"Pinggang Pinoy: Filipino Food Plate: Go!" is a healthy food plate for Filipino adults.
A new, easy-to- understand food guide uses a familiar food plate model to convey the right food group proportions on a per-meal basis to meet the body's energy and nutrition needs.The visual tool Pinggang Pinoy helps Filipinos adopt healthy eating habits at meal times.
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology has come up with a visual tool to guide Filipinos in consuming the right amount of food.The question of how much you should eat in one meal is answered by the visual guide called Pinggang Pinoy.It can be used to determine how much to eat per meal time.
The World Health Organization, Department of Health, and National Nutrition Council were involved in the development of Pinggang Pinoy.TheSeminar Series on Food and Nutrition Researches and Science and Technology Activities was held at the DOST Compound in Taguig City.
OneSTore.ph now has the DOST-FNRI Publications.You can purchase it at http://onestore.ph/vendor/fnri.
The Philippine Food Composition Tables Handbook is ready for distribution.The book cost 1000 pesos per copy.Please fill-up this link for orders.
You can reserve or contact us at philfct@fnri.dost.gov.ph or at the Philippine Food Composition Tables Facebook page.
The Department of Science and Technology is part of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute.