Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Hello! I am doing a grocery store tour next month for my lap band patients. I’ve started looking for ideas and have some thoughts so far. Has anyone done this with their bariatric patients? Any ideas.. what goes over well?? Thanks! Goodwin RD CD Bariatric Dietitian Office of Dr. McEwen Community Bariatric Surgeons T:(317)621-2500 Fax(317)621-2503 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Let me know what people suggest as I was thinking about doing this with my bariatric patients also Thanks!! Green RD, LD, CDM Clinical/Outpatient Dietitian Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center 575-443-7451 kgreen@... ________________________________ From: [ ] On Behalf Of Goodwin, M [ggoodwin@...] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 9:32 AM Subject: grocery store tour Hello! I am doing a grocery store tour next month for my lap band patients. I’ve started looking for ideas and have some thoughts so far. Has anyone done this with their bariatric patients? Any ideas.. what goes over well?? Thanks! Goodwin RD CD Bariatric Dietitian Office of Dr. McEwen Community Bariatric Surgeons T:(317)621-2500 Fax(317)621-2503 **CONFIDENTIALITY & PRIVACY NOTICE**: This message and any included attachments originate from Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center and are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This email and any attachments are confidential and may contain privileged or protected patient health information. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error with a copy to SecurityOfficer@... by e-mail or call Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, NM at 575-439-6100, attention Security Officer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 We do this yearly and the patients love it. Each year we switch the store; so far we have toured Wal-Mart, Kroger, Aldi and even a natural food store. While getting started always feels awkward, once you get going it usually goes well. What I found works best is to break your store down into sections and plan 1 show & tell or game per section. In the produce section, I might choose a few people to pick out something they've never eaten. Then I'll discuss an easy way to cook it. In the frozen foods I will pick out the best/worst frozen meals to show and discuss. When you are done with one section, you can let the group know you'll meet them in the next, that way they can meander/look at labels/come up with questions etc... on their own time. Some tips: *Expect it to take a lot longer you think...people will have a lot of questions. There have been times I only got through 2-3 of my planned show & tells. I've had to end the tour 1/2 way through due to time more than once, especially at the big stores. *Expect random followers. We always have others get interested and follow us around, and usually they are the ones with the most questions! *Do a tour yourself beforehand and get acquainted with new products. *Be prepared for pts to excitedly try to sell their favorite product to the group, even if it isn't a good choice. Rehearse a way to gently handle this. *It is best to have 1 RD for about every 5 people if possible. You don't want to be yelling above the crowd. If your group is large, consider breaking them into smaller groups and giving your presentation over and over again while the other groups mill about. *The less you talk, the better. People really just want you there to answer their questions. So plan to talk for just a minute and then wait for questions. *Consider using a phone app like " fooducate " to keep the spouses/kids, etc... interested. Plus, it's just fun. Those are all the tips I can think of right now, maybe others can add to the list. Good luck! P.S. I attached a guide I've used and a pantry list for some examples. Knight, RD Bariatric Dietitian Columbus Regional Hospital Bariatric Treatment Center 812-418-3512 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 We do this yearly and the patients love it. Each year we switch the store and so far we have toured Wal-mart, Kroger, Aldi and even a natural foods store. While getting started always feels awkward, once you get going it usually goes well. What I’ve found works best is to break your store down into sections and plan one show & tell or game per section. For example, in the produce section I might ask a few people to pick out something they’ve never eaten and then discuss what it is and an easy way to cook it. In the frozen section I might pick out the best and worst frozen dinners and discuss. When you are done with your presentation, let the group mill about the section and individually ask you questions for a few minutes. Then let them know you’ll meet them in the next section. This gives them plenty of time to look around and form questions. Here are some tips, maybe others can add to this list! *Expect it to take longer than you think. Many times I have had to end a tour ½ way through due to time. *Expect random followers. These people usually will have the most questions! It helps to bring some business cards. *It is best to have 1 RD for about every 5 people. You don’t want to be yelling over a large group. If the group is big, consider breaking it into smaller groups and giving your presentation to each group while the others mill about. *Your presentations should be very short, as in 1-2 minutes or less. People mainly just want you there to answer their questions. Give them plenty of time to look around. *Consider using a phone app like “fooducate” to keep the spouses/kids/etc…interested. You can also start with a handout on label reading for everyone to use as a guide. *Be prepared for pts to excitedly talk about/sell their favorite products. Rehearse a way to handle it when the product they love isn’t the healthiest. I’ve attached a guide I created for the last tour in case it helps. Good luck! Knight, RD Bariatric Dietitian Columbus Regional Hospital Bariatric Treatment Center 812-418-3512 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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