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CNY 2022Chinese New Year is one of the festive holidays celebrated in the country. Chinese and Filipino families alike prepare special foods specific for the holiday. These include fish, dumplings, spring rolls, “tikoy” or the traditional Chinese sweet rice cake, and noodles, among others.

Healthy eating is possible even if there are lots of foods to choose from. Here are a few tips on how we can keep our diet healthy while enjoying the Chinese New Year Celebration:

NNC NCR Program Implementation Review 2022“In order to move forward, you have to look back.” – Matt Maher

The National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR) Achieve Team looked back on their accomplishments and experiences in 2021 to set the right goals moving forward this 2022.

In a program implementation review (PIR) held on January 24, 2022, the team reviewed their accomplishments vis-à-vis the approved 2021 Work and Financial Plan and identified both areas to sustain and for improvement. Accomplishments were presented in percentage following the rating: Poor (<75%), Fair (75-89%); and Very Satisfactory (90-120%). Activities with >120% accomplishment were also noted as exceeding target but concerning.

LNEWS Meeting FB PostAs part of the monitoring of the Local Nutrition Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (LNEWS-FNS) Project being implemented in the city of Navotas, the National Nutrition Council-NCR (NNC-NCR) conducted a virtual meeting (via Zoom) with the city LNEWS-FNS core group and household data collectors on January 20, 2022 from 9:00 am – 12:00 nn.

The LNEWS-FNS is a monitoring system which helps identify existing or impending problems related to food and insecurity, at the same time analyze the causes and plan for appropriate interventions.

Participants of the joint Regional and Local Bantay Asin Task Force Meeting held on January 18, 2022In an online meeting conducted by the National Nutrition Council - NCR on January 18, 2021 via Zoom, the members of the Regional Technical Working Group on Salt Iodization Program (RTWG-SIP) and Local Bantay Asin Task Forces (LBATF) of the 17 cities and municipality in Metro Manila discussed activities that will intensify the implementation of the salt iodization program (SIP) in the region despite the current pandemic.

At the meeting, both the RTWG-SIP or the Regional Bantay Asin Task Force (RBATF) and LBATFs recognized the need to intensify the monitoring and promotion of SIP in the region and thought of ways on how to do this.

TK Areas in NCR prepares for hot meal feeding of PW

The National Nutrition Council - NCR (NNC-NCR) through Provincial Nutrition Focal Point (PNFP) Diana Jean A. Umali met with the four (4) program areas of Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program (TK-DSP) in Metro Manila namely, the cities of Caloocan, Paranaque, and Navotas and municipality of Pateros through face-to-face and virtual meetings. The meetings were held in preparation for the 2nd month of TK-DSP for pregnant women which will involve the distribution of hot meals to the beneficiaries.

GAW 2022Our body needs at least 40 different nutrients for proper function and good health. One of these nutrients is iodine. Iodine is a mineral that is an essential component of thyroid hormones, the hormones necessary for development and metabolism.

Goiter is the abnormal enlargement of the thyroid glands. It is a form of iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) that is caused by insufficient intake of iodine. Another form of IDD is hypothyroidism or inadequate production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid glands and goiter. Iodine deficiency among pregnant women may also result to miscarriage, abnormal fetal positions, and stillbirths. It may also lead to irreversible effects such as intellectual disabilities and growth retardation among infants and children whose mothers experienced iodine deficiency during pregnancy.