ACCEPTABILITY AND NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF SUPPLEMATARY FOOD FOR PREGNANT WOMAN WITH CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY IN SAMBIKEREB SUB-DISTRICT SURABAYA

Abstract

Pregnant women suffering from anemia of chronic energy deficiency affects the quality of Indonesia's resources.
One the efforts to overcome the problem of chronic energy deficiency in pregnant women is supplementary food
program in the form of pregnant women’s milk which is carried out in Sambikerep sub district. This study aims
to determine the acceptability of additional food for pregnant women, and to determine the percentage of
nutritional adequacy of energy, protein and iron in supplementary food to the additional nutritional value of chronic
energy deficient pregnant women . The research design used a cross-sectional research design, namely the research
design conducted by observing the subject with a one-time approach. The results of the study from 21 respondents
who had collected data on the level of preference for supplementary feeding 61.9% of pregnant women were in
the category of liking and receiving 100% good because they were spent according to the serving suggestion. The
contribution of supplementary feeding to the fulfillment of the nutritional adequacy rate for energy is 5%, protein
is 12%, and iron is 25%. This is still not in accordance with the management of supplementary feeding in pregnant
women. It is recommended that supplementary feeding (PMT) to pregnant women be adjusted to the management
of supplementary feeding to pregnant women, both for gestational age and the amount of calories and protein
adjusted to the needs of pregnant women. In addition, the provision of supplementary food for pregnant women is
advised to use food and local food-based foods