US Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Bring Whole Milk Back to School Menus

Senate Approves ‘Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act,'

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to approve bipartisan legislation she cosponsored to allow schools to again serve whole and reduced-fat milk as part of the National School Lunch Program. Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, which voted to advance the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S.222) to the full Senate for consideration.  Introduced by U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and John Fetterman (D-P…

US Senate unanimously passes bill to bring whole milk back to school menus

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill expanding kids’ access to milk at school, with Vermont Senator Peter Welch co-leading the bipartisan effort with Kansas Republican Roger Marshall.

U.S. Senate passes bill to allow schools to serve whole milk

The U.S. Senate last week passed a bill that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served in schools. The bill, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, would allow schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to offer flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-free fluid milk and lactose-free milk, as well as non-dairy beverages that meet standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USD…

Kansas Senator Marshall Stays Winning Fight For Whole Milk

Caveat to start this post . . .TKC isn't silly enough to dare and offer nutritional advice . . . This blog is still powered by copious amounts of coffee and snack cakes when we aren't paying attention to better options. And so  . . . We'll leave it to readers to judge the merits of bovine discharge . . . Meanwhile, here's a recent report on Kansas progress that might or might not be a priority heading into a recession.   Check-it . . .  Read mor…

US Senate Passes Bill to Expand Access to Non-Dairy Milk in School Lunches

4 Mins Read The US Senate has unanimously passed the FISCAL Act, which makes it easier for students to access plant-based milk in school meals. In a major step forward for dietary inclusivity, the US Senate has voted in favour of a bipartisan bill that will empower schools to offer non-dairy milk for the first time in the 80-year history of the National School Lunch Program. The unanimous decision comes days after the federal shutdown ended, and…

Oswego County TodaySchumer: Big News For Upstate Dairy Farmers! Senator Announces Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Bill To Offer More Milk Options In School Cafeterias

Bipartisan Bill Will Allow Unflavored & Flavored, Whole & Reduced Fat Milk To Be Offered To Students In School Cafeterias Across New York State   Schumer Says This Is Win-Win To Support Upstate NY Dairy Farmers And Bring Nutritious New Milk Options To School Cafeterias                                                                                                Today, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer announced the Senate passage…