{"id":8242,"date":"2025-12-15T15:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/whole-milk-back-on-school-lunch-menus-under-bill-on-its-way-to-trump-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:49:48","slug":"whole-milk-back-on-school-lunch-menus-under-bill-on-its-way-to-trump-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/whole-milk-back-on-school-lunch-menus-under-bill-on-its-way-to-trump-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Whole milk back on school lunch menus, under bill on its way to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dairy-cows.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Holstein milking cows at an Idaho dairy on July 20, 2012. 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(Photo by Kirsten Strough\/U.S. Department of Agriculture.)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON \u2014 School cafeterias got a step closer to seeing whole milk again after the U.S. House passed a measure Monday to restore the dairy staple to school lunches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The bill unanimously passed the Senate back in November, and now heads to President Donald Trump\u2019s desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/119\/bills\/s222\/BILLS-119s222es.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">bipartisan effort<\/a> \u2014 which passed the House by voice vote \u2014 came after whole milk was barred from school meal programs for more than a decade amid a broader push to curb childhood obesity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Under the bill, schools that participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National School Lunch Program would be allowed to offer \u201cflavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free fluid milk and lactose free fluid milk\u201d as well as \u201cnondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The bill also would exempt milk fat from being considered saturated fat as it applies to schools\u2019 \u201callowable average saturated fat content of a meal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The measure allows parents and guardians, on top of physicians, to offer a written statement for their student to receive a nondairy milk substitute.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">GOP Sens. Roger Marshall of Kansas and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, along with Democratic Sens. Peter Welch of Vermont and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sens-marshall-welch-mccormick-fetterman-and-reps-thompson-and-schrier-lead-bipartisan-legislation-to-bring-whole-milk-access-to-all-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">introduced the measure<\/a> in the Senate in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Republican Rep. Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier of Washington state brought\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thompson.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/reps-thompson-schrier-lead-bipartisan-bicameral-introduction-whole-milk\" target=\"_blank\">corresponding legislation<\/a> in the House.<\/p>\n<h4>\u2018An essential building block\u2019<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">During floor debate Monday, Thompson, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, said the bill\u2019s purpose is to \u201crestore students\u2019 access to a wide variety of milk options, ensuring students have the necessary nutrients to learn and to grow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thompson said \u201cmilk is an essential building block for a well-rounded and balanced diet, offering 13 essential nutrients and numerous health benefits,\u201d but that \u201cunfortunately, out-of-touch and outdated federal regulations have imposed restrictions on the types of milk students have access to in school meals.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thompson pointed out that the bill \u201cdoes not require any student to drink or any school to serve whole milk\u201d and instead \u201csimply gives schools the flexibility to serve a broader variety of milk in the school lunchroom.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Rep. Bobby Scott, ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, voiced his opposition, saying that while the bill \u201cdoes make some improvements to the whole milk debate with its inclusion of better options for students seeking non-dairy alternatives,\u201d he remains \u201cdisappointed that the bill overall would make school meals less healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Virginia Democrat said the bill \u201cgoes against the dairy industry\u2019s stated commitment to ensure that students have access to the healthiest dairy options\u201d consistent with USDA\u2019s and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.<\/p>\n<h4>Milk industry praise<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The top five milk-producing states in 2023 were California, Wisconsin, Idaho, Texas and New York,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/topics\/animal-products\/dairy\/background\" target=\"_blank\">according to<\/a> the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Economic Research Service.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, celebrated House passage of the bill, which he dubbed a \u201cdefining victory for children\u2019s health and for the dairy community that has fought for more than a decade to restore whole and 2% milk for our nation\u2019s students.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dykes urged Trump to sign the bill into law so that USDA \u201ccan begin working with state governments and school districts across the country to make this law a reality.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holstein milking cows at an Idaho dairy on July 20, 2012. 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