ABSTRAKLatar Belakang : Seribu hari pertama kehidupan merupakan jendela kesempatan masapertumbuhan dan perkembangan yang sangat pesat, sehingga sering diistilahkan sebagaiperiode emas sekaligus periode kritis. Praktik pemberian makan (Feeding Practice)yang baik dan tepat sangat penting untuk kelangsungan hidup, pertumbuhan,perkembangan, kesehatan dan gizi bayi dan anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihatpengaruh edukasi gizi feeding practice terhadap status gizi anak usia 6-24 bulan denganindeks z-skor BB/U dan indeks z-skor BB/TB. .Metode : Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian quasi experimental menggunakanrancangan pre-post test with control group. Subjek penelitian adalah anak usia 6-24bulan dengan status gizi kurang di enam wilayah puskesmas di Kota Cimahi. Sebanyak72 subjek penelitian yang dipilih dengan menggunakan metode simple randomsampling. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan wawancara langsung, pengukuranantropometri dan pengisian kuesioner. Data dianalisis dengan uji t-independen danregresi linier dan diolah dengan SPSS 17.0 for Windows dengan nilai signifikansip<0,05 pada tingkat kemaknaan 95%.Hasil : Terdapat hubungan positif antara edukasi gizi dan z-skor BB/U dan BB/TB,meskipun secara statistik tidak signifikan. Indeks z-skor BB/U(b=0,2;CI 95%; p=0,09),Indeks z-skor BB/TB (b=0,13;CI 95%;p=0,51).Simpulan : Terdapat pengaruh positif edukasi gizi feeding practice terhadap status gizianak usia 6-24 bulan dengan indeks z-skor BB/U dan BB/TB, walaupun secara statistiktidak signifikan.Kata kunci : Edukasi Feeding Practice, Status gizi indeks BB/U dan BB/TB.ABSTRACTBackground: The first two years of life provide a critical window of opportunity forensurin growth and development through optimal feeding, so itis believed as the golden period and critical period at the same time. A good and properfeeding practice is very essential for live sustainability, growth, development, healthand nutrition of infants and children. This study aimed to know the effects of nutritioneducation Feeding Practice on the nutritional status of children aged 6-24 months withthe index z-score weight of age and the index z-score weight of height.Method: This study was quasi-experimental using pre-post test with control groupresearch design. The subjects were children aged ranged 6 until 24 months withundernutrition status. A total of 72 research subjects were randomly selected. Datacollected by direct interview, anthropometric measurement and questionnaire. The datawere analyzed using independent t-test analysis and linear regression analysis andprocessed with SPSS 17.0 for Windows with p<0,05 and confidence interval 95%considered as significant.Results: There were a positive relationship between nutrition education and z-scoresweight of age (b = 0.2; CI 95%; p = 0.09), and z-score weight of height (b = 0.13; CI95%; p = 0.51). Eventhough these were not statistically significant.Conclusions: There were a positive effect of nutrition education eeding Practice onnutritional status of children aged 6-24 months with the index weight of age and theindex z-score weight of height, eventhough these were not statistically significant.Keywords: Feeding Practice Education, Nutritional Status index z-score weight of ageand the index z-score weight of height.