A.

Philippine Food Guide Pyramid

 A food guide pyramid is a visual representation of recommended food groups and their
proportions that make up a healthy and balanced diet. It provides guidance on the types
and amounts of food that individuals should consume for optimal nutrition and overall
well-being.
 It is a guide on how to eat healthy.

Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid For Filipino Adults (20-39 yrs)

Fats and Oils

1 tsp coconut oil (5g)
1 Tbsp coconut cream
1 tsp margarine/butter
2 tsps peanut butter
1 tsp mayonnaise

Sugar / Sweets
1 tsp sugar (5g)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp fruit flavored drink (powder)
2-3 tsps fruit flavored drink (concentrate)
1 pc hard candy
1/5 glass softdrink/ flavored drink
2 tsp jam/ jelly/ preserves

Fish, Shellfish, Meat & Poultry

1 pc medium size fish
1/3 cup shellfish, shelled
3 cm cube cooked pork/ beef/ chicken

Egg, Dried Beans and Nuts

1/3 cup cooked dried beans/ nuts
1/2 cup tofu
1 piece tokwa
1 piece chicken egg
1 slice cheese

Milk and Milk Products

1 glass whole milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk diluted with 1/2 glass water
4 Tbsps powdered whole milk diluted to 1 glass of water

Vegetables
1 serving of leafy vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
1 serving of other vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked

Fruits
1 serving of vit-C-rich fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit
1 serving of other fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit

Rice, Corn, Root Crops, Bread and Noodles

1 cup cooked rice = 4 slices of loaf bread

= 5 pcs small pan de sal
= 1 cup of corn
= 2 slices/pieces of puto
= 2 cups of noodles
= 1 cup of yellow kamote

For Filipino Children (13-19 yrs) TEEN

Fats and Oils
1 tsp coconut oil (5g)
1 Tbsp coconut cream
1 tsp margarine/butter
2 tsps peanut butter
1 tsp mayonnaise

Sugar / Sweets
1 tsp sugar (5g)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp fruit flavored drink (powder)
2-3 tsps fruit flavored drink (concentrate)
1 pc hard candy
1/5 glass softdrink/ flavored drink
2 tsp jam/ jelly/ preserves

Fish, Shellfish, Meat & Poultry

1 pc medium size fish
1/3 cup shellfish, shelled
3 cm cube cooked pork/ beef/ chicken

Egg, Dried Beans and Nuts

1/3 cup cooked dried beans/ nuts
1/2 cup tofu
1 piece tokwa
1 piece chicken egg
1 slice cheese

Milk and Milk Products

1 glass whole milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk diluted with 1/2 glass water
4 Tbsps powdered whole milk diluted to 1 glass of water

Vegetables
1 serving of leafy vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
1 serving of other vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked

Fruits
1 serving of vit-C-rich fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit
1 serving of other fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit

Rice, Corn, Root Crops, Bread and Noodles

1 cup cooked rice = 4 slices of loaf bread
= 5 pcs small pan de sal
= 1 cup of corn
= 2 slices/pieces of puto
= 2 cups of noodles
= 1 cup of yellow kamote
For Filipino Children (7-12 yrs) KID

Fats and Oils

1 tsp coconut oil (5g)
1 Tbsp coconut cream
1 tsp margarine/butter
2 tsps peanut butter
1 tsp mayonnaise

Sugar / Sweets
1 tsp sugar (5g)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp fruit flavored drink (powder)
2-3 tsps fruit flavored drink (concentrate)
1 pc hard candy
1/5 glass softdrink/ flavored drink
2 tsp jam/ jelly/ preserves

Fish, Shellfish, Meat & Poultry

1 pc medium size fish
1/3 cup shellfish, shelled
3 cm cube cooked pork/ beef/ chicken

Egg, Dried Beans and Nuts

1/3 cup cooked dried beans/ nuts
1/2 cup tofu
1 piece tokwa
1 piece chicken egg
1 slice cheese

Milk and Milk Products

1 glass whole milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk diluted with 1/2 glass water
4 Tbsps powdered whole milk diluted to 1 glass of water

Vegetables
1 serving of leafy vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
1 serving of other vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked

Fruits
1 serving of vit-C-rich fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit
1 serving of other fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit

Rice, Corn, Root Crops, Bread and Noodles

1 cup cooked rice = 4 slices of loaf bread = 5 pcs small pan de sal
= 1 cup of corn
= 2 slices/pieces of puto
= 2 cups of noodles
= 1 cup of yellow kamote

For Filipino Children (1-6 yrs) TODDLER

Fats and Oils

1 tsp coconut oil (5g)
1 Tbsp coconut cream
1 tsp margarine/butter
2 tsps peanut butter
1 tsp mayonnaise

Sugar / Sweets
1 tsp sugar (5g)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp fruit flavored drink (powder)
2-3 tsps fruit flavored drink (concentrate)
1 pc hard candy
1/5 glass softdrink/ flavored drink
2 tsp jam/ jelly/ preserves

Fish, Shellfish, Meat & Poultry

1 pc medium size fish
1/3 cup shellfish, shelled
3 cm cube cooked pork/ beef/ chicken

Egg, Dried Beans and Nuts

1/3 cup cooked dried beans/ nuts
1/2 cup tofu
1 piece tokwa
1 piece chicken egg
1 slice cheese

Milk and Milk Products

1 glass whole milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk diluted with 1/2 glass water
4 Tbsps powdered whole milk diluted to 1 glass of water

Vegetables
1 serving of leafy vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
1 serving of other vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked

Fruits
1 serving of vit-C-rich fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit
1 serving of other fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit

