As provided for in Presidential Decree 411 designates July of every year as Nutrition Month. This aims to create greater awareness among the Filipinos on the importance of nutrition focusing attention on making informed choices and developing sound, eating and physical activities.

The Educare Centers of Naga City held a one-day activity to culminate the celebration of the Nutrition Month. Four Educare Centers in Pacol, Camarines Sur joint to culminate the event. The day’s event started with a motorcade with the educare children wearing a costume of the different fruits and vegetables. Each center has their own “bahay kubo” with different fruits and vegetables hanged/displayed in the small nipa hut. There was an overwhelming participation from the parents who brought with them nutritious food.

Barangay Kagawad Meñes shared that there are about 120 educare children in the four educare centers in the Barangay. According to teacher Edith, Educare teacher of Center I that right food and nutrition including health care are being introduced to the children not only during the nutrition month but part of the daily activities. It is instilled in the mind of the children that “Good nutrition” is important to everyone.

The Educare Program in Naga City was designed to have nutrition component to allow children to enjoy a regular feeding program that includes a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables. Naga City has 75 educare centers in 27 barangays. ###eejerusalem