Training on preparation of balanced nutrition and healthy food creativity to increase nutrition intake of school children during the Covid-19 pandemic

The school aged students are vulnerable people to have nutritional problems particularly in this Covid 19-Pandemic era. This pandemic put children on the risk of problems, both malnutrition and obesity. Mothers closest person who important role providing childlren's diet. Therefore, purpose community service’s program is increase knowledge attitude mothers menu that meets balance for school-age children. target was women Kualu village, Tambang district, Riau Province with method used were provision nutrition education based through counseling/lectures, training demonstration. results showed level mother’s' increased 10.37 19.88 points. Furthermore, mothers' creativity balanced diet also improved. stimulated find new menus which mainly ingredients come from surrounding environment meet nutrions need among has been proved effective increasing creativity. Hence can be as an additional Posyandu optimize status.