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Cebu City – Misconception about fat still exist and influence how we prepare our meals. Some people thinks that fats are unhealthy, and our body don’t need any of it.
Fats are also called ‘fatty acids’ or ‘lipids.’ Most of the fat we need is made by our bodies, but there are some fats our bodies cannot make. We can only get these fats by eating them. There are three main types of fat in the foods you eat the unsaturated fats from plant foods, saturated fats from animal foods and trans fats from commercially prepared, processed foods.
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La Libertad, Negros Province – The Municipal Nutrition Committee of La Libertad conducted a one-day Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM) orientation. The session conducted on 14 June 2022 at Lalimar Beach Resort was attended by 24 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) from the different barangays in the municipality.
PIMAM is one of the core lifesaving interventions to manage acute malnutrition. It is a nutritional program designed especially for children 6-59-month-old. This is one of the nutrition-specific interventions in the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022, which aims to decrease acute malnutrition, reduce child mortality and improve the survival of children under 5 years.
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Cebu City – The brown plate of Pinggang Pinoy is the Filipino Food Plate for Adults. The brown color represents the original placemat color of the Pinggang Pinoy denoting the color of the woven buri. It is the color of the Filipino Malay race.
For Filipino adults, there is an ever-so-popular mantra: Tara sa unli-rice! (Let’s go with unlimited rice!) Well, there is no wrong with consuming rice. A Filipino meal is not complete without rice. It is an important part of a Filipino diet. What makes it unhealthy is eating more than what we actually need. This is what the brown plate of Pinggang Pinoy wishes to convey… the right amount of food on a Filipino plate.
It is important to take everything with MO-VA-BA:
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Cebu City – The red plate of Pinggang Pinoy is the Filipino Food Plate for the Elderly. The red color is a passionate and energetic color, red has long symbolized energy, power, and courage, and can give the user vigor and strength.
The body get to change as you age, so does the nutrition it needs. As the body ages, fewer calories might be needed but still, it needed the calories to sustain its daily requirements to stay healthy. For the elderly, there might be a lot of changes in food choices that needs to be taken care of. Here are some of the recommendations for overall elderly health:
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Cebu City – The blue plate of Pinggang Pinoy represents the recommended Filipino Food Plate for Teens. The blue color of the plate is the same color of the sky and the sea. It is a color that conveys a sense of strength, dependability, and coolness – meanings associated with the favorable qualities of teenagers.
Since the start of the pandemic, kids and teenagers stayed at home. Decreasing their outdoor activities and limits their chance for socialization. Teenagers are bound to go outside of their comfort zone for them to develop skills and abilities that would prepare them for adult life. Teenagers are bound to make their own choices like their favorite music, fashion, sports, and of course… food! They should also be able to make decisions for their own body and health.
Here are some tips for teenagers:
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Cebu City – The green plate of Pinggang Pinoy is the recommended Filipino Food Plate for Pregnant and Lactating Women. The color green is the universal color of nature and health, green is a symbol of new life, growth, and fertility.
The first 1000 days of life is considered as the golden window of opportunity. It is the time where a child’s body, brain and immune system develops significantly. A healthy mom in her prenatal and postnatal period greatly affects the health of the baby.
Here are some health tips for pregnant and lactating women:
