Diet is information that defines eating patterns as well as the types of food consumed on a daily basis. Individual health status will be influenced by the use of a healthy diet. Inaccuracy in establishing regular meal routines also adds to imbalanced nutritional intake. The objective of this research is to describe dietary habits of nutritional students in Kepulauan Riau. This study was cross sectional study approach in October – November 2022. The population in this study is nutritional students (17 – 24 years old) in Kepulauan Riau as amount 50 subject. Data collection using a questionnaire by google form. The result of this study showed that the most frequently consumed rice every day (94%), eggs 3-4x/week (40%), tempeh 3-4x/week (40%), spinach 1-2x/week (64%), and bananas consumed 2-3x/day (2%) and 1-2x/week (54%). It can be concluded that the dietary habits of students majoring in nutrition in the Kepulauan Riau is still not diverse. Suggestions for nutrition students to improve their dietary habits by paying attention to the frequency, amount and type of food consumed.

Obesity in adolescents and adults is a phenomenon of particular concern from a health perspective. There have been several attempts to reduce obesity, one of which is by controlling food calorie intake. Food calories can be informed through food labels on food products. Food labels are a source of information or media knowledge about food for consideration in buying a product. Consumer awareness in reading food labels before buying or consuming a food product is still very low. This study aims to describe the awareness or attitude of nutrition students towards health and food product labels. The research method is observational with a cross sectional design. The results of the study 53.1% of respondents have a negative attitude towards health and food product labels.