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Monday, July 30, 2012

Cooking, veggie display contests highlight Nutrition Month culmination in Basilan

by Rene V. Carbayas

ISABELA CITY, Basilan, July 30 (PIA) – “Without cooking and vegetable booth display contests, the Nutrition Month observance is meaningless.”
This was the statement of Isabela City Nutrition Action Officer Maria Jennesa S. Tubongbanua as the city highlights veggie cooking and vegetable booth display contests at the culmination celebration of the 38th National Nutrition Month in the city.

Some twenty of the forty-five barangays under the city participated in the vegetable display contest. The veggie booth display of Aguada Barangay got the nod of the judges and was awarded as the best booth.

This year, the different city department heads, including some units of the Philippine National Police, compete for the veggie cooking contest. The clustered departments displayed their cooking abilities in preparing nutrition-rich meal that is cost-efficient and palatable, most especially for kids. The entry from the Provincial Police Office won first place with their vegetable barbeque (stir-fry mix vegetables with barbeque sauce).

The recipe of Ginataang Kalabasa at sitaw with bulad and Kalderay won second and third places, respectively.

In her message, Isabela City Mayor Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar urged the public to plant vegetables in their respective backyard, as she anchored her message to this year’s theme “Pagkain ng Gulay Ugaliin, Araw-araw itong ihain.” She reiterated the benefits of eating vegetables and encouraged parents to make it a daily habit to serve kids with vegetables.
  
Every year, the city government has been very supportive of the City Nutrition Committee’s efforts, especially on programs that entail public participation in nutrition celebration activities. Last year, the different barangays competed for the vegetable recipe cooking. (RVC/PIA9-ZBST)