Prabowo Bans Omelets from Free Nutritious Meal Menu

President Prabowo Subianto has directed kitchens involved in Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program to cease serving omelets. The president believes omelets may not provide adequate nutrition, citing a tendency to use more flour than eggs in their preparation.

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Partners, secondly, do not make the eggs into omelets.

During a national coordination meeting with MBG partners in Sentul, Bogor, Prabowo stated his concern that the egg portion in omelets could be insufficient. "I have lived in Indonesia for a long time. When it comes to omelets, people mix them with all sorts of things, right? The flour content ends up outweighing the egg," he explained.

Prabowo stressed that the MBG beneficiaries must receive at least one whole egg per meal. He recommended alternatives such as boiled or sunny-side-up eggs, while also expressing a preference against scrambled eggs, stating, "Ensure that there are no more omelets. Scrambled eggs are okay."

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I have lived in Indonesia for a long time. When it comes to omelets, people mix them with all sorts of things, right? The flour content ends up outweighing the egg.

The directive comes shortly after the dismissal and subsequent naming as suspects of three top officials from the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in a corruption case. The former officials are accused of corruption and inflating procurement prices for the MBG program.

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Ensure that there are no more omelets. Scrambled eggs are okay.