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Activity II
Use of Qualitative Dietary Tools (NGF, Food Guide Pyramid, Pinggang Pinoy)
Introduction
Dietary assessment can be challenging for many reasons, including the wide variety
of foods, eating patterns and nutrients to be considered. The term “tool” refers to a handy
object or method needed to perform specific tasks.
Objectives
At the end of this activity, you can:
1. Identify the different qualitative tools in nutrition
2. Describe and differentiate the different qualitative tools.
3. Differentiate the different qualitative tools used in nutrition.

Explanation/Concepts
The Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF) is a set of dietary guidelines based
on the eating pattern, lifestyle, and health status of Filipinos. The NGF contains all the
nutrition messages to healthy living for all age groups from infants to adults, pregnant and
lactating women, and the elderly.
10 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos
1. Eat a variety of foods everyday to get the nutrients needed by the body.
2. Breastfeed infants exclusively from birth up to six months and then give appropriate
complementary foods while continuing breastfeeding for two years and beyond for optimum
growth and development.
3. Eat more vegetables and fruits to get the essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber for regulation of
body processes.
4. Consume fish, lean meat, poultry, egg, dried beans or nuts daily for growth and repair of body
tissues.
5. Consume milk, milk products, and other calcium-rich food such as small fish and shellfish,
everyday for healthy bones and teeth.
6. Consume safe foods and water to prevent diarrhea and other food-and water-borne diseases.
7. Use iodized salt to prevent Iodine Deficiency Disorders.
8. Limit intake of salty, fried, fatty, and sugar-rich foods to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
9. Attain normal body weight through proper diet and moderate physical activity to maintain good
health and help prevent obesity.
10. Be physically active, make healthy food choices, manage stress, avoid alcoholic beverage, and do
not smoke to help prevent lifestyle-related non-communicable disease.
Food Guide Pyramid

The Food Guide Pyramid shows the types and serving sizes for the foods we should eat every
day to stay healthy. Foods are placed in the pyramid in a way that shows how important they are to
our health. We should eat more of the foods at the base than foods at the top.

For Filipino Pregnant Women

For Filipino Lactating Women
For Filipino Elderly (60-69 years old)

For Filipino Adults (20-39 years old)

For Filipino Children (13-19 years old)

For Filipino Children (7-12 years old)

For Filipino Children (1-6 years old)

Pinggang Pinoy
Pinggang Pinoy is a new, easy to understand food guide that 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 nutrient needs of an adult. This is a visual tool to guide Filipinos in consuming the
right amount of food in every meal.
Laboratory Exercise
Instructions: Explain the rationale of each Nutritional Guidelines for Filipino.

Nutritional Guidelines Rationale

1. Eat a variety of foods everyday to get the

nutrients needed by the body.

2. Breastfeed infants exclusively from birth up

to six months and then give appropriate
complementary foods while continuing
breastfeeding for two years and beyond for
optimum growth and development.
3. Eat more vegetables and fruits to get the
essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber for
regulation of body processes.

4. Consume fish, lean meat, poultry, egg, dried

beans or nuts daily for growth and repair of
body tissues.
5. Consume milk, milk products, and other
calcium-rich food such as small fish and
shellfish, everyday for healthy bones and
teeth.
6. Consume safe foods and water to prevent
diarrhea and other food-and water-borne
diseases.

7. Use iodized salt to prevent Iodine

Deficiency Disorders.
 8. Limit intake of salty, fried, fatty, and sugar-
rich foods to prevent cardiovascular
diseases.
9. Attain normal body weight through proper
diet and moderate physical activity to
maintain good health and help prevent
obesity.
10. Be physically active, make healthy food
choices, manage stress, avoid alcoholic
beverage, and do not smoke to help
prevent lifestyle-related non-
communicable disease.

Instructions: Fill up the table below to summarize the 7 food guide pyramid
Food
1-6 7-12 13-19 20-39 40-59 60-69 Pregnant Lactation
Group
Water/Bev.
Rice, corn
Bread,
noodle,
root crops
Fruits
Vege-
tables
Milk &
milk
products
Eggs
Fish,
shellfish
Sugar/
Sweets
Fats/oil

Instructions: Prepare your actual Pinggang Pinoy. Place your documentation inside the box.
Study Questions:
1. Why do you think there is a need for different Food Guide Pyramid for each Age
Group?
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2. What are the difference between the different pinggang pinoy (adult, teen, pregnant
and lactating)?
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3. What is the similarities and differences between the three qualitative dietary tools?
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4. What is the importance of these qualitative dietary tools?
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CONCLUSION:
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Laboratory Checklist:
Student is able to: (√)
Identify the different qualitative tools in nutrition
Describe and differentiate the different qualitative tools.
Differentiate the different qualitative tools used in nutrition.