Vitamins and Mineral
Which vitamin helps improve vision and keeps your eyes healthy?
Vitamin A
Excessive and unsustainable fishing practice that depletes fish stocks and disrupts entire marine ecosystem due to overuse and bycatch
Overfishing
Which Filipino food is an excellent source of vitamin C?
Guava
When is Nutrition Month celebrated in the Philippines?
July
Which mineral is important for building strong bones and teeth?
Calcium
Loss of forest due to land conversion, logging, mining, infrastructure expansion, and fires
Deforestation
a Drink which is the best source of calcium?
Milk
Which government agency leads the annual Nutrition Month campaign in the Philippines?
National Nutrition Council
A lack of which vitamin can lead to scurvy, causing bleeding gums and poor wound healing?
Vitamin C
The repeated planting of a single crop on the same land, depletes soil nutrients, increases dependence on chemical fertilizers.
Monocropping
Which traditional Filipino dish combines vegetables and shrimp paste, making it rich in dietary fiber and several vitamins?
Which Filipino nutrition guide recommends filling half of your plate with fruits and vegetables, one-fourth with rice or other carbohydrates, and one-fourth with protein-rich foods?
Pinggang Pinoy
Which vitamin acts as a powerful antioxidant that helps protect body cells from damage caused by free radicals?
Vitamin E
A significant portion of food produced never reaches a human mouth, lost during production, storage, transport, or discarded at the household level.
Food waste
Which Filipino root crop is a good source of carbohydrates?
Camote
The legal basis for Nutrition Month in the Philippines is
Presidential Decree No. 491 (Nutrition Act of the Philippines)
A patient has poor wound healing, loss of taste, and a weakened immune system. Which mineral deficiency is the most likely cause?
Decline in soil health caused by erosion, nutrient depletion, overuse of chemicals and unsustainable farming practices
Soil Degradation
Which Filipino vegetable is naturally rich in folate, making it beneficial for pregnant women?
What is the 2026 National Nutrition Month theme?
Nutrisyon at Kalikasan, Ating Pangalagaan!