Overview
- The White House confirmed a 2 p.m. ET Oval Office signing of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Wednesday.
- Schools in the National School Lunch Program will be able to offer whole and 2% milk, flavored or unflavored, organic or conventional, at breakfast and lunch.
- Nondairy beverages deemed nutritionally equivalent to milk will be permitted alongside the broader dairy options.
- Reduced-fat and fat-free milk remain available, and parents may authorize disability-related milk substitutes without a doctor's note.
- The change overturns 2010 limits tied to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act for a program serving nearly 30 million students, as HHS issued new guidance on Jan. 7 and USDA promoted whole milk with a #DrinkWholeMilk post.