A U.S. Senate committee has approved a bill that will make it easy for students to access nondairy milk options in schools: the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.

The Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously voted on Tuesday to approve the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S.222, in accordance with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

The Indiana Dairy Association announced on Tuesday that 28-of-33 drivers chose to drink whole milk, with Helio Castroneves, Conor Daly, Graham Rahal, Alexander Rossi and Takuma Sato being the five ...

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Between 2019 and 2023, Thompson introduced the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act — a bill that would allow schools to serve whole milk again under the NSLP — three times without success.

One review, for example, linked whole milk—but not low-fat milk—consumption to an increased risk of death from cancer. For each 200 grams (nearly a cup) of milk consumed daily, the chances ...

The USDA banned whole milk from school lunches in 2012, citing saturated fat concerns. Now, with the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, lawmakers from both parties say it’s time to rethink that ...

Why was full-fat milk taken off school lunch menus? As the Center for Science in the Public Interest explained, whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk were removed from the menu in 2012 to align with the ...

Whole milk has 3.25% to 3.5% milk fat, compared with 1% or 2% in low-fat milk and 0.5% in fat-free milk, according to the American Heart Association.

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act discussing bringing back whole and reduced fat milk back to schools after a ban nearly 15 years ago.

There’s a new push to put whole milk back in school meals. Here’s what you should know Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again.