The Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) at the Gas Alam Badak\nSatu Kitchen in East Kalimantan has issued a clarification regarding a\nviral video showing the distribution of young coconuts as part of the\nFree Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme at SD Negeri 001 Muara Badak,\nwhich had sparked public debate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe affirm that the circulating video does not show the full menu\nthat we distributed, meaning the information received by the public was\nincomplete and gave rise to misunderstanding,\u201d said the Head of SPPG Gas\nAlam Badak Satu Kitchen, Abdi Nolima, in Muara Badak, Kutai Kartanegara\nRegency, on Tuesday (17 February).<\/p>\n
Abdi explained that the 17-second footage widely discussed on social\nmedia accounts showed only one type of menu item without providing the\ncontext of the complete meal received by pupils.<\/p>\n
The food distribution activity that attracted public attention was\ncarried out on Thursday (5 February) within the operational area of the\nSPPG Gas Alam Badak Satu Kitchen.<\/p>\n
On that day, the kitchen provider actually distributed two types of\nfood packages simultaneously to pupils in order to meet the established\nnutritional standards.<\/p>\n
The first package distributed was a light meal or snack consisting of\na whole young coconut, bread with shredded meat topping, a boiled egg,\nand packaged milk.<\/p>\n
The second package was the main meal comprising white rice, eggs\ncooked in soy sauce, flour-battered fried tofu, stir-fried carrot and\ncorn vegetables, and sliced watermelon.<\/p>\n
The video that subsequently went viral was originally documented and\nuploaded by the school purely to showcase the pupils\u2019 enthusiasm upon\nreceiving the food assistance.<\/p>\n
However, because the documentation specifically highlighted only the\nmoment when young coconuts were distributed, the wider public concluded\nthat the government aid was limited to that fruit alone.<\/p>\n
Abdi acknowledged that the use of whole young coconuts was indeed not\na common offering in the MBG programme, making it understandable that\nthis would trigger various wild speculation when presented without\ndetailed explanation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incomplete visual narrative in the initial post was the primary\nfactor that caused the information to develop in a manner inconsistent\nwith the facts of the distribution that took place on the ground,\u201d said\nAbdi.<\/p>\n
In response to the controversy that had already erupted in the public\nsphere, his office openly conveyed an apology to the entire East\nKalimantan community for the information disturbance.<\/p>\n
The SPPG committed to promptly conducting a comprehensive evaluation\nof the menu planning system to ensure that the variety of food served is\nmore easily understood and accepted by the public.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/viral-video-of-whole-coconut-as-free-nutritious-meal-menu-in-east-kalimantan-prompts-official-clarification-1771457273", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }