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A Plate Model for meal planning was first described in 1970 in the Swedish magazine "Var Naring" ("Our Nourishment"). In the early 1980's, Swedish nutritionists Margit Eliasson, Brita Karlstrom, and Birgitta Melin; and Bengt Vessby, MD, wrote Mat Vid Diabetes och Hjartkarlssjukdom: Bra Mat for Alla. (Food for People with Diabetes and Heart Disease: Good Food for Everyone), a patient booklet to help clients more easily select healthful meals with acceptable food proportions, without measuring.
In Idaho beginning in 1993, the following five members of the Idaho Diabetes Care and Education practice group adapted the Swedish Plate Model:
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- Marisue Smith, RD, LD, CDE
- Helena Rizor, RD, CDE, MPAS, PA-C
- Julie Harker Buck, MHE, RD, LD
- Kathleen Thomas, CDE, RD, LD
- Marjorie Rich, RD, LD, CDE
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We created the Idaho version to illustrate healthful foods familiar to our patients and also to incorporate the 1994 American Diabetes Association Nutrition Recommendations for people with diabetes. It is a result of feedback obtained from fifty educators around the country who had ordered the first version, and our own experiences with the first version. The Spanish version comes with English translation.
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