Abstract:
One of determinants of human resource quality is nutrition. Malnutrition will cause abnormal physical
growth and intelligence development, decreased productivity, weaker immune system, and may cause
death. Toddler malnutrition today seems to remain one of the toughest problems our government has
been trying to deal with. The objective of this research is to determine the effect milk and butter
mixture at improving toddlers’ weight. This is a quantitative research with quasi-experimental design,
using pretest and posttest control design approach. Respondents are 30 toddlers. They are divided into
two groups: 15 persons in control group and 15 others in treatment group. During the one-month
research, weighing scale was used as the measuring instrument. All data were analyzed using
univariate and bivariate analysis method. In terms of data analysis, toddlers’ average weight before
consuming milk is 9,68 kg with standard deviation of 1,56, and the weight gets increased to 9,82 kg
with standard deviation of 1,46. On the other hand, toddlers’ average weight before consuming milk
and butter mixture is 11,12 kg with standard deviation of 2,04, and the weight gets increased to 11,89
kg with deviation standard of 2,12. In conclusion, toddlers who consume milk and butter mixture have
significantly different weight than those who consume only milk with p value = 0,000 < 0,05.
