Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program monitoring in Barangay Dalaya, Buguey, was conducted by Cagayan Chieberly Secreto, the ECCD-F1K Cagayan Provincial Nutrition Focal Point (PNFP) last 18 October 2021. She was assisted by Barangay Nutrition Scholar(BNS) Lailany Villalon.

PNFP Secreto witnessed the actual consumption of LNS-SQ of the beneficiaries. One of the beneficiaries, Ms. Rogene Duarte, 28 yrs old and 7 months pregnant eats her daily ration of LNS-SQ and said, "Masarap siya at matamis. Kinakain ko siya araw araw. Hindi ko pinapalaman sa tinapay, pinapapak ko lang".

PNFP Secreto also counseled some of the beneficiaries. She stressed to the pregnant women the important of having a normal nutritional status during pregnancy. Ms. Secreto likewise explained the need for 4 prenatal check-ups during pregnancy, taking iron with folic supplements, the use iodized salt and most importantly prepare and practice exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of the child.

On the second month of Tutok Kainan Program, Isabela and Cagayan started the use of Lipid based Nutrient Supplement Small Quantity (LNS-SQ) among pregnant beneficiaries. LNSSQ is a multiple micronutrient fortified semisolid paste made from groundnuts, milk, sugar and micronutrients. – Chieberly P. Secreto