Consumption Patterns and Eating Behavior of Toddlers to Food Waste Behavior in Households with Toddlers in Tanah Sareal Sub-District, Bogor City

Age affects FW behavior because adults produce less FW than children. Especially in children under five years old because at that age children like to explore new things then the increasing development of children affects their diet so that the emergence of picky food. The study, which was conducted using a cross-sectional study method with a total sample of 72 respondents aged 12-59 months, aims to determine the relationship between consumption patterns and eating behavior in toddlers with the FW behavior of families who have toddlers in Bogor City. Data analysis in this study used chi-square test. The results of this study showed that there was no association between the frequency, diversity and level of energy, protein and carbohydrate intake in toddler consumption with the FW behavior of households with toddlers (p-value > 0.05). However, there was a relationship between the level of fat intake and the behavior of difficult to eat toddlers on the FW behavior of households that have toddlers (p-value <0.05).