advantage of feeding children at school
Additionally, school feeding programs may serve as an incentive for students to go to school to receive food rather than missing out on food by staying home. The increased nutrition status of children, as a result of school feeding programs, also enhances studentsâ cognitive abilities and performance in school.
While school meals are provided by the governments of most high and middle-income countries around the globe, the children who may benefit most from school feeding programs are in low-income countries that do not have government-provided school meals.