Background & Delivery Format
Sherry Veinotte from Eastern Kings Memorial Community Health Centre in Wolfville, NS had lots to share from her first Tailoring Your Tastes Workshop Tour. Sherry offered a "corporate tour" of 2 sessions (3 hours each from 6:30 - 9:30 pm).

Promotion
Focus groups were done to past HUGS participants who indicated a need/desire for a "refresher" so Sherry thought she would try the TYT Workshop Tour as a refresher. She prepared and send letters to all past HUGS participants (see attached sample letter & flyer). This approach worked well as all participants which Sherry sent the letter to already had been exposed to TYT workshop through HUGS. Eleven registrants but only 9 showed. This was a good size group - conducive to discussion.

Tourist Evaluation of Workshop
Overall, program was well received. Most wanted a longer time frame ie 4 weeks as opposed to 2. Tourist feedback comments revealed one main complaint….too little time and too intense. Longer time frames and more classes would allow individuals to grasp concepts more easily and not be as rushed. There is a lot of value in the program and concept building and it was nice to read Sherry's tourist feedback and note that HUGS graduates valued the workshop as a great follow up refresher!!
They liked the taste testing as it exposed them to new products and recipes. Next time Sherry indicated that she would not offer the program in the heat of the summer again as people are on vacation; (great attendance for the middle of the summer) and she would offer a longer program and spend more time with actual recipe modification hands-on.

The tour registration forms were useful sources of information. Sixty percent gave "health concerns" as one of their reasons for registering. In addition, many listed reducing fat, sugar and salt in their own recipes as a reason for coming. Few indicated low cost meals or time saving recipes as a reason for registering.

Facilitator Evaluation
The format of the manual guide was effective for program delivery. Very easy to adapt to her own style; program is quite labor intensive (note: Sherry did corporate version so needed to prepare all recipes ahead of time instead of getting the group to prepare them as in the community version). A longer session would have been more effective. Sherry's future plans are to offer again as a "refresher" to HUGS. Generally, Sherry thoroughly enjoyed the program and felt participants went away with fresh concepts.

Tourist Feedback:

1. Did the Tailoring your Tastes program meet your needs? Please explain.
· Yes. I was looking to learn how to change recipes and by giving 3 variations I gained the confidence to try.
· Yes, more aware of different food choices. Trying new foods normally not served at meals.
· Yes, it helped me
· Yes. Like tasting various recipes; learning how to make foods healthier
· Yes, I learned a lot about different things more on fiber which I found interesting
· Yes, very informative, really makes you think. Heather & Sherry were both great working together.
· Enjoyed the interaction; learning about recipe modifications
· Yes, very interesting
· Yes, I found it interesting and informative and enjoyed the tips.

2. What did you like most about this program?
· The chance to sample a variety of foods and drinks without having to prepare them.
· Tasting the different foods/spices. Developing new taste. Great follow-up from the HUGS program. Excellent.
· I learned how to break down recipes and what to buy in foods.
· Learning variations in recipes and finding I liked them; like the cookbook; learning from others; got me back into the HUGS way of thinking
· What I liked most about the program was it seemed to be a follow up to the HUGS program which was nice.
· The taste training was great. The different variations were very surprising.
· Taste testing dialogue; book and workbook as resource materials.
· Taste tests
· The ability to taste the differences in the recipes.

3. What did you like least about the program?
· Nothing
· Time allowed was not sufficient to take in everything. Not enough time to experience at home and come back for feedback.
· I like everything.
· Nothing, unless more time, may be four nights
· The time allowed was not long enough. There was too much to take in for two weeks.
· Everything was positive.
· Covering so much in 2 nights
· Would like to see it spread over a longer period.
· Short time span, would have preferred it over a 4 or 6 weeks.

4. Please take a moment to list the changes you have made in your eating patterns and recipes.
· whole wheat breads, crackers and pastas, drinking more fluids.
· Drinking more water, more label reading, less buying of canned or bottled foods, now preparing own.
· Use olive oil; use cottage cheese; whole wheat pastas, back to not getting hungry before meals
· Changed recipes; increased spices, herbs; drink more fluids
· My eating habits have not changed much because I have been using the low fat products for some time now and like it very much!
· Use less fat, read labels, really try to make recipes more nutritious. New recipes to try, use less salt. Many good ideas.
· Breakfast eaten regularly; shopping for groceries - checking labels. Looking at ways to modify recipes.
· Just a few. I am tasting my food more, increasing the flavor; I eat when I am hungry.
· I look at recipes more closely to see exactly what I am eating and evaluate whether it needs all that fat or sugar etc.

5. Please list any suggestions or topics that you would like to see as part of the program. What changes would you recommend?
· Extend course to allow more time for modifying recipes and more time for discussions. May be a follow up class a few weeks later to discuss ideas/concerns.
· It's good as is.
· More time
· The next time I would like to see the program to be at least four weeks.
· Little change other than a longer time frame