Rice, Corn, Root Crops, Bread and Noodles

1 cup cooked rice = 4 slices of loaf bread

= 5 pcs small pan de sal
= 1 cup of corn
= 2 slices/pieces of puto
= 2 cups of noodles
= 1 cup of yellow kamote
For Filipino Lactating Women

Fats and Oils

1 tsp coconut oil (5g)
1 Tbsp coconut cream
1 tsp margarine/butter
2 tsps peanut butter
1 tsp mayonnaise

Sugar / Sweets
1 tsp sugar (5g)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp fruit flavored drink (powder)
2-3 tsps fruit flavored drink (concentrate)
1 pc hard candy
1/5 glass softdrink/ flavored drink
2 tsp jam/ jelly/ preserves

Fish, Shellfish, Meat & Poultry

1 pc medium size fish
1/3 cup shellfish, shelled
3 cm cube cooked pork/ beef/ chicken

Egg, Dried Beans and Nuts

1/3 cup cooked dried beans/ nuts
1/2 cup tofu
1 piece tokwa
1 piece chicken egg
1 slice cheese

Milk and Milk Products

1 glass whole milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk diluted with 1/2 glass water
4 Tbsps powdered whole milk diluted to 1 glass of water

Vegetables
1 serving of leafy vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
1 serving of other vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked

Fruits
1 serving of vit-C-rich fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit
1 serving of other fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit

Rice, Corn, Root Crops, Bread and Noodles

1 cup cooked rice = 4 slices of loaf bread

= 5 pcs small pan de sal
= 1 cup of corn
= 2 slices/pieces of puto
= 2 cups of noodles
= 1 cup of yellow kamote

For Filipino Pregnant Women

Fats and Oils

1 tsp coconut oil (5g)
1 Tbsp coconut cream
1 tsp margarine/butter
2 tsps peanut butter
1 tsp mayonnaise

Sugar / Sweets
1 tsp sugar (5g)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp fruit flavored drink (powder)
2-3 tsps fruit flavored drink (concentrate)
1 pc hard candy
1/5 glass softdrink/ flavored drink
2 tsp jam/ jelly/ preserves

Fish, Shellfish, Meat & Poultry

1 pc medium size fish
1/3 cup shellfish, shelled
3 cm cube cooked pork/ beef/ chicken

Egg, Dried Beans and Nuts

1/3 cup cooked dried beans/ nuts
1/2 cup tofu
1 piece tokwa
1 piece chicken egg
1 slice cheese

Milk and Milk Products

1 glass whole milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk diluted with 1/2 glass water
4 Tbsps powdered whole milk diluted to 1 glass of water

Vegetables
1 serving of leafy vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
1 serving of other vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked

Fruits
1 serving of vit-C-rich fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit
1 serving of other fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit

Rice, Corn, Root Crops, Bread and Noodles

1 cup cooked rice = 4 slices of loaf bread

= 5 pcs small pan de sal
= 1 cup of corn
= 2 slices/pieces of puto
= 2 cups of noodles
= 1 cup of yellow kamote

For Filipino elderly

Fats and Oils
1 tsp coconut oil (5g)
1 Tbsp coconut cream
1 tsp margarine/butter
2 tsps peanut butter
1 tsp mayonnaise

Sugar / Sweets
1 tsp sugar (5g)
1 tsp honey
1 tsp fruit flavored drink (powder)
2-3 tsps fruit flavored drink (concentrate)
1 pc hard candy
1/5 glass softdrink/ flavored drink
2 tsp jam/ jelly/ preserves

Fish, Shellfish, Meat & Poultry

1 pc medium size fish
1/3 cup shellfish, shelled
3 cm cube cooked pork/ beef/ chicken

Egg, Dried Beans and Nuts

1/3 cup cooked dried beans/ nuts
1/2 cup tofu
1 piece tokwa
1 piece chicken egg
1 slice cheese

Milk and Milk Products

1 glass whole milk
1/2 cup evaporated milk diluted with 1/2 glass water
4 Tbsps powdered whole milk diluted to 1 glass of water

Vegetables
1 serving of leafy vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked
1 serving of other vegetables = 1 cup raw or 1/2 cup cooked

Fruits
1 serving of vit-C-rich fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit
1 serving of other fruits = 1 med sized fruit or 1 slice of a big fruit

Rice, Corn, Root Crops, Bread and Noodles

1 cup cooked rice = 4 slices of loaf bread

= 5 pcs small pan de sal
= 1 cup of corn
= 2 slices/pieces of puto
= 2 cups of noodles
= 1 cup of yellow kamote

The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology
(FNRI-DOST) launches the PDRI 2015 during the opening ceremony of the 41st FNRI
Seminar Series on July 1, 2015 at the FNRI Auditorium. The 2015 PDRI adopts the multi-
level approach for setting nutrient reference values to meet the needs of various stakeholders
for appropriate nutrient reference values.

This is for planning and assessing diets of healthy groups and individuals. PDRI is the
collective term comprising reference value for energy and nutrient levels of intakes. RENI is
one of the components of PDRI.

B. Recommended Energy and Nutrient intakes (RENI)

 It is the level of intake of energy or nutrient which is considered adequate for the
maintenance of health and well-being of healthy persons in the population.

Energy - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity

Macronutrients - the nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy: in
other words, fat, protein and carbohydrate

Vitamins - any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and
nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by
the body

Minerals - those elements on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop and
function normally
References:

Gumaru, M. (n.d.). Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid. FNRI Website.

https://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph/index.php/tools-and-standard/nutritional-guide-pyramid#elderly

Gumaru, M. (n.d.). Philippine Dietary Reference Intakes (PDRI). FNRI Website.

https://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph/index.php/tools-and-standard/philippine-dietary-reference-
intakes-pdri