Calls for tweaks to school-meals programme

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Vice-president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka says the planned free-meal programme for schools could substitute rice with other carbohydrates including corn products.

The key is to meet the nutrition requirements,” Gibran told Antara after visiting a pilot project for the programme in Tangerang, Banten, on Monday.

Gibran emphasised that any food chosen for the programme would comply with the guidelines to meet the nutritional needs of children.

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Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: MalaysiaIndonesia

Topics: HealthyEating FreeMealProgram LocalProduce ChildNutrition SchoolMeals IndonesiaFoodSecurity FoodDiversity Economy /Business/Business News

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Published On: 2024-08-08 @ 00:00:00 (11 hours ago)

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