PLANT SEEDS, HARVEST NUTRIENTS!

     “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!

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https://www.affordablecebu.com/nutrition-month-theme-2018-philippines

http://www.dilg.gov.ph./events/Nutrition-month/587