Pinggang Pinoy® healthy meals boost our immunity against COVID-19

The COVID-19 Pandemic intensifies the Philippine’s battle against Double Burden of Malnutrition.  The World Health Organization (WHO)
defines Double Burden of Malnutrition as “the coexistence of undernutrition along with overweight and obesity, or diet-related non communicable diseases, within individuals, households and populations, and across the life course.”

The limited distribution and access to food supplies aggravate the plight of poor and low income Filipino households to sustain each person’s required nutrients through healthy meals. On the other hand, home confinement due to the mandated community lookdown may cause more people to restrict their physical activities and consume more food with empty calories as part of coping with stress or boredom.

Given the importance of maintaining healthy diets to sustain our health and immunity against viruses and bacteria, we should turn to the practice of Pinggang Pinoy® as a viable safeguard to protect our family from diseases.

As part of the its “Eat Well, Live Well. Stay Well.” campaign, Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) introduced “Mag-Pinggang Pinoy® Tayo 7-day Menu Challenge” to encourage homemakers to prepare a variety of balanced meals for their loved ones. The company aims to provide Filipino families with practical tips on proper nutrition, recipe menu and fitness activities to cope, stay well and enjoy life amidst the community quarantine.

Ajinomoto’s 7-day menu plan is composed of complete meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Each meal provides simple, Healthy & Delicious Pinggang Pinoy® Recipes that are easy-to-do and affordable. Homemakers could make use of their extra time to purchase widely available and inexpensive vegetables and fruits to serve enjoyable Pinggang Pinoy® meals that complement rice beyond the usual supply of canned goods. Ajinomoto’s recipes make common ingredients more palatable like tofu sisig, meaty pechay picadillo, pork tapa and tomatoes, ensaladang talbos ng kamote, sweet and sour galunggong and many more. Here are three (3) dish samplers done in three (3) easy steps:



Meaty Pechay Picadillo:

1) SAUTÉ onion, garlic and ground pork and mix in carrots, green peas and pechay.

2) SEASON with pepper, soy sauce and AJI-GINISA® Flavor Seasoning Mix.

3) COOK for 1 minute more.



Tofu Sisig:

1) FRY tofu until golden brown and set aside.

2) SAUTÉ ginger, onion and garlic, add fried tofu and liver spread and mix well.

3) SEASON with sugar and PORKSAVOR® All-in-One Seasoning mix and add chili peppers.



Pork tapa with tomatoes:

1) MARINATE pork in water, sugar, soy sauce, pepper and SARSAYA® Oyster Sauce for an hour or overnight.

2) SAUTÉ onion, garlic and pork.

3) BOIL. Pour the marinate mixture and boil until mixture is thick.​

Homemakers may access the Mag-Pinggang Pinoy® Tayo 7-day menu plan at www.ajinomoto.com.ph Do visit facebook.com/CookmunitybyAjinomotoPH for more information on Ajinomoto and its products.