Pengaruh Edukasi Gizi dengan Media Flashcard terhadap Perubahan Pengetahuan dan Frekuensi Sarapan di SD Muhammadiyah 4 Surabaya

Background: Breakfast is a mealtime activity involving eating and drinking from waking up in the morning until 09.00 AM with a menu guided by balanced nutrition. Breakfast can increase children's intelligence and productivity at school. Nutrition education using the play-based methods is highly suitable for elementary school, one of which is flashcard because it's contain lots of pictures, minimal text, and capture attention more effectively. Objectives: The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of nutrition education using flashcard on changes in knowledge and frequency of breakfast in SD Muhammadiyah 4 Surabaya. Methods: This study using quasi-experimental method with a pre-posttest group design. Samples were selected using simple random sampling. The study providing nutrition education using flashcard to the treatment group and poster to the control group. Results: Wilcoxon test results indicate that there is a difference in the average level of knowledge before and after nutrition education using flashcard (p < 0,05). Moreover, the breakfast frequency of respondents increased after receiving nutrition education using flashcard. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a difference in the average level of knowledge and an increase in breakfast frequency in the treatment group before and after nutrition education using flashcard.