Nutrition and Fun: It’s Time for Children to “Talk to Friends” (Wisely How to Choose Snacks Properly)

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10.2991/978-2-38476-226-2_26How to use a DOI?

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Snacks; Kids; Wise

Abstract

Child growth and development is an indicator of the quality and ability of a nation in terms of welfare. Where children who become the next generation of a nation must be considered from an early age in providing nutrition including adequate and balanced nutrition. The negative impact of snacks consumed due to non-nutritional value, lack of cleanliness and unsafety can be dangerous for children. One of the efforts offered to overcome this problem is the existence of an innovation program: it’s time for children to talk to friends, namely wise and appropriate ways to choose snacks. The purpose of this study is to increase children’s understanding of how to be wise and appropriate in choosing snacks. The methods used include lectures in giving material, FGD to improve case understanding, and role play to simulate snack selection practices carried out in 1 day at SB Hulu Kelang Malaysia. The number of participants was 17 students of classes IV, V, VI and 25 students of classes I, II, III. The instruments used are PPT material, and snack props. Significant differences in results were obtained in the pretest and posttest results for SB Hulu Kelang students in providing education on how to wisely and correctly choose snacks, where when the pretest showed only 1 person who could answer the question of the characteristics of unhealthy snacks correctly and perfectly, while the posttest results were obtained almost all students could mention the characteristics, Compression from consuming perfectly unhealthy snacks. This shows that there is an increase in the understanding of SB Hulu Kelang students on how to wisely and appropriately choose snacks.

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AU  - Ike Fitrah Atul Chabibah
AU  - Irne Wida Desiyanti
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/28
TI  - Nutrition and Fun: It’s Time for Children to “Talk to Friends” (Wisely How to Choose Snacks Properly)
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Education for All (ICEDUALL 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 321
EP  - 328
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-226-2_26
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