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ABSTRACT
Snack behavior is influenced by attitudes of healthy snacks selection. To change the
negative attitudes of healthy snacks selection at students can use peer educator. Peer educators
are giving education conducted by peers and in this study in the school setting. This research
aims to prove the effect of peer educator on the attitudes of the healthy snacks selection at
students of SDN 1 Bendung Mojokerto. In this research, use Quasy experiments design with
the approach pre-test post-test control group design. Population in this research is 159 peoples
and sample is 96 people who are taken with the proportionate stratified random sampling. 48
people in the experimental group is given peer educators and 48 people in the control group is
given a booklet. To Collect data use a questionnaire. The result of Mc Nemar test showed that
p (0.000) < (0.05), so H0 is rejected, it means there is an influence the peer educator on the
attitudes of healthy snacks selection. In the majority of schoolchild, negative attitudes in the
selection of healthy snacks is influenced by various factors, including gender, age, pocket
money, personal experiences and their peers. Schoolchild need of health education to change
their negative attitudes. Peer educators are giving education is delivered directly by their peers
who came from their, who is able to deliver the right information that can be absorbed easily
by their peers.