| dc.description.abstract | Nutrition education is an effort for people to obtain knowledge about nutrition. The aim of this study was to examine changes in knowledge, attitude of nutrition and food safety snacks and snack practice of school children through nutrition education. The study used a cross-sectional study design. A total number of 53 elementary school children in underdeveloped villages were selected out of 224 children by purposively. Data collected through questionnaires and interviews 2x24 hour recall method. There was a significant difference between pretest and posttest knowledge, attitude of nutrition and food safety knowledge (p<0.05), however there was no difference exist between snacks practices pretest and posttest. Snack food contributed energy (13,0%), protein (45,3%), vitamin A (1,4%), vitamin C (15,0%), calcium (5,3%), phosphorus (3,1%) and iron (15,9%) respectively. Street food contributed to the adequacy level of energy (9,0%), protein (55,9%), vitamin A (4,1% ), vitamin C (3,6%), calcium (1,8%), phosphorus (2,1%) and iron (9,5%) respectively. | en |
