Improving Knowledge of Choosing Healthy Snacks of Elementary Schooler with Games

Availability and safety of food is a basic human right. One group of people who often experience problems due to food poisoning are school children. Snack foods play an important role in providing energy and other nutrients for school-age children. The approach used in this paper is descriptive qualitative based on literature review and observation. Primary data includes observational data. Secondary data includes: (1) books relevant to the topic of writing, (2) scientific papers, (3) articles from the internet, and (4) research results. The data collection is secondary data in the form of relevant theories were obtained by the literature review method. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively qualitatively. The preparation of this paper has gone through systematic steps, so that the results of a complete and structured study are obtained. The steps taken in writing this paper are: (1) finding and formulating problems, (2) finding and selecting relevant literature sources, (3) analyzing data to answer problems, (4) formulating alternatives solving problems, (5) drawing conclusions and recommending suggestions, and (6) compiling written papers. Health education plays a role in changing one's health behavior as a result of learning experiences. The implementation of this program aims to increase knowledge of choosing healthy snacks for three months. In the first month, material delivery activities and education of healthy snacks were carried out using picture cards as media. After the delivery of the material, the child's attitude test was carried out in the form of a questionnaire and played a game. In the second month, children are invited to play the snake and ladder game by answering the questions in the game. In the third month, Role Play games were held by dividing students into several groups