"PAUD Al Marzuqiyah is the first PAUD to get free nutritious meals," she announced while monitoring the distribution of MBG meals at the preschool here on Tuesday.
While handing out the meals, she also spoke with the children and encouraged them to finish their meals.
According to Fauzi, the food met the standard nutritional requirements for children.
"I think it is good as it must have met the standards, there were vegetables, and the children seemed to eat with enthusiasm," she said.
The meals distributed to students at PAUD Al Marzuqiyah on Tuesday consisted of white rice, omelet, fried tempeh, carrot, chickpeas, and orange.
The students of the preschool expressed their gratitude to President Prabowo Subianto for the MBG program.
"Mr. President Prabowo, thank you for the free nutritious meals," the students said.
The Free Nutritious Meals is a top-priority program of the government led by President Prabowo and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The program was officially launched on Monday at schools and integrated health centers (posyandus) across 26 provinces.
Currently, around 190 SPPG kitchens are operating to provide nutritious meals for program beneficiaries, including school students and pregnant women.
So far, MBG kitchens are spread across 26 provinces, including Aceh, Bali, West Sumatra, North Sumatra, Riau Islands, Riau, Lampung, Banten, West Java, Jakarta, Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, and Gorontalo.
They also include West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, West Papua, and South Papua.
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