Carrot Crazy!

Although this Nutrition Month's theme is on Breastfeeding, it doesn't mean that we no longer practice eating healthy as well. Instead of grabbing junk food when you’re feeling hungry, think twice and analyze if the food you picked is good for your body. How about talking about this particular food called CARROT. One thing our bodies need to keep healthy is Vitamin A, which makes sure your eyesight stays sharp. Having a healthy dose of Vitamin A ensures you won’t go blind at a young age and you’ll be able to do a lot of cool things in the future. Carrots are a rich source of beta-carotene, which our bodies convert into Vitamin A. Carrots Fun...

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Breastfeeding Best Practices for Filipinos

See below for some of the Breastfeeding Best Practices for Filipinos that we have collated: Why is early initiation of breastfeeding very important? Some babies die after birth because they were not breastfed immediately. Breastfeeding should be initiated at once – about 30 minutes after normal delivery and about 3-4 hours after delivery by caesarian section. Providing breastmilk within the first hour after delivery can save up to 22% of infants from death and about 16% when they are breastfed within the first day thus, decreasing the rate of infant mortality significantly. Infants who were given early breastfeeding will have the opportunity to be more successful and sustain exclusive breastfeeding. In addition, babies who are breastfed immediately can help avoid the risj of hypothermia...

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How to celebrate Nutrition Month 2011 & promote BREASTFEEDING TSEK

So it's Nutrition Month but do you have any idea as to how to celebrate it? Do you tell your friends about it? Or email them some FAQs? Anyway, seen below are some ways to celebrate Nutrition Month 2011 and promote BREASTFEEDING TSEK? The promotion, protection and support to breastfeeding to ensure TSEK can be done in various settings: a. Families/Communities • Report violations of the Milk Code to the Department of Health to prevent unregulated marketing of formula milk which threatens to undermine the practice of breastfeeding. Health and nutrition workers and health facilities must not be used to promoting breastfeeding. There must be no milk company-supported activities. Remove marketing materials of formula milk in health facilities. • Create local media watch monitor Milk Code violations...

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Breastfeeding Tips for Filipina Mothers part2

Ulirang ina, bigyan ng prutas at gulay ang inyong pamilya araw-araw. Iwas sait na, menos gastos pa! Iminumungkahi ang pagkain ng prutas at gulay ng hindi kukulangin sa limang dulot oservings araw-araw. Ang kalahating tasang lutong madahong gulay ay katumbas ng humigit-kumulang sa isang serving, at ang isang pirasong maliit na prutas o isang katamtamang slice ng prutas ay katumbas ng isang serving. Itago, iluto, iimbak at ipreserve ang gulay ng buong ingat upang mapanatili ang taglay nitong sustansiya, lasa at kulay. Maraming pag-aaral ang nagsasabi na ang pagkain ng maraming prutas at gulay au nakakatulong sa pag-iwas sa mga sakit katulad ng cancer, diabetes at hypertension. Maging responsableng magulang. Kalusugan ng ina at ng bata ang isaisip sa tamang pag-aagwat ng pabubuntis. Batay sa...

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Breastfeeding Tips for Filipina Mothers

Lahat ng nanay ay may kakayanang magpasuso ng kaniyang baby. Gatas ng ina lamang ang kailangan ni baby mula pagkasilang hanggang unang anim na buwan ng kanyang buhay. Lahat ng nanay ay may kakayanan na mag-produce ng gatas at maapagpapasuso sa kanilang baby. Mahalaga na may tamang impormasyon, gusto ng ina at may tiwala siya sa sarili na kaya niyang pasusuhin ang kanyang sanggol. Mahalaga na simulan ni nanay yang pagpapasuso kay baby sa loob ng isang oras pagkapanganak niya. Mahalaga na simulan ni nana yang pagpapasuso kay baby sa loob ng isang oras pagkapanganak niya nang sa gayon ay masuso ng sanggol ang colostrums. Ang colostrums ay ang kulay dilaw na gatas na lumalabas sa unang tatlong araw pagkapanganak. Ito ay mayaman sa antibodies para sa matibay na resistensya ni baby sa impeksiyon...

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Simple Nutrition & Food Tips for Filipinos part3

Para maiwasan ang pagkakasakit, ugaliing maghugas ng kamay bago at pagkatapos kumain. Ang palagiang paghuhugas ng kamay ay isang mabisang paraan para hindi magkasakit at maiwasan ang pagkalat ng mikrobyo sa ibang tao. Ang ailangan lang ay malinis na tubig at sabon at kung walang tubig, maaaraing gumamit ng hand sanitizer. Hugasan ang inyong mga kamay bago, habang at pagkatapos maghanda ng pagkain; pagkagamit ng kasilyas, umubo o bumahing sa mga kamay; bago at pagkatapos kumain o uminom; pagkatapos magtapon ng basura, paglilinis ng sugat, bago at pagkatapos mag-alaga ng taong maysakit at higit sa lahat kapag marumi an gating mga kamay. Uminom ng tamang dami ng fluids araw-araw. Kailangan ng katawan ang 64 ounces o walong basong likido sa araw-araw lalo na kung mainit ang panahon o kung physically...

