Free Nutrition Eating Program Targets Pregnant Women, Toddlers, And PAUD To High School

JAKARTA - Head of the National Nutrition Agency Dadan Hindayana revealed that the free nutritious food program initiated by President Prabowo Subianto would target a number of people.

According to Dadan, those who will get free nutritious food are pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, to children from PAUD to SMA, both in public and private schools, including Islamic boarding schools and other religious schools.

"Our nutritious food targets the target are pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, then PAUD children to high school," said Dadan, during a working meeting with Commission IX of the DPR at the DPR building, parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, last Thursday.

Dadan explained that the reason pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, and children from PAUD to SMA get free nutritious food. The reason is, the first 1,000 days of child life are crucial points to prevent stunting.

"Therefore, the targets are pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers. That's very true," he said.

Therefore, said Dadan, stunting can be overcome if children, pregnant and lactating mothers get good nutritional intake for the first 1,000 days. "Because for muscle growth, the brain, and others," he said.

In addition, elementary to high school children also get a free nutritious eating program. The reason is, the second critical point for children's development is the age of 8-17 years. According to him, the second critical point is sometimes missed by the public.

"Many were then missed to see the second critical point, namely when children grew up who had to intervene with good nutrition. Therefore, our range to high school. Why? Because the second critical point is 8 years to 17 years old. If we don't intervene well in this second period, growth will still not be optimal," concluded Dadan.