Divergent

1. Eat a variety of foods everyday.

The human body needs more than 40 different nutrients for good health. No single food can provide all the nutrients in the amounts needed. Eat a variety of foods, to provide all the nutrients required in the proper amount and balance.

2. Breast-feed infants exclusively from birth to 4-6 months and then, give appropriate foods while continuing breast-feeding.

Infants and children up to 2 years of age are most vulnerable to malnutrition. Breast-feeding is one of the most effective strategies to improve child survival. Nutritional requirements of an infant can be obtained solely from breast milk for the first 6 months of life. After that time, breast milk must be complemented with appropriate foods, but breast-feeding should be continued for up to 2 years of age or longer.

The decision to breast-feed is made by the mother. Nonetheless, the husband and other family members, health workers, neighbors, community organizations, officemates and employers must encourage her to breast-feed her infant.

3. Maintain children's normal growth through proper diet and monitor their growth regularly.

An adequate diet for an active child is one that promotes good health and normal growth.

A well-nourished child is healthy, strong, and alert, has good disposition, and grows at a normal rate.

A poorly nourished child exhibits sluggish if not permanently delayed physical and mental development. In addition, he is lethargic and frequently ill because of low resistance to infection.

Over nutrition on the other hand, may lead to obesity that may cause physical and emotional problems in childhood and later in life.

4. Consume fish, lean meat, poultry or dried beans.

To improve the Filipino diet, not only should the total quantity of food be increased but the quality of the diet should also be improved by including animal products of substitutes.

Including fish, lean meat, poultry, or dried beans in the daily...