PMT is the provision of additional food to meet the nutritional intake of toddlers, with prioritizing the age of toddlers is very important to note. The provision of PMT aims to improve the nutritional status of toddlers, especially toddlers with malnutrition, by completing their daily nutritional needs so that children achieve a weight that is appropriate for their age.
PMT Counseling is additional food given to toddlers from the integrated health post. PMT Posyandu snacks must contain nutritional value that is in accordance with the needs of toddlers.
The purpose of providing PMT Posyandu is to fulfill a series of nutritional needs for toddlers while providing education to parents. Here are some ideas for PMT food for toddlers provided by Posyandu.
PMT Snack Ideas for Toddler Posyandu
- Vegetable Chicken Nuggets
Made from ground chicken and finely chopped or grated vegetables, which are then processed into nuggets. These vegetable chicken nuggets are rich in nutrients and very healthy, including vegetable protein and animal protein. So it is very safe for children.
2. Macaroni Schotel
Macaroni schotel is made from macaroni pasta, chicken fillet, carrots, eggs, milk, cheese. From the composition made, it has provided enough nutrition for children. The carbohydrate content in pasta not only functions as a source of energy, but can also increase serotonin in the brain.
3. Mung Bean Porridge
Green beans have antioxidant content that can fight all inflammation in the body’s organs, including the heart. Green beans are very good for children to consume because they can build muscle strength and baby organs, smooth digestion, increase immunity and improve memory.
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4. Pepes Tahu
Pepes tahu food is a food that is easy to get made from fermented soybeans, also has a soft texture so it is easy to process into MPASI. Tofu contains calories can be a good source of energy to support their growth and development. Benefits of tofu for babies:
- important source of nutrition for new cell regeneration and baby growth
- Helps bone growth
- Prevents constipation
- Source of body energy
5. Crispy Fish and Vegetable Sticks
These crispy fish and vegetable sticks can help meet the nutritional needs of toddlers, because anchovies have a high protein and calcium nutritional content, so they are very good for toddlers to consume for bone development and growth and can prevent osteoporosis in adults.
6. Milk Pudding
Most toddlers like pudding not only toddlers, adults also like milk pudding, because of its sweet taste, this milk pudding can also be served as a dessert. Pudding is also a safe food to consume without preservatives and artificial sweeteners. Benefits of milk pudding:
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- Facilitates the metabolism of the digestive system
- Healthy nails, hair, skin and as a reproduction of red blood cells
- Milk can maintain healthy bones and teeth
- Quite complete vitamin content A, B, C, B6, B12 and E
7. Egg Boiled
Protein in boiled eggs has many benefits for toddlers, in young children are allowed to eat eggs without any limits, except for allergies may not be allowed to eat. Eggs have high quality protein content and have a lot of nutritional content. Benefits of boiled eggs:
- Improves child growth
- Supports body growth
- Improves brain and nerve development
- Maintains eye health
- Increases body energy
8. Yellow Pumpkin Porridge
Pumpkin fruit already has many good nutritional contents for babies, such as iron, potassium, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E, complex carbohydrates, water, and protein. Benefits of pumpkin for babies:
- Improve eye health
- Increase body resistance
- Make skin healthier
- Smooth digestion system metabolism
9. Shredded Rice Balls
This food menu can train children to eat by themselves, the texture of this food is very crunchy and soft inside so that children like it. This menu can be eaten by children aged 2-5 years and contains calories, protein and fat.
10. Banana cake
Knowing the main ingredient of sponge cake comes from bananas which have many benefits. Bananas contain many nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, folate, vitamin B, and other nutritional content. Knowing the main ingredient of sponge cake comes from bananas which have many benefits. Bananas contain many nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, folate, vitamin B, and other nutritional content. Benefits of bananas:
- Maintain eye health
- Prevent anemia
- Source of energy and good for bone growth
That is the PMT menu that mothers can prepare or as an idea for snack food provided at the integrated health post after the integrated health post service is finished.
In addition to just being able to enjoy the food given, mothers can also provide snack ideas at any time if mothers want to provide them in between children who drink a lot of breast milk. Providing PMT can also introduce various food flavors to children.
The Purpose of Providing PMT Snack Ideas to Prevent Stunting
This variation of the toddler PMT menu can be applied every day as a complementary food in one week and snacks. However, it should be remembered that PMT food is not intended to replace the main food, PMT must also be accompanied by education, counseling, and nutritional and health counseling.
Providing varied additional food can also prevent children from stunting. By compiling a menu that contains various types of nutritious foods, such as animal and vegetable protein sources, vegetables, fruits, and complex carbohydrates. Menu variation is also important to prevent boredom and provide stimulation to children’s appetite.
In addition to providing creative ideas for PMT menus, monitoring growth is also needed, such as weight, height and upper arm circumference. To carry out these measurements, a complete set of tools is required. Digital baby scales are more trusted to be accurate and are more recommended because they can measure weight up to 0.0001 grams or four digits behind the decimal point.
Antropometri-kit PT. Solo Abadi Indonesia
Anthropometry kit from PT Solo Abadi Indonesia contains a Posyandu kit package bundle, the contents of the package are as follows:
- Digital Baby Weight Scale
- Digital Weight Scale
- Stadiometer
- Infatometer Board
- Body Measuring Tape / Pita LiLA
Digital Baby Weight Scale 
Digital Weight Scale 
Stadiometer 
Infantometer 
Body Measuring Tape
Anthropometry kit is a measuring tool that functions to measure weight, length, height, upper arm circumference, and head of infants or children. Anthropometry is used to measure and monitor weight, length and nutritional status of toddlers.
It should be noted that the anthropometric kit standard used to detect stunting in children is used as a reference for health workers to identify children at risk of growth failure without waiting until the child suffers from nutritional problems. PT Solo Abadi Indonesia fully supports the program provided by the government to prevent the increase in stunting rates in Indonesia.
PT Solo Abadi Indonesia provides various health equipment that is already widely owned by hospitals, clinics, and health services, even companies or universities that do need the equipment as a means of learning and health tests. If you need equipment for integrated health posts or health installation needs, you can contact the Solo Abadi admin by contacting WhatsApp, you can also buy it directly by checking the E-Catalog service in the LKPP service, there are various bundling packages provided by PT Solo Abadi Indonesia and you can directly choose and buy it.
