Abstract

Growth and development in children is greatly influenced by the intake of nutrients in food. During the period of growth and development, the provision of good nutrition is not always carried out perfectly. One of the influencing factors is the level of parental knowledge and children's preference on fast food. If feeding is always not in accordance with the needs of children, it will cause developmental problems in children. One of the efforts made to overcome these problems is a healthy eating program. This research was conducted with the aim to determine the results of nutrition fulfillment in early childhood through a healthy eating program. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. Research location in Al-Isyad Al-Islamiyyah Purwokerto Kindergarten. With research subjects include, teachers, Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah Purwokerto Kindergarten students, parents, and school principals. Data obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study describe the implementation of the fulfillment of children's nutrition through a healthy eating program implemented at Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah Purwokerto Kindergarten, this study also shows good menu variations in accordance with the nutritional needs of early childhood every day in healthy eating programs prepared by nutritionists, so as to improve nutritional status in children.

Highlights

  • The quality of the nation in the future is determined by the quality of today’s children

  • Determination of the implementation of a healthy eating program at Al Irsyad Al Islamiyyah Purwokerto Kindergarten is based on the habits of children who do not like to eat vegetables, even though vegetables are very important for children’s growth and development, this program is carried out every lesson, so that children will be accustomed and trained to eat healthy food every day

  • After the research conducted data collection activities, data presentation, and data analysis in a study entitled Improving Children’s Nutrition through the Healthy Eating Program at AlIrsyad Al Islamiyyah Purwokerto Kindergarten, the final step was to seek to be able to answer the problem formulation sought in this study

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INTRODUCTION

The quality of the nation in the future is determined by the quality of today’s children. One of the schools that conducts healthy eating programs developed at Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah Purwokerto Kindergarten in fulfilling children’s nutrition is to introduce healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits, four healthy five perfect, so that later children will get to know healthy food from an early age. Through this program children love healthy food more than junk food without prohibiting it, and children are accustomed to vegetables. The aim of this reseach is to determine the results of nutrition fulfillment in early childhood through a healthy eating program

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