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July is National Nutrition Month

Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 491, the Nutrition Act of the Philippines, the National Nutrition Council (NNC)
leads the observance of National Nutrition Month.

2018 PhilippinesTheme
The Nutrition Month theme in 2018 is “Ugaliing magtanim, Sapat na nutrisyon aanihin!” according to the National
Nutrition Council (NNC) of the Philippines.

This theme focuses on food production at home through the family’s own garden. This is the food planted at home
(inside our outside your home), in your little backyard or farm

The Nutrition Month Theme 2018 aims to improve the healthy food consumption of Filipinos, food security or to be
self-sufficient as possible with backyard gardening.

Having food gardens can help improve the family as well as the community’s food security. If you have plenty of
vegetables or fruit crops, you can even sell some of them to earn additional income for the family.

Remember this year’s Nutrition Month central theme surrounds on the idea of family food gardening.

The NNC selected the nutrition month 2018 theme “Ugaliing magtanim, Sapat na nutrisyon aanihin!” out of the 142
entries that the contestants submitted. Ms. Julie Ann Q. Colipano, a contestant from Valencia City, Bukidnon, was the
one who created this theme.