“Bahay-kubo, kahit munti, ang halaman doon ay sari-sari”,
this is just a line of a song entitled “ bahay-kubo “. It tells that even if
your house is not the modern one or the house that we often see nowadays, we can
still plant on the backyard and harvest plants and fruits that is rich in
nutrients. “Magtanim ay di biro, maghapong nakayuko...”, and this is a song in
which it tells how hard planting can be.
Nutrition month is annual campaign held every July to
create greater awareness on the importance of nutrition among Filipinos. “Ugaliing
Magtanim, Sapat na nutrisyon Aanihin!” this is the nutrition month theme 2018
which is chosen by the National Nutrition Council or the NNC. It is the entry
of Ms. Julie Ann Colipano. This theme focuses on family food gardening and food
production through the family’s own garden. Having food garden can improve the
family’s food security. We all know that we can get diseases on different food,
but by planting fruits and vegetables in your/our own backyard, we can ensure
the family’s safety and everyone’s safety. If we plant on our own backyard we
can have healthier food consumption. Planting fruits and vegetables is not only
for the farmers. We can plant to. Planting can be done by everyone of us in the
community.
Good nutrition and being healthy can lead you to a healthy
lifestyle. Nutrients is very important on our body. It makes us healthy. And as
the saying goes “HEALTH IS WEALTH”. Being healthy is like having all the tons of gold and silver. What
are you waiting for? PLANT SEEDS, HARVEST NUTRIENTS!
References:
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKglVnAZRFxq5sNx0N7bEzhkcFpNrLMK16E0ZF84lLqu5ZP0-yAm76FsA5x-JnGE5rT9hDtq6Xt4qLYS0HC2Ctj_0Oa6f01lzDELoYw9DQhReTPNI1kKw7E1KKRRkPevTWZKccv0fsQOI/s1600/NMTheme2018_website_slider.jpg
https://www.affordablecebu.com/nutrition-month-theme-2018-philippines
http://www.dilg.gov.ph./events/Nutrition-month/587