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MillenialsWhen is the last time that you sat down to eat three square meals a day — or two or even one? If you are a “millennial” (born somewhere between 1980 and 2000) chances, you haven’t had much experience with this ritual. According to trend watchers, 35 percent of meals eaten by millennials are really snacks. Combining foods traditionally served at snack time, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, has led to terms such as “linner,” “brinner” and “slunch.”

Food trends among millennials are driven by passion and emotions for premium products. Social media has played a key role in attracting millennials to try or consume food across the world, thereby impacting the trends prevailing in the food industry. Millennials are the thrill-seekers who crave heightened eating experiences such as intense flavors and extreme textures. The typical Millennial eater swoons over the unusual food forms, flavor profiles tweaked with unexpected or dramatic twists and of course, vivid global cuisines, especially when they blend fresh and spicy. They like customizing foods through adds-ons or mix-ins (the reason they love fajitas, shawarma, burritos and other “build-it-yourself” foods).

It is on-trend to be a foodie. Millennials are interested especially in the story behind their food and looking to learn more about what’s in it and how it’s made. Kelly Ashworth [a designer, art director, and branding expert specializing in the wedding, events, and creative services industries], 8 in 10 said they like “behind the scenes” commercials for foods they consume. They want to know more about how their food is produced, and they think brands don’t disclose enough about their food products. According to Joei Chan, a Global Head of Content of Linkfluence, Millennials’ discussions on why they actually eat revolved on the following (1) convenient, yet healthy foods (2) high protein and low calories (3) high quality frozen foods (4) healthy, clean label and natural food (5) influenced by their peers rather than traditional influences and (6) good food with great taste and flavor. Millennials nowadays are shifting into different lifestyles of daily snacking, replacing meals with snacks both savory, sweet, and in various formats (solid and liquid). When it comes to food trends, millennials are leading the way.

AA VI Angelyn P. Intal, RND

 

References:

  • What millennials eat?

https://www.linkfluence.com/blog/millennial-food-trends-what-do-millennials-eat

  • What is millennials?

https://dfaingredients.com/trends/millennial-food-trends/

  • Millennials Are the Tastemakers in Food

https://www.millennialmarketing.com/2012/06/millennials-are-literally-the-tastemakers-in-food/?fbclid=IwAR0gqt1104IIY4AN5KnH_Gx8inKJtEg61rzl4AiDeZ9n5COq4xcvZ2Dr6pY

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FINAL TK DSP Updating Meeting22 August 2021, Cagayan de Oro City – National Nutrition Council Region X headed by Nutrition Program Coordinator Gladys Mae S. Fernandez successfully facilitated the conduct of the Virtual Meeting on Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program (TK DSP) Phase 3 Updates on 20 August 2021 for the select Lanao del Norte areas via Zoom application. The program targets stunted and wasted 6-23 months old children in the municipalities of Kauswagan, Kolambugan, Linamon, Matungao, Nunungan, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, and Tagoloan.

The online meeting was attended by the Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, Department of Health Nutritionist Dietitians and Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officers from the said Local Government Units (LGU). Ms. Elinor Judyfind D. Abragan, Agrarian Reform Program Officer II and Special Concerns Officer from Lanao del Norte Department of Agrarian Reform Provincial Office (DARPO) and Ms. Marivic dela Fuente, Development Management Officer IV from the Provincial DOH Office of Lanao del Norte were also present during the meeting.

The said meeting was held to update the TK DSP LGUs regarding the program and to track their progress specifically in the preparation of their Memorandum of Understanding and Masterlists of program beneficiaries.

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13 Image 1 How to Express Breast Milk

Expressing breast milk is important for mothers who experience breast engorgement or when the breasts are full which may cause pain and discomfort and for mothers who want to continue exclusive breastfeeding while working away from home. The expressed breast milk can be stored in a clean container and stored in cool storage for up to 72 hours. It can be given to the baby through cup feeding which is the preferred method over bottle feeding to prevent extra air from being ingested which may cause excessive gas and to preserve the baby’s sucking mechanism when the mother is able to directly breastfeed. Feeding bottles are also unsafe, difficult to wash and can easily be contaminated. The following are the steps on how to express, store and cup feed your baby:

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The National Deworming Month is a twice a year campaign during the months of January and July. It aims to treat and to prevent soil-transmitted helminth infections that have a detrimental impact on children’s growth and development. As of 2016, the prevalence of roundworm infections in the Philippines still falls above 20 %. Thus, the 2017 WHO Guidelines recommend mass deworming for school-age children living in areas where the prevalence of intestinal worms is 20 % or higher.

Why is having worms detrimental to children’s growth and development?

Worms are intestinal parasites that compete with nutrients and even steal nutrients from their host. It leads to malnutrition, weakness, feeling tired, impaired mental and physical development in growing children and poor performance in school and work.