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all milk President will return to school cafeterias across America after his term ends Donald Trump Signs legislation to overturn Obama-era restrictions on high fat dairy options. fall.
New measures allow School Participate in the National School Lunch Program, which has made mandatory provision of whole milk and 2% fat milk as well as skim and low-fat products since 2012.
“Whether you’re a Democrat or a Democrat republicanwhole milk is a great thing,” Mr. Trump said at a conference. White House Legislative Council members, dairy farmers and their dairy farmers attended the signing ceremony children.
this law It would also allow schools to offer non-dairy milk that meets nutritional standards and require schools to offer non-dairy alternatives if children present a note from a parent (not just a doctor) pointing out dietary restrictions.
The signing comes days after the release of the Dietary Guidelines 2025-2030. AmericanThe consumption of full-fat dairy products is now promoted as part of a healthy diet, a change from the previous version which recommended low-fat or fat-free dairy products for children over two years old.
Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture posted a photo on social media of Trump holding a glass of milk, sporting a “milk mustache” and declaring: “Drink whole milk.”
this Change It could take effect as early as this fall, although school nutrition and dairy industry officials say it may take some schools longer to assess demand for full-fat dairy products and adjust supply chains.
The reintroduction of whole milk and 2% milk in school meals, long championed by the dairy industry, overturns provisions of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, which is supported by: Michelle Obama.
The law was enacted more than a decade ago to curb childhood obesity and improve health by reducing children’s intake of saturated fat and calories from high-fat milk.
Nutrition experts, lawmakers and the dairy industry agree that whole milk is a delicious, nutritious food that’s been unfairly maligned. Some studies even show that children who eat it are less likely to develop obesity than those who choose low-fat alternatives.
Critics also stress that many children don’t like the taste of low-fat milk, leading to nutrient loss and food waste.
The new rules will affect meals for about 30 million students participating in the national school lunch program. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the new law as “a long-overdue correction to school nutrition policy,” while Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said it corrected Michelle Obama’s “short-sighted campaign to ditch whole milk.”
Schools are now required to provide students with a range of fluid milk options, including flavored and unflavored organic or conventional whole milk, 2%, 1% and lactose-free milk, as well as non-dairy products that meet nutritional standards.
The new dietary guidelines call for “full-fat dairy products without added sugars,” which would exclude chocolate and strawberry-flavored milks currently allowed under recently updated school meal standards. Agriculture officials need to translate this recommendation into specific requirements for schools to eliminate flavored milk.
The new law exempts dairy fat from the federal requirement that school meals contain an average of less than 10 percent calories from saturated fat. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a leading nutrition expert at Tufts University, said there is “no meaningful benefit” to choosing low-fat dairy over high-fat dairy.
He explains that the saturated fatty acids in dairy products have a different composition than other fats, such as beef fat, and contain beneficial compounds that could offset the theoretical harm. “Saturated fat in dairy products is not associated with any adverse health outcomes,” Mozaffarian confirmed in an interview.
Research Shows that changes in federal nutrition programs following the Obama-era law slowed the rise in obesity among U.S. children, including teenagers. However, some nutrition experts point to new research showing that children who drink whole milk are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who drink low-fat milk.
A 2020 review of 28 studies showed that children who drank whole milk had a 40% lower risk, although the authors noted that they could not definitively attribute this phenomenon to milk consumption.