NEWSTART-CC Program: NutritionBy Dr. Delfin R. Hernandez Jr

NEWSTART-CC Program: Nutrition By Dr. Delfin R. Hernandez Jr. 📷Nutrition- Proper nutrition is a foundation of healthy and happy life. Parents are encouraged to practice vegetarianism, in eating of more fruits and vegetables, in avoiding eating of meat and fatty foods, junk foods, high refined sugar food, and other foods injurious to health as possible; in avoiding drinking of liquor, carbonated drinks and other dangerous to health beverages. Prescribed Nutritional Health Practices: Here are the prescribed nutritional health practices of KERIS parents: 📷 Diet Practices 1. Parents regularly eat more fruits and vegetables. 2. They avoid or reduce eating flesh meat as possible. 3. They do not forget to regularly eat nuts and seeds in a moderate degree. 4. They do not eat a large amount of salt. I reduce salt intake ( not more than one tablespoon a day) 5. They avoid overeating nor under eating. 6. They eat big at breakfast, moderate at lunch and small in supper. 7. They eat not more than three times a day with five or six hour interval. 8. They stick to a meal schedule or they have a regular eating time. 9. They do not too rapidly. They eat in a moderate and relaxed way. 10. They engage in mild exercise after eating. 11. They eat only when free from emotional stress or sickness. 12. They only eat sugar moderately or little only. They ensure to reduce sugar intake as possible. 13. They regularly take vitamins, nutritional supplements or health pills. 14. They practice fasting once every month (in at least one or two days or more)- without eating anything except water. 15. They practice cleansing diet by eating only natural fruits for 2 to 3 days and then fasting for another 2 or more days to allow their bodies to recuperate and make a self-cleansing to ensure maximum health. 16. They avoid eating junk foods and other foods which destroy health. 📷Drinking Practices 1.Parents drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of clean and purified water a day. 2. They avoid drinking either too hot or too cold water. 3. They avoid drinking too much water during a meal. 4. They avoid as much as possible to drink caffeinated and cola drinks such soft/carbonated drinks, coffee, energy drinks or any drinks that would endanger their health. 5. They drink less or avoid drinking hard drinks such as wines, alcoholic beverages and liquor. 6. 📷They drink more natural fruit and vegetable juices. 7. They drink buko (coconut) juices. 8. They drink soya drinks or soya-based drinks. 9. They drink purified, mineralized/alkaline water. 10. They take nutritional supplements and other health-giving drinks.