The nation's largest nutrition education initiative, Nutrition Month Malaysia (NMM), aims to uplift the health status of primary school children, by reaching out to families in their recent 'Healthy Children, Healthier Nation – Start Young' Carnival.
NMM celebrates its ninth anniversary at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre with the launch of Smart Nutrition for Your Growing, Active Kids Guidebook in conjunction with a family carnival.
Nutrition Month Malaysia steering committee chairman Dr Tee E Siong unveiled the guidebook together with Malaysian Association of the Study of Obesity president Professor Dr Mohd Ismail Noor and the Malaysian Dietitians’ Association honorary assistant secretary Indra Balaratnam.
Speaking at the opening of the carnival, Dr Tee said that the carnival with the theme Healthy Children, Healthier Nation Start Young, was a platform for them to inform parents to start equipping themselves with nutrition knowledge and start empowering their children.
According to Dr Tee, NMM had set aside a three-year plan focusing on child nutrition due to the importance of improving nutritional status of Malaysian children.
The first phase covering pre-school children was launched and implemented last year.
This year’s phase will focus on primary school children and the three-year plan will be wrapped up next year with nutrition issues faced by secondary school children.
Dr Tee said that the carnival aimed to reach out to parents and children to increase their awareness on the importance of healthy lifestyle through its fun educational activities.
It also allowed parents to interact with nutritionists and dietitians to gain further knowledge and know-how to set the stage for their young ones to grow and develop healthily.
“There is actually a small window of opportunity to cultivate healthy eating habits and these years are the perfect time for caring parents to start instilling healthy eating habits in their young children.
“The sooner you do so, the higher your child’s chances of making wise food choices in school and throughout his life,” he added.
The carnival showcases informative, fun-filled activities for the family, including free screenings for Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, blood cholesterol, blood glucose and body fat.
Children were taught nutrition basics in a fun interactive way through games and activities at NutriActive Corner.
The Smart Nutrition for Your Growing, Active Kids Guidebook which was given away for free during the free screening sessions.
The guidebook serves as an informative publication that aims to empower parents by providing them with simple basic knowledge about nutrition; meal planning; healthy cooking as well as healthy eating guides including the new Malaysian Food Pyramid.
NMM celebrates its ninth anniversary at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre with the launch of Smart Nutrition for Your Growing, Active Kids Guidebook in conjunction with a family carnival.
Nutrition Month Malaysia steering committee chairman Dr Tee E Siong unveiled the guidebook together with Malaysian Association of the Study of Obesity president Professor Dr Mohd Ismail Noor and the Malaysian Dietitians’ Association honorary assistant secretary Indra Balaratnam.
Speaking at the opening of the carnival, Dr Tee said that the carnival with the theme Healthy Children, Healthier Nation Start Young, was a platform for them to inform parents to start equipping themselves with nutrition knowledge and start empowering their children.
According to Dr Tee, NMM had set aside a three-year plan focusing on child nutrition due to the importance of improving nutritional status of Malaysian children.
The first phase covering pre-school children was launched and implemented last year.
This year’s phase will focus on primary school children and the three-year plan will be wrapped up next year with nutrition issues faced by secondary school children.
Dr Tee said that the carnival aimed to reach out to parents and children to increase their awareness on the importance of healthy lifestyle through its fun educational activities.
It also allowed parents to interact with nutritionists and dietitians to gain further knowledge and know-how to set the stage for their young ones to grow and develop healthily.
“There is actually a small window of opportunity to cultivate healthy eating habits and these years are the perfect time for caring parents to start instilling healthy eating habits in their young children.
“The sooner you do so, the higher your child’s chances of making wise food choices in school and throughout his life,” he added.
The carnival showcases informative, fun-filled activities for the family, including free screenings for Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, blood cholesterol, blood glucose and body fat.
Children were taught nutrition basics in a fun interactive way through games and activities at NutriActive Corner.
The Smart Nutrition for Your Growing, Active Kids Guidebook which was given away for free during the free screening sessions.
The guidebook serves as an informative publication that aims to empower parents by providing them with simple basic knowledge about nutrition; meal planning; healthy cooking as well as healthy eating guides including the new Malaysian Food Pyramid.
