Palu, Sept. 25 -- The government is determined to leverage the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, an initiative pioneered by President Prabowo Subianto, to improve Indonesian children's nutritional intake, National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Head Dadan Hindayana has affirmed.

"Mr. President aims to provide food for all children across Indonesia because 60 percent of them lack access to menus with balanced nutritional content," he remarked during an official visit to Palu City, Central Sulawesi, on Thursday.

He pointed out that it is not uncommon in Indonesia to see children being fed meals that stop short of making them full without attention to their nutritional needs. The BGN leader noted that many children rely only on rice or instant ...