01/07/2025
This July, the DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) joins the nation in celebrating the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵!
This year’s theme, “Sa PPAN: Sama-sama sa Nutrisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat” and sub-theme “Food and Nutrition Security, Maging Priority, Sapat na Pagkain, Karapatan Natin”, calls for collective action toward ensuring adequate nutrition for all. The DOST-FNRI contributes to this celebration by highlighting “Food Security for a Well-Nourished Country” as the theme of its 51st DOST-FNRI Seminar Series.
With this shared vision, we emphasize the vital role of science, research, and innovation in making nutritious food and demand-driven services accessible and affordable to stakeholders.
Thus, the FNRI continues to promote practical and science-based guidance through the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF), which enjoins us to:
• Eat a variety of foods every day to get the nutrients needed by the body.
• Breastfeed infants exclusively from birth up to six months and continue with appropriate complementary feeding for two years and beyond.
• Eat more vegetables and fruits to get essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
• Consume fish, lean meat, poultry, eggs, dried beans, or nuts daily for growth and repair.
• Include milk, milk products, and other calcium-rich foods such as small fish and shellfish for healthy bones and teeth.
• Consume safe food and water to prevent food- and water-borne diseases.
• Use iodized salt to prevent iodine deficiency.
• Limit intake of salty, fried, fatty, and sugar-rich foods to avoid cardiovascular diseases.
• Maintain a normal body weight through proper diet and regular physical activity.
• Be physically active, make healthy food choices, manage stress, avoid alcohol, and do not smoke to prevent lifestyle-related diseases.
Building on these basic nutrition concepts, we remain steadfast in our journey to make proper nutrition more attainable, in pursuit of a well-nourished nation.
Together, let us build a future where every family is nourished and every table is filled with safe, affordable, and nutritious meals.
