The House of Representatives on Dec. 15 passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, which seeks to restore whole milk to America’s 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 school year 2011–2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) limited milk made available via the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to flavored and non-flavored low-fat and skim milk varieties following decades of concerns about fat content in school meals.
Skimmed milk contains less than 0.5 percent milk fat, while low-fat milk contains slightly higher fat content at 1 percent. In contrast, whole milk contains 3.25 percent milk fat….