Nutrition Month and Feeding Updates

Since school has resumed we have successfully provided the first 3 months of feeding for the Minoro school year! We have promised to do a monthly feeding for the entire school year. Information about the feeding can be found here: https://forthekids.blog/2018/12/28/minoro-feeding-program/

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Pancit (shown above) is a Filipino dish that usually consists of a very thin rice noodle cooked with soy sauce along with some variation of meats and chopped vegetables.

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The menu can sometimes depend on the access to ingredients, so dishes like Pancit and Filipino Spaghetti is a treat for the kids! Yes, Filipino Spaghetti is a thing. Filipino spaghetti, also known as sweet spaghetti, is a Filipino adaptation of the Italian spaghetti with Bolognese sauce. It has a distinctively sweet sauce, usually made from tomato sauce sweetened with brown sugar or banana ketchup. Filipino Spaghetti is usually topped with hot dogs!

Banana ketchup or banana sauce is a popular Philippine fruit ketchup condiment made from mashed banana, sugar, vinegar and spices. Banana ketchup was made when there was a shortage of tomato ketchup during World War II due to lack of tomatoes and a comparatively high production of bananas.

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July was also Nutrition Month. The Nutrition Month is an annual campaign held every July, as mandated by PD 491, also known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines. Such aims to create greater awareness among Filipinos on the importance of nutrition! A special meal is prepared and the school holds a day of celebration with a parade included!

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A big SALAMAT (thank you) to everyone for your continued support of For the Kids- the Minoro Project. The Administration of Minoro, the students and their families, and the people of San Jose are very appreciative of the efforts and acts of kindness and love you bring to them. This is not possible without YOU.

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