Nutrition Month Celebrated

Nutrition Month Celebrated July has been designated as Nutrition Month through Sec. 7 of the Pres. Decree No. 491 known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines. Issued on June 25,1974. Celebrated yearly. it aims at creating a national awareness of the importance of nutrition.

LGU-Carigara, through the members of the Municipal Nutrition Council, celebrated the 31st Nutrition Month with the theme Batang May Kinabukasan So Wastong Nutrisyon Simulan.

The month-long celebration commenced with a thanksgiving mass held on July 3, 2005 at 8:30 AM at the Holy Cross Parish Church. This was followed by other activities, among them the mass feeding in the different barangays. San Mateo. Barugohay Central, Caghalo, Canal, Uyawan. Tagak, Guindapunan East, and Bagong Lipunan. Preschool children, ages 2 to 6, were the target of the feeding. Cheap but nutritious food were served, especially to children Below Normal Level (BNL) and Below Normal Very Low (BNVL) This project is a continuing program of the Municipal Nutrition Action Council headed by Ms. Belinda P. AIberca in collaboration with barangay officials and the Barangay Nutrition Scholars, done not only for the month of July but the whole year round, in support of the Philippine Nutrition Program.

Another activity was the Educational Tour held on July 28, spear- headed by Ms. Ma. Belinda Alberca together with the Bgy. Nutrition Scholars. (BNS). The group visited Baybay and Hilongas, Leyte, particularly Bgy. Gaas of Baybay and Bgy. Kanhaas of Hilongos. . The two barangays were awarded as the Most Outstanding Barangay 2004 in the implementation of the Nutrition Pro- gram at the provincial level. The BNS learned some nutrition strategies and practices which would help them in the implementation of the Nutrition Program in their respective barangays