Available Sources of Food in Indonesia (for the improvement of the nutritional status of children)

  • Lie Goan-Hong Unit Diponegoro - Nutrition Research Institute, Ministry of Htlalth, Jakarta
  • Oey Kam-Nio Unit Diponegoro - Nutrition Research Institute, Ministry of Htlalth, Jakarta
  • Dradjat D. Prawiranegara Unit Diponegoro - Nutrition Research Institute, Ministry of Htlalth, Jakarta
  • Tudit Herlina Unit Diponegoro - Nutrition Research Institute, Ministry of Htlalth, Jakarta
  • Geertruida Sihombing Unit Diponegoro - Nutrition Research Institute, Ministry of Htlalth, Jakarta
  • Idrus Jus'at Unit Diponegoro - Nutrition Research Institute, Ministry of Htlalth, Jakarta
Keywords: sources of food; nutritional status; energy

Abstract

Ultimately, improvement of the nutritional status of children, in especially the preschool children, can only be achieved if the daily food intake is sufficient.This will ensure in the first instance the adequate provision -of energy, and secondly, the available protein in the diet will then be efficiently utilized. Sufficient intake of food can and must be realized through the combined use of inexpensive locally available foods from the food groups: Cereals, Legumes and Fish, Fat, Vegetables and Fruits, according to the existing menu-pattern "4 Sehat - 5 Sempurna" (4 means healthy- 5 is excellent).

The diet therefore must not consist of rice alone. The role of fat in the diet must be stressed. The meal pattern of preschool children must be at least l times a day, preferably more.

Depending on the available budget and the creative imagination of the mother, a variety of inexpensive but palatable dishes can be prepared at home which will stimulate the food intake.

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Published
2019-09-12
How to Cite
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Goan-Hong L, Kam-Nio O, Prawiranegara D, Herlina T, Sihombing G, Jus’at I. Available Sources of Food in Indonesia (for the improvement of the nutritional status of children). PI [Internet]. 12Sep.2019 [cited 29Mar.2024];16(1-2):27-1. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2294
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Pediatric Nutrition & Metabolic Disease
Received 2019-09-12
Published 2019-09-12