{"id":836,"date":"2018-11-13T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/press\/836\/mabi-david-author-of-paano-kumain-ng-kulay\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T20:39:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:39:51","slug":"mabi-david-author-of-paano-kumain-ng-kulay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/story\/836\/mabi-david-author-of-paano-kumain-ng-kulay\/","title":{"rendered":"Mabi David, author of ‘Paano Kumain ng Kulay?’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What does red taste like? How about green, yellow, and blue?<\/p>\n

Certified plant-based cook and published writer Mabi David offers these fanciful questions to think about in her new children\u2019s book,\u00a0Paano Kumain ng Kulay?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Paano<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Adarna House, Me & My Veg Mouth, and Greenpeace Philippines, the book was launched last November 17, 2018 at Museo Pambata, in celebration of National Children\u2019s Month.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople always say it\u2019s so hard to eat healthy,\u201d Mabi shares. \u201cOne of the easiest ways to make sure we get our nutrients daily is to \u2018eat the rainbow\u2019. Plant compounds that make malunggay green, or carrots orange, or tomatoes red are compounds that have nutritional benefits, so that a plate with different colors \u2014 not just brown \u2014 tends to be balanced and nutrient-dense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Participants of the book launch titled “Paano Kumain ng Kulay” at the Children\u2019s Museum in Manila.<\/p><\/div>\n

She wrote the book precisely to spread this message to children.<\/p>\n

\u201cEating healthier is a great habit to start as early as possible,\u201dshe says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI wanted the book to tap into the creativity and imagination of kids. How do colors taste? How do they smell? Does this taste happy or sad? I used to do this with my nephew when he was very young and he had amazing and funny answers.\u201d<\/p>\n

She invites parents to do this kind of sensory play with fruits and vegetables together with their children.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great way to use curiosity to introduce healthy eating habits,\u201d Mabi says.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as founder of Me & My Veg Mouth, she also uses social media to dish out tales and recipes from a vegan kitchen in pork and poultry-loving Philippines.<\/p>\n

\"Mabi<\/p>\n

For example, the \u201cspam tocino\u201d hack is just the thing to ease people into a more plant-based diet. The recipe combines firm tofu with maple syrup, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, paprika, and pepper for a tasty substitute that won\u2019t make meat-lovers feel deprived.<\/p>\n

Check out her Facebook page at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/meandmyvegmouth<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greenpeace Philippines have partnered with Adarna Publishing and Me and My Veg Mouth to publish this book, Paano Kumain ang Kulay? to invite children to eat fruits, vegetables, and root crops for their own health while teaching them that by consuming plant-based food, they are also helping save the environment.<\/p>\n

<\/em>Copies of the book are available from Adarna Publishing<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

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It\u2019s time for an eco-food revolution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t \n TAKE ACTION\n <\/a>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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