THE EFFECTS OF HEALTHY FOODS FOR STUDENT

ACTIVITY AT MALANG STATE UNIVERSITY

Ade Rezi Amelia, Alfiani Nanda Indrayanti, AmienFadli, DiahNurRochmah

Dr. Sueb, M.Kes.
Biology Department of Faculty Of Mathematics And Natural Sciences,
The State University of Malang, Malang-East Java
fadlyamien@gmail.com, msueb_2000@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT students have a pretty good diet, but

When starting a college is a
good time to full activity, such as
accept a lesson from the lecturer, do
the work, do the research, write a
paper or report. Health is not to come
when it is not matched with a good
lifestyle. But in the fact many
students ignore it, obligation to learn
and move, making students more
love everything fast-paced and
practical than healthy food. The
purpose of this paper is to know the
effects of healthy foods for students
activities at Malang State University.
The researcher used questionnaire
method with 6 questions and used 30
samples. From the results of
observations made, the student is
already aware of the importance of 4
health 5 perfect foods, especially
when they consume heavy meals.
However, there is still a lack of
attention by the time they consume
snacks. The results indicate that
less well in terms of processing and
the type of food consumed snacks
they consume. Healthy foods greatly
affect the activity of the students. By
eating healthy foods make body feels
energetic and excited. So that in
following lectures will be lighter and
it will also affect the achievement of
these students.
Keywords: starting a college, full
activity, healthy food, snack.
INTRODUCTION
When starting a college is a
good time to full activity, such as
accept a lesson from the lecturer, do
the work, do the research, write a
paper or report. And to do it all,
certainly needed a good health
condition so that the activity can be
done with excellent results. Health is

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not to come when it is not matched
with a good lifestyle. But in the fact
many students ignore it, obligation to
learn and move, making students
more love everything fast-paced and
practical than healthy food. They
forget the importance of health, such
as eating fast food who nutritional
content is incomplete even more fat.
Thought that food has been known to
contain preservatives that are not
good for health, but they student still
eat it. And if the food is consumed
continuously it will be a disease.
Junk food simply means an
empty calorie food. An empty calorie
food is a high calorie or calorie rich
food which lacks in micronutrients
such as vitamins, minerals, or amino
acids, and fiber but has high energy
(calories). These foods dont contain
the nutrients that your body needs to
stay healthy. Hence, these foods that
has poor nutritional value is
considered unhealthy and may be
called as junk food. Junk food is an
informal term applied to some foods
which are perceived to have little or
no nutritional value, but which also
have ingredients considered
unhealthy when eaten regularly, or to
those considered unhealthy to
consume at all Ashakiran Deepthi R,
2012:8).
Food has the power to
influence how we feel on a given
day, how likely we are to succumb to
the random virus going around our
community, and even how at risk we
are for many serious diseases and
medical conditions. Food impacts us
on critical cellular levels. It
influences the function of our genes
themselves, which in turn determines
how we age and whether certain risk
factors for disease take root in our
bodies (Nikkola, 2010:4).
Balance, variety, and
moderation are keys to healthy
eating. Having a balanced diet means
that you eat enough but not too
much, and the foods you eat give you
the nutrients you need to stay
healthy. Eating a variety of foods can
help you get all the nutrients you
need. Eat foods from each food
group: grains, vegetables, fruits,
milk, and meat and other proteins,
including beans. Moderation means
no foods are off limits, but be aware
of how much you eat. Limit how
often you eat foods that are high in
fat, salt, sugar, or calories. Eat
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smaller servings, or look for healthy
substitutes (Healthwise, 2012).
Foods that are high in fat,
salt, sugar, or calories also contains
preservative and poor in nutrients
that the body needed. So the body is
deprived of nutrients for the activity.
Consequently the student become
lazy in learning. Otherwise if they
eat healthy food, their nutrition will
be fulfilled and they can move well
and energetic. So that the body
maintained their health so it will not
disturb the activity. Based on that,
we do this research in order the
readers know the effect of the food
who consumed every day. We
choose students in Malang State
University because of their busy
activities that could make their diet
unhealthy (Taras, 2005).
The benefits of the research is
if we know the food affect to student
activity in class, we can prevent
student to eat unhealthy food,
because unhealthy food is bad for
their body and for they activities in
classroom.
METHOD
This researches using
questionnaire method. Questionnaire
method is a method of spread
question to sample and sample
requested to answer the question
with the real condition. In this
research using 30 samples. This
sample taking random in class B
biology education class at Malang
State University. This research held
on 17 October 2014. The location of
research in State University of
Malang, in Biology education class.
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RESULT
Based on observations obtained the following results.
Total respondent : 30

1. Question number one (What type of food you normally cosume when at
rest or after hours of lecture finished?)
Type of food Snacks Weight food Both Total
19 7 4 30

2. Question number two (When you eat snacks, which from the data below
that you consume most often?)
Consume Savory fried The sweet Fruits/vegetable Total
most often snack
4 12 7 7 30

3. Question number three (When you eat a heavy meal, which from the data
below that most often you eat when you're eating heavy?)

