The Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF) Message # 2 recommends to “Breastfeed infants exclusively from birth up to six months, then give appropriate complementary foods while continuing breastfeeding for two years and beyond for optimum growth and development”.

The NGF is a set of 10 recommendations to achieve overall well-being through proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle. It was crafted by nutrition and health experts led by the DoST-FNRI.

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