Which statement is NOT included in the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos?

The statement that is not included in the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos pertains to the importance of maintaining children's normal growth through proper diet and monitoring their growth regularly. While child nutrition and growth monitoring are critical components of public health, specifically emphasizing the necessity of regular monitoring of children's growth is not directly part of the guidelines' focus.

The guidelines provide overarching principles aimed at promoting balanced nutrition, ensuring intake of essential nutrients, and encouraging healthy eating habits across different age groups. Each of the other choices directly aligns with the guidelines by promoting specific dietary practices and nutritional awareness, such as the use of iodized salt to prevent deficiencies, the consumption of calcium-rich foods for bone health, and the recommendation to eat a variety of foods. Each of these practices helps to ensure comprehensive nutritional well-being, which is a central theme in the guidelines. In contrast, monitoring children's growth, while undeniably important, is not explicitly included as a directive in the Nutritional Guidelines themselves.