The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) launched Pinggang Pinoy today.
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 Filipino adults. Pinggang Pinoy serves as visual tool to help Filipinos adopt healthy eating habits at meal times by delivering effective dietary and healthy lifestylemessages.
Does Pinggang Pinoy will replace the FNRI Daily Nutritional Guide (DNG) Pyramid
The “Pinggang Pinoy” can be used side by side with the existing DNG Pyramid for Filipinos but it will not replace it. According to FNRI, Pinggang Pinoy is a quick and easy guide on how much to eat per mealtime, while the DNG Pyramid shows at a glance the whole day food intake recommendation.
Both the “Pinggang Pinoy” and the DNG Pyramid for Filipinos are based on the latest science about how our food, drink, and activity choices affect our health.
The DNG Pyramid is a simple, trustworthy guide in choosing a healthy diet. It builds from the base, showing that we should eat more foods from the bottom part of the pyramid like vegetables, whole grains and less from the top such as red meat, sugar, fats and oils. When it’s time to eat, most of us use a plate. So it is just appropriate to use the “Pinggang Pinoy” as a guide for a typical balanced meal.
For more information on Pinggang Pinoy contact the Food and Nutrition Research Institute at 839-1839 or visit their website at http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph
