National Nutrition Month Celebration: Gutom at Maltnutrisyon; Sama-sama Nating Wakasan

For the past 3 years, I have enjoyed the fun-filled month long celebration of raising awareness towards our health. This is possibly through the pursuant of the Presidential Decree 49, the Nutrition Act of the Philippines, signed June 25, 1974.

This year's theme "Gutom at Maltnutrisyon; Sama-sama Nating Wakasan," though does not rhyme, sounds like the best theme for the past 3 years.

We need to realize that we cannot expect the malnourished to cure themselves. If we say "It takes a village to educate a child," then we may also say "It takes a village to end starvation and malnutrition." If we all work together, we can achieve any goal.

We also need to be reminded that just because the food is expensive, it is already nutritious. Good food does not need to be expensive to be healthy. Also, vegetables and fruits are not the only healthy options out there, and they simple are not enough. We need the Go, Glow, and Grow foods in order to become completely healthy. Our lifestyle also affects our health. We need to practice a good routine that helps our body maintain a good balance.

The TLE and STEP club is successful in making the student body of Ilocos Sur National High School become aware of their role in ending starvation and malnutrition. They did this through different activities such as Nutri-Jingle, Essay Writing, Nutri-Quiz, and many more activities.