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Introduction: The potential contribution of knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) studies towards whole grains onchildhood obesity research and control has not received much attention in Malaysia. This study aimed to evaluate KAP towards whole grains among children aged 10 and 11 years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken in six randomly selected primary schools in Kuala Lumpur. A validatedquestionnaire encompassing socio-demography (24 items), knowledge (15 items), attitude (15 items) and practice (10 items)towards whole grains was self-administered by 384 children aged 10 and 11 years. The overall KAP was analyzed using thesum score of each outcome based on Bloom’s cut-off point. Body weight and height were measured. Results: Of the 384 children, 70.3% had low knowledgelevelon whole grains. Only 8.6% children had positive attitude and2.3% had good practice. Median scores of knowledge, attitude and practice were 7.00 (IqR 4.00), 51.00 (IqR 8.00) and 23.00(IqR 8.00), respectively. Significant positive correlations were found between knowledge with attitude (r=0.335, p Conclusions: The findings of this present study indicate that children supplied with knowledge may eventually developpositive attitude and good practice towards whole grains, which may be useful in managing childhood obesity by loweringBMI z-score. This study reveals the importance of KAP towards whole grains among children that assist with identificationof specific preventive childhood obesity actions.