Whole milk is poised to return to the menu for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program for the first time in over a decade.
The House cleared a bill Monday for the president’s desk that would put whole milk back into K-12 schools. The chamber passed the measure by voice vote less than a month after the Senate passed it by unanimous consent.
“This is a win for kids, parents, Kansas dairy farmers, and common sense,” Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., the bill’s sponsor, said in a statement Monday. “The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act puts nutrition back in the lunchroom, gives families more choice, and ensures our children have access to the nutrients they need to grow strong and healthy.”
