants are encouraged to prepare the recipe. At the end of the lesson all the participants get to taste the meal and express their opinion.