<![CDATA[At elementary school age, children experience a period of growth and need a balanced nutritional intake to support physical and mental development. Chlidren’s lack of understanding of balanced nutrition can make them vulnerable to nutritional problems such as malnutrition, obesity, or unhealthy food consuption habits. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of balanced nutrition education using picture cards on the nutritional knowledge of students of SDN Watuwali, Sungku Village, Kulawi District, Sigi Regency. Methody. Pre-Experimental Design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach. The population in this study is all students of grades IV, V, and VI at SDN Watuwali, totaling 45 students, with sampling techniques using total sampling. Data were collected using a knowledge questionnaire. Data analysis using the paired T-test. Research Results. The results of the research from 45 respondents were obtaine: pre-test score of mean±SD 46,33±9,37, Min-Max 30-70, post-test scores of mean 70,22±6,82, Min-Max 50-80. Then, there was an increase in the average score of student’s nutrition knowledge from pre-test to post-test: 23.8889. There is an influence (P. Value< 0,0001). Conclusion. The results of the study show that there is a change in the level of nutrition knowledge of students after being educated using picture eards. Suggestion. It is necessary to collaborate and conduct more in-depth research with the Kulawi Health Center to further in crease the understanding of the importance of balanced nutrition in children. ]]>
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