Latar belakang : Masalah gizi pada balita masih menjadi tantangan kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia, termasuk di Desa Bungaya, Karangasem, Bali. Salah satu upaya pencegahan gizi buruk adalah penerapan feeding rules atau aturan pemberian makan pada balita. Tujuan : Untuk menganalisis hubungan antara pengetahuan dan perilaku ibu tentang feeding rules terhadap status gizi balita usia 1–5 tahun. Metode : Penelitian ini menggunakan desain analitik dengan pendekatan crosssectional, dilaksanakan di Desa Bungaya wilayah kerja UPTD Puskesmas Bebandem. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 236 responden ibu yang memiliki anak balita usia 1–5 tahun, diambil menggunakan teknik stratified random sampling. Hasil : Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan ibu tentang feeding rules dengan status gizi balita p-value 0,014 < 0,05, serta antara perilaku ibu dalam menerapkan feeding rules dengan status gizi balita p-value 0,016 < 0,05). Kesimpulan : Pengetahuan dan perilaku ibu memainkan peran penting dalam pemenuhan gizi seimbang anak. Diharapkan edukasi tentang feeding rules lebih digencarkan kepada ibu balita sebagai upaya pencegahan masalah gizi di masa pertumbuhan anak. Kata Kunci : Feeding rules, Pengetahuan ibu, Perilaku ibu, Status gizi, Balita

Background. Nutritional problems in toddlers remain a public health challenge in Indonesia, including in Bungaya Village, Karangasem, Bali. One of the efforts to prevent malnutrition is the implementation of feeding rules for toddlers. Aim. To determine the correlation between mother’s knowledge and behavior regarding feeding rules and the nutritional status of toddlers aged 1–5 years old. Method. This study employed analytical design with cross-sectional approach which was conducted in Bungaya Village in the working area of Public Health Center Bebandem. There were 236 mothers with toddlers aged 1–5 years selected as the sample using stratified random sampling technique. Finding. The findings showed significant correlation between mother’s knowledge about feeding rules and toddler nutritional status (p-value 0.014 < 0.05), and mother’s behavior in implementing feeding rules and toddler nutritional status (pvalue 0.016 < 0.05). Conclusion. In conclusion, the mother’s knowledge and behavior play an important role in meeting children's balanced nutrition needs. It is hoped that education about feeding rules will be intensified for mothers of toddlers as an effort to prevent nutritional problems during their child's growth. Keywords: Feeding rules, mother’s knowledge, behavior, nutritional status, toddlers