Abadi Muhammad Naufal Putra, Basrowi Ray Wagiu, Gunawan William Ben, Arasy Mutiara Putri, Nurjihan Felasiana, Sundjaya Tonny, Pratiwi Dessy, Hardinsyah Hardinsyah, Astuti Taslim Nurpudji, Nurkolis Fahrul
Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia.
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia.
Nutrients. 2025 Aug 27;17(17):2777. doi: 10.3390/nu17172777.
School lunch programs play a crucial role in shaping the nutritional status and academic performance of children, making them a cornerstone of public health initiatives worldwide. To elucidate emerging trends and propose a comprehensive framework for free school lunch as a nutrition policy through a combined bibliometric approach and critical review. A bibliometric analysis was performed to identify key thematic areas, influential research, and knowledge gaps from global literature databases, followed by a critical review synthesizing insights on nutritional adequacy, socio-cultural considerations, policy effectiveness, and innovative practices in free school meal programs. The analysis revealed an increasing focus on sustainability, food waste management, and integration of nutrition education within school curricula, alongside notable disparities in implementation and accessibility, particularly in low-income regions. We propose a future-oriented framework emphasizing stakeholder collaboration, culturally adaptive meal designs, and utilization of technology for personalized nutrition strategies, contributing to the optimization of school lunch programs and advancement of sustainable development goals, particularly Zero Hunger and Quality Education.
学校午餐计划在塑造儿童营养状况和学业成绩方面发挥着关键作用，使其成为全球公共卫生倡议的基石。通过结合文献计量方法和批判性综述，阐明免费学校午餐作为一项营养政策的新趋势，并提出一个全面框架。进行了文献计量分析，以确定全球文献数据库中的关键主题领域、有影响力的研究和知识空白，随后进行批判性综述，综合有关免费学校餐计划中营养充足性、社会文化考量、政策有效性和创新做法的见解。分析表明，人们越来越关注可持续性、食物浪费管理以及学校课程中营养教育的整合，同时在实施和可及性方面存在显著差异，尤其是在低收入地区。我们提出了一个面向未来的框架，强调利益相关者合作、文化适应性膳食设计以及利用技术制定个性化营养策略，这有助于优化学校午餐计划并推进可持续发展目标，特别是零饥饿和优质教育目标。
