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Bayawan City – The Nangka Agrarian Beneficiaries Farmers Association (NABEFA) of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, is thrilled to their future partnership with the National Nutrition Council Region VII as one of the suppliers of the complementary food commodities during the implementation of the third and fourth phases of the Tutok Kainan Supplementation Program (TKSP) in the region. This initial agreement was firmed up on 29 November 2021, during the meeting of PNFP Kristal Katrina Bacay and the association’s manager, Ms. Jill Marie dela Cruz.
As the only FNRI-food technology supplier in the region who have complementary food technologies for 6-23 months children, the NABEFA have expressed their interest to supply NNC 7’s requirements for the TKSP. The facility currently has Nutrigo Blends Instant Baby Cereal or the Mongo Blend, an FNRI Food technology and Nutrigo Blends Champorado – their own initiated food technology which has been approved by the DOST-FNRI.
The upcoming phases of the TKSP would need a total of 2000 food items daily for a duration of 6 months, to be distributed to the different areas of Central Visayas implementing the program. Association Manager dela Cruz committed to supply the requirements regionwide. She promised that they will strive to deliver the demand of their clients also to maintain the production level of their food plant.
Read more: NNC 7 opens Partnership with Bayawan City’s NABEFA
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It’s almost the holiday season and what does that mean? It means that there would be lots and lots of eating and drinking to happen. Filipinos tend to splurge on food, drinks, and desserts this Christmas that could lead to many health problems or complications for those with existing chronic diseases.
Filipinos tend to serve and feast on unhealthy foods and drinks during these special occasions and those family members who have existing comorbidities also tend to turn a blind eye and indulge in unhealthy delicacies thus leading to the deterioration in their health which can lead to something more serious.
The importance of being nutritionally responsible this holiday could also start by teaching our family and our friends that we can enjoy delicious food without compromising our health. This is by knowing the limitations one can eat, and consciously knowing that eating too much is not friendly to the body.
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The famous sweetened drinks and artificial juice drinks have been part of our Holiday celebration. Probably all households have at least one member that love consuming the sweetness of this soda. It amazes me how many people I have known still drink large amounts of soda each day.
However, most people aren’t aware of what it can do to our body. Does it help our organs to function well, or does it slowly destroy our cells and attract diseases?
According to American Heart Association, the recommended daily intake of sugar is 24g. Taking 1 can of soft drinks give you 36g of sugar. That alone exceeds the sugar level your body needs.
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Cebu City - The common problem that eludes a lot of health-conscious individuals is the value of nutrition. Especially with Filipinos, the common practice would just be to get tested, rely on medication, and start all over again. It’s literally a cycle of helping your health deteriorate over a length of time.
And over that period, it’s unfortunate that not enough people incorporate the value of clean eating or in other words nutritious eating in relation to their health. We must understand that the physiology of our body relies well on the proper nutrients absorbed by our cells. Our cells may withstand foreign sources like medication but going back through time optimal health is achieved by the benefit of nutrient dense food. In other words, our cells crave nutrients, and the path to a healthy life is through that.
That’s why it is imperative that our efforts for a healthier life come at the phase even before everything falls apart. How we cater to our health habits at first, will define our health in the end.
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Dumaguete City – The Human Resource for Health-Nutrition (HRH-N) in Central Visayas held their Program Implementation Review or PIR on 09 December 2021 at the Southview Hotel Dumaguete City. All 19 HRH-N deployed in Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor provinces joined the PIR. Siquijor PNFP and LGU Mobilization In-charge Mary Bliss Joy P. Iguana facilitated the review.
The team leaders from the four provinces namely Ms. Franz Cassandra Ontina of Bohol, Ms. Geraldine Mae Pausanos of Cebu, Ms. Shaira Vita Calumpang of Negros Oriental and Ms.Grace Adolfo of Siquijor presented their team accomplishments based on targets and output indicators. They also shared good practices, challenges, and corrective measures. NPC Dr. Parolita A. Mission and other NNC 7 technical staff gave their comments and recommendations.
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Cebu City – The National Nutrition Council Region VII continues its orientation to the municipality Siquijor and its covered seven barangays for the Phase 4 of Tutok Kainan Supplementation Program (TKSP). The Municipality of Siquijor is one of the priority areas for the Phase 4 implementation having a target number of 100 children aged 6-23 months old as its beneficiaries.
The TKSP is set to start this January of 2022. The said program will run for 180 calendar days or 6 months providing supplemental feeding to beneficiaries in a form of dry feeding scheme.
As part of the preparatory activities, all covered barangays are asked to submit masterlists for their beneficiaries as well as contact point per barangay to easily monitor the implementation of the program. All barangays are also encouraged to conduct supplementary activities such as nutrition education for mothers and caregivers.
Read more: NNC 7 conducts TKSP Orientation in Siquijor, Siquijor
