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Dumanjug, Cebu -- Family will always be the highest priority for us Filipinos. Family is one of the precious things we have. We stick together with our families in anything that come along in our daily lives. As the saying goes “We could not live without our Family”, That is why in a typical Filipino family; we always love, and care for our relatives. And one of the ways to make the family happy is by the togetherness of eating around the dinner table no matter the family size.
And as we celebrated National Family Month this September here in the Philippines; here are five nutritious dinners we can dine together with our family and loved ones.
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Valencia, Negros Oriental – Twenty three (23) pregnant mothers from all over the municipality of Dauin, Negros Oriental joined this year’s Buntis Congress held on 02 September 2021. The event with the theme “Chada si Mama” is held in connection with the celebration of the town fiesta.
The local government unit of Dauin, through its Rural Health Unit (RHU), conceptualized this initiative to promote the package of health services a pregnant woman must receive to improve birth outcome. The Buntis Congress is part of the 15-month High Impact Breakthrough Strategies or commonly known as Hi5 of the Department of Health which aims to accelerate the reduction in maternal deaths, infant and under-five mortality, halt HIV/AIDS, and strengthen Service Delivery Networks.
Read more: Pregnant mothers enjoy and learn from Buntis Congress 2021
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Cebu City – NUTRI-GAME, APIL NA! is a one-hour radio program aired over DYSS Super Radyo every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Anchored by game masters Dr. Parolita “Letlet” A. Mission, Ms. Lesly Comiso-Magalso, and ND II Shaira Camille T. Labastida aims to promote good health through proper nutrition.
The program is an interactive game show aired over RGMA Network that provides additional nutrition information to all its listeners for better and increase health and nutrition knowledge. Started as a 30-minute program, the free airtime provided by network was increased because of insistent public demand.
Read more: NNC 7 makes nutrition info more fun, engaging via NUTRI GAME
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Cebu Province -- We Filipinos know how to enjoy our food. We always make sure to celebrate anything with food and we take extra care when preparing meals on every occasion. In these times of the pandemic where most of us are working or studying from home, kutkutins are very popular. For us Filipinos, snacking is already a part of our diet and it’s not bad to enjoy it. The important thing is to be mindful of the snacks you are eating. Here are some of the tips for a healthy snacking:
Make it fresh as possible
Foods that are made from fresh ingredients are most likely to retain the most nutrients. Choice of snacks can be your favorite fruits like boiled banana saba or root crops like your sweet potato. Add a little color to your egg sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.
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Cebu City – NNC 7 staged the 8th episode of Educational Health and Nutrition Information-Sharing Geared tOwards DevelopmenT (e-HISGOT) on 16 September 2021. The event merged three monthly educational programs of NNC 7: the e-HISGOT, Letters for Doc Letlet and May K sa F1K to streamline the region’s advocacy efforts in promoting good nutrition with focus on the First 1000 Days.
The unified virtual program retains the name “e-HISGOT” while using the format of Letters for Doc Letlet and covering the region’s key statement that everyone has a role to play in the First 1000 Days of a child’s life retaining topics of “May K ka sa F1K”.
Read more: 8th episode of e-HISGOT staged, 3 livestream programs merged
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Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental -- With our unpredictable weather conditions, we tend to get easily dehydrated. Our body depends on water to survive. Every cell, tissue, and organ in our body needs water to work properly. The body uses water to maintain its temperature, remove waste, and lubricate our joints. Water is needed for overall good health. But some foods help us stay hydrated. Here are top 8 hydrating foods.
Watermelon
Water content is around 92%. Because of their high water content, watermelons have a very low-calorie density. This means that a relatively large portion of watermelon contains very few calories, and it has powerful antioxidants which help the skin glow aside from weight loss.
