(PNA file photo) MANILA-As the holiday season approaches, a food security advocacy group on Tuesday urged Filipinos to watch their diet and to consume fresh, high quality, and healthy local produce to ensure their safety and well-being. Due to the pandemic, the group said Filipinos should carefully choose what they eat to boost immunity. "The surest way to protect our health is to ensure that the meat and other ingredients we use to prepare our meals are safe. We should also check that perishable goods we purchase like fish, chicken, and pork are properly handled, packaged, and stored," said Tugon Kabuhayan in a statement. Nutritionist-dietitian Aleli Catalina Jimenez of the Nutritionist-Dietitians' Association of the Philippines (NDAP) also reminded Filipinos to eat in moderation and a balanced variety of food in times of festivities and celebrations. She also emphasized the importance of water as a nutrient in the daily diet. "During the holiday season, most of the