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Simple Nutrition & Food Tips for Filipinos part2

Lifestyle diseases iwasan, kumain ng wastong pagkain, mag-ehersisyo araw-araw, huwag manigarilyo at iwasan ang pag-inom ng alak. Maraming Pilipino ay nagkakaroon ng hypertension, cancer, at diabetes dahil na rin sa maling lifestyle at kaugalian sa pagkain. Para maiwasan ang mga ito, iwasan ang pagkain ng mamantika, matataba, matatamis at maaalat na pagkain. Dagdagan ang pagkain ng prutas at gulay. Iwasan ang sigarilyo at alak at mag eher-sisyo ng regular para mapanatili ang tamang timbang. Ugaliin ang healthy lifestyle araw-araw! Maging matalino, masinop at practical sa pagplaplano, pamimili at paghahanda ng masustansiyang pagkain para sa pamilya. Ngayong panahon ng krisis kung saan mataas ang presyo ng mga bilihin, mahalaga ang pagiging matalino, masinop at praktikal lalo na sa pagplano,...

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Simple Nutrition & Food Tips for Filipinos

Kumain ng GO, GROW at GLOW foods. Walang iisang pagkain ang makapagbibigay ng lahat ng sustansiya na kailangan ng katawan. Upang magkaroon ng masustansiya o sapat sa uri at dami n pagkain, kumain ng mga pahkaing mula sa bawa’t pangkat ng pagkain: GO na tagapag-bigay lakas, GROW na tagapag-buo ng katawan at GLOW na tagapag-saayos ng katawan. An egg a day is ok! Hindi lang ito masustansiya, abot-kaya pa! Sa mga taong physically healthy o walang anumang sakit, ang pagkain ng isang itlog araw-araw ay ok. Mayaman sa protina, mineral at bitamina. Kolesterol na taglay nito sa kalusugan ay hindi nakakasama. Para sa mga taong mahilig sa taba at may cardiovascular diseases, ang payo ay pagkain ng hindi lalampas sa dalawa hanggang tatlong pirasong itlog sa isang lingo. Kumain ng mga pagkain malinis...

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Breastfeeding Situationer in the Philippines

The 7th National Nutrition Survey (DOST-FNRI) revealed that among infants 0-5 months old, only 36 out of every 100 were exclusively breastfed; only 37 of every 100 were breastfed at the same time given a complimentary food and as many as 27 out of 100 infants were given other milk and other foods. Meanwhile the percentage of exclusive breastfeeding (35.9%) was significantly higher in 2008 compared with 2003 in which 29.7% of 0-5 month old infants were exclusively breastfed. However, the duration of exclusive breastfeeding in 2008 is significantly lower than 2003 with 2.3 and 3 months, respectively. That's the Big Picture Breastfeeding Situationer in the Philippines. What are facts about breastfeeding? a. Practically all mothers can breastfeed. There are only a few true contraindications...

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Lactation Stations in the workplace MOA launched during Nutrition Month 2011 Launch

Students present in Support of the Nutrition Month Launch at SM Event Centre The (NNC-7) National Nutrition Council 7, together with MIND-7~ Media Information Network for Nutrition and Development and partners launched yesterday the 2011 nutrition month with the theme "Isulong ang breastfeeding - tama. Sapat, at Eksklusibo" which encourages all sectors of society to help promote, protect, and support breastfeeding practices. Lactation Stations in the workplace MOA was recently launched by Mandaue City and the Mandue Chamber of Commerce and Industries (MCCI) together with the National Nutrition Council for the establishment of lactation or...

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Nutrition Month in a nutshell

What is Nutrition Month? Nutrition Month is an annual event held every July in accordance with Presidential Decree no.291 known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines which created the National Nutrition Council (NNC). The NNC coordinates the nationwide celebration. Each year the NNC comes up with a theme to call the nation’s attention and action on a particular issue. What is the theme for the 2011 Nutrition Month? The theme for the 2011 Nutrition month is “Isulong and BREASTFEEDING – Tama, Sapat, at EKsklusibo”. The theme focuses on key messages to ensure successful breastfeeding practices. The theme supports the department of health’s campaign on communication for behavioral impact on breastfeeding which is “Breastfeeding Tsek (Tama.Sapat.EKsklusibo).” The objective of this year’s nutrition...

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