<\/a>Sang Dao, a restaurant serving Thai and Lao cuisine, has been partnering with Health center Operation Samahan to serve nutritional menu items.<\/span><\/p>\n

By Brian Myers<\/span>
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Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are disproportionately likely to develop diabetes and at lower weights and younger ages. <\/p>\n

Health center Operation Samahan partners with local ethnic restaurants to provide nutrition counseling for their menus. <\/p>\n

It’s the second year Sang Dao, a restaurant serving Thai and Lao cuisine, has been a partner in the collaboration serving STRIVE, San Diego!<\/a> approved menu items.<\/p>\n

“I grew up in the restaurant, but it was my mom. My mom is the head chef back there,” said Bobbie Deary of Sang Dao. <\/p>\n

“At first she thought it was going to compromise the flavor,” Deary said. “We just kind of tweaked it. After she tasted it, she was like maybe I don\u2019t need to put all this MSG, we don\u2019t need all the sodium in there. As long as the flavor wasn\u2019t compromised she was all for it.”<\/p>\n

“Strive San Diego is a joint partnership between Operation Samahan, our community leaders, and our restaurant partners,” said Sarah Poblete, a nutritionist for the project. <\/p>\n

“What we\u2019re doing together is trying to improve healthy living and healthy dining within the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community,” Poblete said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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