Teenagers Experiences in Consuming Vegetables at Junior High School 2 Banjarbaru City

Background: Adolescence is referred to as a phase where adolescents experience mental, cognitive, psychological growth and development, to nutritional fulfillment which really needs to be considered so as not to cause disturbances and obstacles in their growth period. Problems that often occur in adolescents are adolescent nutritional problems, school-age children are advised to consume vegetables and fruits as much as 300-400 grams/person every day and about two-thirds of the recommendation is to consume more vegetables than fruit. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze in depth the Experience of Adolescents in Consuming Vegetables at SMP Negeri 2 Banjarbaru City. Method: This study uses the Descriptive Qualitative method. The approach in the study uses Generic Exploratory Qualitative Study. The informants in this study were adolescents at SMP Negeri 2 Banjarbaru City. Data analysis used in this study was thematic analysis using the Collazi step. Results: From the analysis conducted by the researcher, 4 major themes were obtained about adolescents' experiences in consuming vegetables, namely factors that influence boredom in consuming vegetables, how to overcome boredom when consuming vegetables, the consequences that will occur if you don't consume enough vegetables, and the benefits of consuming vegetables. Conclusion: The experience of adolescents in consuming vegetables is caused by the bitter taste factor and how to overcome boredom when consuming vegetables, namely consuming fish and chicken.