DDHK News, Indonesia - Celebrating National Nutrition Day, Dompet Dhuafa (DD) Jogja through DD Volunteer held a Nutrition Awareness Counseling with the theme "Healthy Food for Families" Sunday (25/1), at the Health Post Dompet Dhuafa Jogja, Kersan Hamlet, Pajangan District, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta.
A total of 50 participants consisting of mothers and children participated in counseling and various other interesting activities.
"Apart from nutrition awareness counseling, we also hold other activities ranging from cooking competitions for mothers and educational games aimed at nutrition for children," said Bambang, Manager of Utilization. Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta.
Bambang said, apart from commemorating National Nutrition Day which falls every January 25, this nutrition awareness counseling also aims to provide direct knowledge to mothers and children that healthy food does not have to be priced at a high value.
"It can be starting from local food at low prices whose nutritional content is not much different from other expensive foods," he explained.
Present as a speaker at the counseling was Derry Tea, a nutrition practitioner from the Lebah Ceria Community. On this occasion, he said, local food consumed by the community on a daily basis, such as tempeh and tofu, had sufficient nutritional levels to meet the nutritional needs of children.
According to him, tempeh and tofu are functional foods, apart from being filling they also have a positive effect on the body, they are also beneficial for health therapy.
"There is no need to rely on packaged food, let alone imported ones. Enough tempeh and tofu which can be a cheap healthy menu, "he said. (Dompetdhuafa.org). *
