Nutrition Month 2017

SCHOOLS nationwide will be celebrating the National Nutrition Month or Buwan ng Nutrisyon.

According to the National Nutrition Council (NNC) the theme for the year celebration is “Healthy diet, gawing habit-for life!”

In a statement, NNC explained that the theme aims to achieve the following objectives:

To promote the consumption of healthier foods and discourage the eating of unhealthy foods.

Encourage families and individual to eat balanced diet with a variety of food in the right quantity and maintain an ideal body weight to reduce obesity and non-communicable diseases.

Create awareness among them on making the right choices of food.

Encourage the food industry, producers, distributors and families to make healthy foods available to all. The Department of Education release a memorandum #105-2017 which enjoins, educational institutions to undertake “meaningful activities which highlight the importance of good nutrition, healthy diet and healthy lifestyle.” these activities.

Can include school parade, slogan, poster making, essay writing competition.

It also increase the awareness of our pupils the importance of good nutrition through a short program and to showcase their talents in stage presentation, oral delivery and many more. By Nympha D.

Albacio