The COVID-19 Pandemic intensifies the Philippine’s battle against Double Burden of Malnutrition. Double Burden of Malnutrition is defined by World Health Organization (WHO) as “the coexistence of undernutrition along with overweight and obesity, or diet-related non communicable diseases, within individuals, households and populations, and across the life course.”
The limited distribution and access to food supplies aggravate the plight of poor and low income Filipino households to sustain each person’s required nutrients through healthy meals. On the other hand, home confinement due to the mandated community quarantine may cause more people to not only restrict their physical activities but also to overeat and/or consume more food with empty calories as part of coping with stress and/or boredom.
Given the importance of maintaining healthy diets to sustain our health and immunity against viruses and bacteria, we should turn to the practice of Pinggang Pinoy® as a viable safeguard to protect our family from diseases.
Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) introduced “Mag-Pinggang Pinoy® Tayo 7-day Menu Challenge” as a way to encourage homemakers to serve variety of balanced meals to their families. Homemakers could access the Mag-Pinggang Pinoy® Tayo 7-day menu plan at www.ajinomoto.com.ph and facebook.com/CookmunitybyAjinomotoPH. This is part of the company’s “Eat Well, Live Well. Stay Well.” campaign to provide Filipino families with practical tips on proper nutrition, recipe menu and fitness activities to cope, stay well and enjoy life despite current COVID-19 situation.
Ajinomoto’s 7-day menu plan is composed of complete meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Each meal provides recipe suggestions for Healthy & Delicious Pinggang Pinoy® Recipes that are easy-to-do and affordable. These recipes are simple, solutions to serve enjoyable Pinggang Pinoy® meals. Homemakers could make use of their extra time to purchase widely available and inexpensive vegetables and fruits to complement rice beyond the usual supply of canned goods. Ajinomoto’s recipes make common ingredients more palatable like tofu sisig, meaty pechay picadillo, pork tapa and tomatoes, ensaladang talbos ng kamote, sweet and sour galunggong and many more.
Here are three (3) recipe samplers done in three (3) easy steps:
Meaty Pechay Picadillo:
1) SAUTÉ onion, garlic and ground pork and mix in carrots, green peas and pechay.
2) SEASON with pepper, soy sauce and AJI-GINISA® Flavor Seasoning Mix.
3) COOK for 1 minute more.
Tofu Sisig:
1) FRY tofu until golden brown and set aside.
2) SAUTÉ ginger, onion and garlic, add fried tofu and liver spread and mix well.
3) SEASON with sugar and PORKSAVOR® All-in-One Seasoning mix and add chili peppers.
Pork tapa with tomatoes:
1) MARINATE pork in water, sugar, soy sauce, pepper and SARSAYA® Oyster Sauce for an hour or overnight.
2) SAUTÉ onion, garlic and pork.
3) BOIL. Pour the marinate mixture and boil until mixture is thick.
For full recipes and for more information about Ajinomoto and its products, visit www.ajinomoto.com.ph and facebook.com/CookmunitybyAjinomotoPH.
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Based on the corporate message “Eat Well, Live Well.”, we have been scientifically pursuing the possibilities of amino acids in supporting the healthy lives of people all around the world. We aim for future growth and continuous contribution to greater wellness by creating value through sustainable and innovative solutions for communities and society.
The Ajinomoto Group has offices in 35 countries and regions, and sells products in more than 130 countries and regions. In fiscal 2018, sales were 1.1274 trillion yen (10.1 billion U.S. dollars). To learn more, visit www.ajinomoto.com.
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Of the places in our home, the living room is the place where the internet signal is at its finest, though nothing beats the network infrastructure at the office. But aside from occasional networks lags especially during huddles thru Teams, or loading issues when accessing tools or sometimes being disconnected from the VPN, I think our internet connection is doing good. Though data usage has capping, we use this reason to limit our kids from screen time during working hours.
I am one of the workers who cheer for WFH option because with WFH I have zero commute time. In fact, looks like I have more time 🙂 I don’t have to rush every morning just to avoid the traffic rush. I can work with my pajamas. I can manage my time and be more flexible. Though there was an agreed working time being set but at home I can be early than the agreed time to avoid network congestion when accessing the tools or extend late in case I have some urgent house chores.
To sum up, as long as you are productive with your deliverable and comfortable doing it at home, then maybe WFH, Work from Home for you.
Last week, at the The Suite Room Restaurant in Ayala Mall, Cebu, Potatoes USA was introduced to Cebuano entrepreneurs and consumers. I am lucky to witness the event. It is a cooking demo that was started by Ms. Reji Retugal-Onal, the country representative of Potatoes USA. She gave an overview on U.S. Potatoes as well as shared the many nutritional benefits of potatoes and potato dishes.
The three dishes that were shared are:
U.S. Potato Pudding, U.S. Potato hash brown with batter mixture baked at 350F paired with mangoes and strawberries and U.S. Mashed Potato Truffle, chocolate truffles mixed with Dehydrated Potato Flakes..
U.S. frozen and dehydrated potato products are available in supermarkets nationwide. You can also find U.S. dehydrated potatoes at baking supply stores.
Promo duration: October 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019
Promo duration: September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019
Taken at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Minglanilla, Cebu
Taken last month at Garin Farm, San Joaquin, Iloilo