Lorena Drago, MS, RDN, CDN, CDE

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Dec 20 2008

Creative Nutrition Education Tool: Using the CHIP Method

Creative Teaching Tools- Use the CHIP Method (English) Plastic chips are a fun and effective teaching tool. I have used plastic chips successfully to teach different nutrition concepts such as protein, fat and carbohydrate as well as to teach carbohydrate content. The CHIP method allows the learner … [Read more...]

Dec 11 2008

Caribbean Hispanics Food Glossary for Health Professionals

Download PDF version Foods Used in Traditional Hispanic Caribbean Cuisine Starchy Vegetables Beans (habichuelas, frijoles, judías, alubias, judias, porotos, and caraotas) Habichuelas in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic – Frijoles and Judias in Cuba Chayote squash (tayota) – Chayote … [Read more...]

Dec 11 2008

Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento y Saludable Series: A Teaching Tool for Hispanics

Barriga Llena, Corazón Contento y Saludable: Carbohydrate Counting and Healthy Eating to Better Manage Blood Sugar Levels Created for the Health Care Professional teaching Hispanics about food, health and carbohydrate counting. You don’t need to speak Spanish! The PowerPoint presentation is … [Read more...]

Dec 11 2008

The Caribbean Hispanic Kitchen: Practice Counseling Tips

Download PDF version 1.Bread, Starches, Cereals (Most Commonly Used) Rice (mostly long grain rice) Beans (Red, Pink, Pigeon Peas or Guandules), Roman (Dominican favorite), Black (Cuban favorite), Chick peas, lentils Bread (mostly white), Saltines Oatmeal, Farina, Cold Cereals, … [Read more...]

Dec 11 2008

Cinco Pasos Simples Para el Control de la Diabetes

Download PDF version Lorena Drago MS RD CDN CDE Dietista Registrada y Nutricionista y Educadora Certificada en Diabetes Marta quedo casi muda cuando su médico le diagnosticó diabetes. Afligida y atemorizada llegó a mi consultorio y me comentó que ya había cambiado muchos de sus hábitos … [Read more...]

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About Lorena Drago

Lorena Drago, MS, RD, CDN, CDCES, is a registered dietitian, speaker, author, consultant and certified diabetes care and educator specialist. 

Lorena specializes in the multicultural aspects of diabetes self-management education and is an expert in developing culturally and ethnically oriented nutrition and diabetes education materials. She founded, Hispanic Foodways which received the New York City Small Business Award in 2006. She developed the Nutriportion™ Measuring Cups that has the calorie and carbohydrate amounts of common foods embossed on each cup and the Nutriportion™ Hispanic Food Cards that have pictures and nutrition composition of common Hispanic foods.

Lorena served on the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists board of directors from 2006-2010, Chair for Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition. She was Past President of the Metropolitan New York Association of Diabetes Educators in 2004. Lorena won the Diabetic Living People’s Choice Award in 2012, the Latinos & Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition Trinko Award in 2016, and the Diabetes Educator of the Year in 2022.

She is the author of the book Beyond Rice and Beans: The Caribbean Guide to Eating Well with Diabetes published by the American Diabetes Association. She is a contributing author and co-editor of the book Cultural Food Practices published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the 15-Minute Consultation: Tips, Tools, and Activities to Make your Nutrition Counseling More Effective both published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She serves on the editorial board of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (ADCES) in Practice and is the food editor of Diabetes Self-Management magazine. Lorena is ADCES Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

Lorena graduated cum laude from Hunter College of the City University of New York with a Master’s of Science degree in Food and Nutrition and received her Bachelor’s degree from Queens College.

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