Palace Says Free Nutritious Food Menu Milk Is Not Required Every Day

Head of the Presidential Communication Office Hasan Nasbi spoke with students while reviewing the implementation of the Free Nutrition Eating Program at SDN Kedung Badak 1, Tanah Sareal, Bogor City/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Head of the Presidential Communication Office Hasan Nasbi said that giving milk in the Free Nutrition Food (MBG) menu is not required every day because the supply of milk is not evenly distributed in each region.

"At least once a week, the milk is not mandatory, not a mandatory menu, because the milk supply is not evenly distributed in each region," Hasan Nasbi said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, January 6.

Hasan explained that the provision of milk was carried out by looking at the conditions of each Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG).

Milk can be given in the MBG menu at least once a week, if the SPPG is not in the cow's milk-producing area.

However, if the SPPG is located in a cow's milk-producing area or near a cow's farm, milk can be given twice to three times a week.

"I asked the Head of the SPPG earlier, they had milk once a week. He said the milk was per Friday, but the one (SPPG) in Cimahi we visited was milk on Monday," Hasan said.

Hasan also said that one of the SPPGs in Cimahi, West Java, had provided milk in glass bottles, as an effort to manage waste and minimize lmbang.

"In Cimahi, there is more than one milk and he uses a glass bottle because there is a farm or cow's milk factory. So use a glass bottle so as not to cause waste," Hasan said.

MBG, which is a priority program for the government of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, was officially implemented today in schools and posyandu in 26 provinces in Indonesia.

There are around 190 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) or MBG Kitchens that operate to provide nutritious food for school children and pregnant women starting today.

The MBG kitchens are spread across 26 provinces, namely Aceh, Bali, West Sumatra, North Sumatra, Riau Islands, Riau, Lampung, Banten, West Java, Jakarta, Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, Gorontalo.

Then, there are also MBG kitchens in 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.