Project report
Jajanan Sehat, Anak Hebat: Edukasi Pemilihan Jajanan Aman Dan Bergizi Di Tempat Penitipan Anak Sahabat Hati
Siti Masdah, Nita Putriasti Mayarestya, Ayu Diana Meilantika, Hasria Alang ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This community service activity took place at the Sahabat Hati Childcare Center in Indonesia. It taught caregivers how to choose safe and nutritious snacks for young children. The session used briefings, discussions, snack identification exercises and an introduction to food labels. Caregivers' average knowledge score rose from 49% before the session to 91% afterwards. The authors expect this to support healthy eating habits and help prevent problems such as stunting.
Key points
- The average knowledge score rose from 49% in the pre-test to 91% in the post-test, an increase of 42 percentage points.
- Understanding that appealing snacks are not necessarily healthy improved by 50 percentage points.
- Recognition of harmful food colorings also improved by 50 percentage points.
- The activity used educational, participatory and demonstrative methods, including snack identification practice and an introduction to food labeling.
Limitations
The document reports only short-term changes in caregiver knowledge and has no comparison group. It does not say how many participants took part. It does not show whether snack choices or children's nutrition changed, so the stunting prevention claim is an expectation rather than a finding.
Abstract
Young children require optimal nutritional intake, including through the selection of safe and nutritious snacks at childcare centers. Snacks that are visually appealing in terms of color, shape, and taste do not necessarily guarantee safety or nutritional quality; therefore, educating caregivers and those supervising the children is essential. This community service activity aimed to enhance the knowledge, awareness, and skills of caregivers regarding the selection and provision of snacks that are safe, nutritious, and suited to children's needs. The activity was conducted at the Sahabat Hati Childcare Center on June 26, 2026, employing educational, participatory, and demonstrative approaches that included briefings, discussions, practical snack identification exercises, and an introduction to food labeling. Evaluation was carried out using pre-tests and post-tests to measure changes in participants' knowledge. The results showed that the average participant knowledge score rose from 49% in the pre-test to 91% in the post-test, representing an increase of 42 percentage points. The most significant improvements were observed in the understanding that appealing snacks are not necessarily healthy and in the recognition of harmful food colorings, with each area showing a 50-percentage-point increase. This activity successfully improved participants' knowledge regarding healthy snack selection and is expected to support the formation of healthy eating habits and efforts to prevent nutritional issues, including stunting.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- A caregiver education session using briefings, discussions, practical snack identification exercises and an introduction to food labeling.
- Population
- Caregivers and supervisors of children at the Sahabat Hati Childcare Center, Indonesia (number of participants not stated).
Key finding
Average knowledge score rose from 49% to 91% (42 percentage points).
Masdah et al. · OpenAlex · 3 Oct 2026