Consume Rice, Rice, milk, Meat, Carbs than Total

most often vegetables, meat/protein vegetables, rice,
meat/protein than meat fruit vegetables
than meat
(ex :
tempeh,
tofu, etc)

21 5 3 1 30

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 4. Question number four (Snacks which one you like the most frequent and
the most you eat?)
Snacks Cilok Batagor Ice Soft Fried Chips Salad The Total
cream drinks sweet

6 - 6 - 8 4 4 2 30

5. Question number five (How is your diet in your daily life?)

Diet in 1 time a 2 times a 3 times a > 3 times Total
daily life day day day a day
- 16 13 1 30

6. Question number six (Processing of heavy food which is your favorite?)

Processing of Deep fried Steamed Boiled Total
heavy food
14 11 5 30

From the result of observation, we fruits/vegetables, and 4 students

know that : choose savory snacks,
- most of students choose snacks to - most of students eat rice,
consume when they rest or after vegetables, and meat/protein than
hours of lecture finished. Because meat when they eat heavy meal.
from 30 students, 19 students Because from 30 students; 21
choose snacks, 7 students choose students eat rice, vegetable,
weight food, and 4 students choose meat/protein than meat; 5 students
both of them, eat rice, milk, meat/protein than
- most of students choose fried food milk; 3 students eat meat,
when they eat snacks. Because vegetables, fruit; and only 1 student
from 30 students, 12 students eat carbohidrat than rice,
choose fried, 7 students choose the vegetables,
sweet, 7 students choose - most of students choose fried food
in their favorite food. Because from

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 30 students, 8 students choose
fried, 6 students choose cilok, 6
students choose ice cream,
students choose chips, 4 students
choose salad, 2 students choose the
sweet, and no one student choose
batagor and soft drinks,
- most of student have 2 times a day
in their diet in their daily life.
Because from 30 students, 16
students have 2 times a day, 13
students have 3 times a day, 1
student have > 3 times a day, and
no one student have 1 time a day in
their daily life, - most of student
choose Deep Fried in processing of
heavy food. Because from 30
students, 14 students choose deep
fried, 11 students choose steamed,
and 5 students choose boiled in
processing of heavy food.
DISCUSSION
Based on observations, when
students eating heavy meals, they've
noticed 4 healthy 5 perfect. This is
because most college students eat
rice, vegetables, meat or protein
other than meat when they eat a
heavy meal. However, in the process
of processing heavy foods they
prefer food prepared by frying.
Though if compare with food
processing food much better when
4 processed by steaming or boiling.
This is because in the processing by
frying can increase cholesterol levels
in food, and it can lead to various
diseases in the body.
Then in terms of their diet,
most number of diet twice a day
more than the number of students
who have a pattern of eating three
times a day. Though generally
recommended diet is a diet that is
three times a day at breakfast, lunch
and dinner. Then in terms of their
diet, most number of diet twice a day
more than the number of students
who have a pattern of eating three
times a day. Though generally
recommended diet is a diet that is
three times a day at breakfast, lunch
and dinner.
In addition, at recess or after
hours of completed college students
more often consume snack foods
than weight or both. While the
students eat snacks when most
college students eat fried foods /
fried. As with the food they like in
general also fried foods / fried. As
has been discussed earlier that the
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foods are processed by frying is not these students. Healthy and balanced
good for health. diet is very beneficial to the body,
including maintaining the condition
From the results of
of the body to stay healthy and can
observations made, the student is
increase endurance.
already aware of the importance of
A healthy and balanced diet can
four of five perfectly healthy food,
also improve concentration and brain
especially when they consume heavy
performance. Diet devastating for
meals. However, there is still a lack
human health and affect the
of attention by the time they
performance of the body in
consume snacks, because they prefer
performing daily activities. Stamina
to eat foods that are fried / fried.
and performance of the brain will
Similar to the processing of their
increase so that, a student can
food. Although there are still
perform daily activities well.
students who choose the way of food
To set up students to still eat healthy
processing such as steaming or
foods even with full activity:
boiling in water, there are also
Do not skip meals.
students who eat a salad or fruit and
Learn proper portion sizes.
vegetables in their snacks, but only
Vary your food.
some of them or just a small minority
Eat breakfast.
who choose it.
Provide healthy snacks around
you such as fruits and other

CONCLUSSION healthy snacks.

Drinking enough.
The conclusion of the observation
Do not fight stress by eating.
are:
Limit sugary drinks and
Healthy foods greatly affect the
caffeinated.
activity of the students. By eating
Try to eat fruits and vegetables.
healthy foods make body feels
Limit junk food.
energetic and excited. So that in
Drink vitamins.
following lectures will be lighter and
it will also affect the achievement of

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