Implementasi Gizi Seimbang melalui Bekal Makanan Sehat di RA Muslimat Pakisputih Kedungwuni Pekalongan

Abstract

The health and nutrition of early childhood is an important aspect that influences their growth and development. At RA Muslimat NU Pakisputih Kedungwuni Pekalongan, efforts to implement balanced nutrition through healthy food provisions are the main focus to support children's optimal growth and development. This research aims to evaluate the implementation of balanced nutrition through healthy food provisions at RA Muslimat NU Pakisputih Kedungwuni Pekalongan. The research also wants to identify the impact of this program on the eating patterns and health of young children. This research uses a qualitative approach with data collection methods through participant observation, interviews with RA managers, parents and teachers, as well as analysis of documentation related to balanced nutrition programs and healthy food supplies. The collected data will be analyzed thematically to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the balanced nutrition program and its impact on eating patterns and health of early childhood at RA Muslimat NU Pakisputih Kedungwuni Pekalongan. The results of this study show that the implementation of balanced nutrition through the provision of healthy food in RA Muslimat NU Pakisputih is very effective for children's health. Before this program is implemented, children always bring food provisions in the form of snacks such as ciki-cikian. Where these ciki-cikian do not contain balanced nutrition which can have a bad impact on children's health. That way, the existence of this program has a very good impact on children's health.