PENDIDIKAN GIZI SEBAGAI SUATU UPAYA PEMENUHAN ZAT GIZI DARI SAYUR DAN BUAH PADA ANAK SEKOLAH DASAR

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the nutritional education in an effort to fulfill elementary school childrens’nutrients from vegetables and fruits. This is a quasy experiment. Intervention that given to teachers was nutritional education in Merjosari 2 Public Elementary School Malang, Merjosari 3 Public Elementary School Malang and Merjosari 5 Public Elementary School Malang. Data on 102 students’ consumption of vegetables, fruits and nutrients obtained from 24-hour food recall converted from Nutrisurvey and then processed using the Wilcoxon test. There wasa significant difference in fruit consumption and vitamin C (p 0.05). To increase childrens’consumption of vegetables and other nutrients, it is necessary to provide nutritional education to parents, especially mother. Keywords: Vegetables and fruits, nutrients, nutritional education, elementary school children