Blog From Aulia Farida Rahma

  This scientific article entitled "Consumption Traditional Food Description in Children Under Five in the Coastal Family of Bengkulu City, Indonesia" discusses traditional food consumption patterns among toddlers in coastal families in Bengkulu City, Indonesia. This research aims to identify types of traditional food and their contribution to the daily consumption of toddlers in the three main ethnic groups in Bengkulu, namely Malay, Minang and Serawai. Traditional food has an important role in family nutrition, especially in providing micronutrients and protein needed for toddler growth. However, there is a shift in eating patterns from consuming traditional foods which tend to be more nutrient dense towards foods that are more influenced by Western culture, which are high in energy but low in nutrients. This shift has the potential to increase the risk of obesity and chronic disease. Therefore, understanding the contribution of traditional foods to toddlers' nutritiona...