KOMUNIKASI, INFORMASI, DAN EDUKASI (KIE) PEDOMAN GIZI SEIMBANG DALAM MENCEGAH MASALAH GIZI PADA BALITA

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Children are investments in human resources (HR) that require special attention to the adequacy of nutritional status from birth, even in the womb. Nutrition during infancy will affect development in the future. Results of Nutrition Status Monitoring (PSG) in 2017, in Lampung Province as many as 15% of children under five experienced malnutrition, and 10.10% of children under five had stunting. One effort that can be done to overcome the problem of nutrition in children is by applying balanced nutrition. The purpose of this community service is to provide education to mothers who have toddlers regarding balanced nutrition guidelines accompanied by information about the food pyramid and my dinner plate in Toton Katon Punggur Village, Central Lampung. Community service activities are carried out in Toton Katon Village during Posyandu activities, Posyandu Nusa Indah. The target of community service activities is mothers who have toddlers. This activity begins with weighing body weight and height. Then, Health Counseling in the form of delivering information directly on balanced nutrition guidelines, visual exposure and balanced nutrition slogan and my dinner plate with the help of props. After counseling, a question and answer and education session was held regarding the selection of healthy and nutritious food ingredients. Providing knowledge about nutrition to mothers is a strategy in improving children's nutritional status. So that the hope can reduce the cases of malnutrition and stunting that occur in infants.