The Department of Agriculture (DA 7) is encouraging the public to eat alternate food staples for a healthy diet.
Cherryl dela Victoria, information officer of DA 7, said in an AGIO forum the alternate food staples are banana (saba & cardaba), sweet potato (camote), yam (ube), and cassava (kamoteng kahoy).
Dr. Parolita Mission, regional nutrition program coordinator of National Nutrition Council (NNC 7), said it would be best for parents to personally prepare the food for their children and for themselves.
Mission said root crops are rich in fiber that remove toxins in the body.
She said it is best to have a balanced meal of go, grow and glow foods and for children to eat protein-rich food, fruits and vegetables, drink milk and use iodized salt.
They should also exercise for 30 minutes to an hour daily.