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Table 1 MyPlate-based Recipe Dissemination

From: “Ancestral recipes”: a mixed-methods analysis of MyPlate-based recipe dissemination for Latinos in rural communities

Dissemination Strategy

Description

Recipes disseminated

Number of events/videos

Direct reach

Virtual Cooking Demonstrations

From February to July 2021, we hosted virtual cooking demonstrations on Zoom, simultaneously streamed on Facebook Live.

Atapacua*

Chicken and vegetable soup

Chicken meatballs

Chicken salad

Chicken tinga

Corn and green chile salad

Crazy cucumbers

Fish soup

Fish wrapped in corn husks

Gallina pinta**

Guacamole

Homemade salsa

Huevos rancheros

Lentil soup

Mexican squash

Mole verde

Nopal salad

Pea soup

Pico de gallo

Quesadilla

Spinach tortillas

Stuffed vegetables

Tuna salad

Vegetable ceviche

20 videos

132 live attendees

Cookbook dissemination

We distributed physical copies of the cookbook to audience members in our Facebook Live Cooking Demonstrations.

All 45 recipes in the cookbook

20 events

72 community members

Professional Video

 

Fish Wrapped in Corn Husks

Mexican Squash

Oatmeal

9 videos

Not assessed

Cooking Showings

Recipe handout at food distribution sites and accompanying ingredients to prepare the recipe. Audio of the Facebook Live cooking demonstration could be tuned into via radio while waiting for food.

Atapacua

Ceviche with vegetables

Chicken and vegetable soup

Chicken meatballs

Chicken tinga

Chili with sweet potatoes

Corn and green chile salad

Fish soup

Fish wrapped in corn husks

Gallina pinta

Guacamole

Huevos rancheros

Lentil soup

Mexican squash

Mole verde

Nopal salad

Quesadilla

Spinach tortillas

Split pea soup

Stuffed vegetables

Tuna salad

25 events

8497 households

Recipe distribution

Three trained community health workers/promotores distributed recipe cards during food distribution events and shared the QR code to download the cookbook as well as access the videos of the virtual Facebook Live cooking demonstrations.

Atapakua

Ceviche with vegetables

Chicken and vegetable soup

Chicken meatballs

Chicken tinga

Chili with sweet potatoes

Corn and green chile salad

Fish soup

Fish wrapped in corn husks

Gallina pinta**

Guacamole

Huevos rancheros

Lentil soup

Mexican squash

Mole verde

Nopal salad

Quesadilla

Spinach tortillas

Split pea soup

Stuffed vegetables

Tuna salad

64 events

23,591 households

  1. *Atupacua is a typical dish from Purépecha communities in Michoacán, Mexico that combines squash flowers, Mexican squash, corn, and tomatoes with garlic, onion, and spices
  2. **Gallina pinta is a typical dish from the state of Sonora, Mexico that combines beans, hominy corn, and a beef bone for flavoring