Earth Kitchen, a New Healthy Dining Place in Q.C.

                    Driving along White Plains, Katipunan Ave. on a thursday night. We saw this unique façade of a restaurant, nothing fancy, the place is covered with lots of green leaves and a huge square of wood in the middle, which I thought was a gate, but it was actually their main door. It was already late then, so we decided to return on a Sunday, for lunch instead. We arrived at around 1pm. The restaurant was almost full; glad they still have available seats for us. The place is cozy; wooden tables and chairs, very simple design on the walls and windows, with hanging plants from the ceiling. It was a relaxing and comfy garden-like ambiance. The restaurant is a joint project of Got Heart Foundation and Hizon’s Catering.

How to Choose a Healthier Food

                           

If you want your child to stay healthy, or you want to reach your weight goals. You MUST read the Nutrition Facts on food/drink labels. When you go to a grocery store, don’t just compare prices. Pay attention to some important information about the serving size, sugar, protein, calories and calcium as well. Here’s the Simplest Guide to Read Nutrition Labels – For a Healthier Choice of Food.

 

 

1. Serving Size – look for the number of servings in the package. If one serving of milk is 250ml equals one cup. But, you gave two cups to your child in just one serving. That doubles the sugar and other nutrient numbers.
 

 
2.  Sugar – watch out for this one. Better check the label of your child’s favorite cookie. Only 5-10g per serving is recommended.
 
3. Protein  –   It will make you feel full. Aim for 5-10g protein for kids and 10-20g for  adults per serving.
 
4. Energy (or Calories) – For you to tell how much food your child really needs, you must know the Recommended Energy and Nutrient Intake (RENI), considering the kid’s ages, body weight and how active he is. 
 
 Required Calories per Day



Source: Food and Drug Administration, Philippines
2,000-2,500 calories for adults


 
5. Calcium - Experts advise adults to take 1,000mg per day or 100%DV in a daily 2,000 calorie diet. some Nutrition label lists a %DV for calcium. In the picture below, you'll see that the  low fat milk has more calcium but less energy content than the fresh milk.

                                                 

 

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References

http://www.fda.gov.ph 

http://www.fda.gov/Food 

http://ph.she.yahoo.com/blogs/healthy-living