Nutritional guidelines for Filipinos

Bibliographic Details
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manila : Food and Nutrition Research Institute Department of Science and Technology , 2000
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Eat a variety of foods everyday
  • 2. Breast feed infants exclusively from birth to 4-6 months, and then, give appropriate foods while continuing breast-feeding
  • 3. Maintain children's normal growth through proper diet and monitor their groth regularly
  • 4. Consume fish, lean meat, poultry or dried beans
  • 5. Eat more vegetables, fruits, and root crops
  • 6. Eat foods cooked in edible/cooking oil daily
  • 7. Consume milk, milk products or other calcium-rich foods such as small fish and dark green leafy vegetables everyday
  • 8. Use iodized salt, but avoid excessive intake of salty foods
  • 9. Eat clean and safe food
  • 10. For a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition, exercise regularly, do not smoke, and avoid drinking alcoholic beverages