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Dragonfruit

Negros Oriental – Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit that has a bright pink and bulb-shaped with spikes appearance. It grows on a climbing cactus called Hylocereus in which its flowers only open at night. Dragon fruit is also called as pitaya, pitahaya, or strawberry pear. When cut open, you’ll find either a white or red flesh with black seeds. It may look exotic, but this fruit offers a lot of nutrition and health benefits.

Dragon fruit is a superfood as it contains different vitamins and minerals and has low in calories but high in fiber. A 6-ounce serving of dragon fruit contains 102 calories, 0 grams of fat, 2 grams of protein, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 13 grams of sugar, 100 IU of vitamin A, 4 milligrams of vitamin C, 31 milligrams of calcium, 0.1. milligram of iron, and 68 milligrams of magnesium.

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NNC weekly activities week 37

Cebu City - Week 37 of the Year 2022 is a new slate of opportunities for the National Nutrition Council Region VII (NNC 7) to work towards its goal of reducing stunting (short for age) and other forms of malnutrition in Central Visayas. NNC 7 as secretariat arm of the Regional Nutrition Committee has identified priority programs, projects, and activities in the region that will contribute to the achievement of the Regional Plan Action for Nutrition (RPAN) goals and help attain the Sustainable Developmental Goal (SDG) 2 - zero hunger, and SDG 3 - good health and well–being which the country committed to the international community. Through the goals identified in the RPAN, the NNC 7 Excellent Team dedicate its time and efforts day by day to work towards realizing the vision of having a healthier and nutritionally-well Filipinos.

As a new workweek begins, NNC 7 has a set of events scheduled that is to be accomplished before the weekend creeps in. Listed below are what NNC 7 is set out to do for the week:

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Muns Mayor Garcia Hernandez

Cebu City – Central Visayas is back to giving recognition to the region’s nutrition best in person after a two-year hiatus.  

Dubbed the Grand Nutrition Awards, Central Visayas’ version of the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony provides recognition to exemplary accomplishments of local government units and the local nutrition focal points in Region VII.

The Grand Nutrition Awards this year is finally back to be a face-to-face event which happened together with 17th Regional Congress of Nutrition Action Officers on the 16th of September 2022 at Robinsons Summit Galleria Hotel, Cebu City.

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NGAN Sept 25

Cebu City - Another week has passed and as a new one is about to start it is time for a new episode of the most exciting game show on nutrition every Sunday brought to you by the National Nutrition Council Region VII in collaboration with RGMA Network. This is aired over station DYSS-AM every Sunday from 11 AM – 12 NN. Nutri-Game, Apil Na is an on-air, live game show that allows interaction with its listeners to answer nutrition–related questions and for them to have a chance to win 100 pesos worth of load.

This coming Sunday, 25 September 2022, the topic will be about Adult Nutrition where the questions will center on eating habits and food proportions suitable for adult men and women. The subject will also concern the vitamins and minerals needed for adults that will fit their lifestyle and habits as they enter a new milestone in their life.

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17th NAO Congress

Cebu City – Nutrition Action Officers, the pillars of nutrition in the local government converged last 16th of September 2022, at Summit Galleria Hotel in Cebu City for their annual gathering.

Now on its 17th year, the Central Visayas Association of Nutrition Action Officers, Inc. (CeVANAO, Inc.) in partnership with the National Nutrition Council Region VII and the Central Visayas Regional Nutrition Committee organized the congress with the theme “Kalig-ong Nutrisyon, tubag sa pagtukod og maayong bag-ong NAOrmal!”. The conference underscored the responsibility of Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs) and the role of nutrition in building resiliency as they lead the improvement of the nutrition situation in their respective local governments.  The regional gathering of NAOs aims to advocate nutrition resiliency in the new normal as this informative gathering also hopes to educate about the current queries or trends of fad diets, a common term in popular media platforms and tips to make LGUs pandemic-resilient in the new normal and more prepared for similar crisis in the future.

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NGAN Winners Sept 18

Cebu City - Ang Nutri-Game, Apil Na! usa sa mga pinaka–exciting nga game show dinhi sa Sugbu kada Domingo. Kini nga programa gidalit kaninyo sa National Nutrition Council Region VII sa pakikitambayayong sa estasyong DYSS sa AM band 999khz gikan alas 11 sa buntag hangtud alas 12 sa udto. Gidumala ni sa atong mga amiga sa kahanginan, Ma’am Lesly Comiso–Magalso ug Ma’am CC Garovillo kauban ni Doc Letlet Mission. Kini nga interactive nga gameshow nagtumong sa paghatag og dugang impormasyon bahin sa saktong nutrisyon. Nagkinahanglan lang kini og landline o cellphone sa mga interesadong players.

Pagka 18 September 2022, naay 3 nga naka daog sa NutriGame, Apil Na! Sila mao si:

  1. NNC 7 conducts an unannounced monitoring of Radyo Kahimsug
  2. Know more about monosodium glutamate
  3. NNC 7 prepares for 17th Regional Congress of NAOs & Grand Nutrition Awards
  4. Winners sa Nutri-Game, Apil Na! pagka 11 September 2022
  5. Nutrient lack in vegetarian diet

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