The House of Representatives on Dec. 15 passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, which seeks to restore whole milk to the United States’ school nutrition programs.
The bill passed the Senate in November. With the passage in the House, the bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
Beginning in the 2011–2012 school year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) limited milk made available via the National School Lunch Program to flavored and non-flavored low-fat and skim milk varieties following decades of concerns about fat content in school meals.
Skim milk contains less than 0.5 percent milk fat, and low-fat milk contains 1 percent. Whole milk contains 3.25 percent milk fat….
House Passes Bill to Restore Whole Milk to National School Lunch Program
