Children whose families could not afford to feed them properly have benefited significantly. In drought-affected areas, the midday meal scheme has allowed children who otherwise would have starved to overcome malnourishment.
来自无法提供合理膳食的家庭的儿童获得了极大的好处。在旱灾地区，午餐制度让孩子们免于受饿，从而战胜了营养不良。批评该制度没有营养价值的人是信口胡说。一位名叫阿夫里迪（Farzana Afridi）的学者在《发展经济学期刊》上报告说，该制度“让小学生日常蛋白质摄入不足的比率下降了100%，热量摄入不足比率下降了近30%，铁摄入不足比率下降了近10%，因而改善了营养摄入。”