Hinchey Lauds U.S. Senate’s Passage of Bill to Put Whole Milk in Schools

Hinchey lauds U.S. Senate’s passage of bill to put whole milk in schools

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — State Sen. Michelle Hinchey lauded on Monday the U.S. Senate’s decision to pass legislation aimed at making whole milk available in schools. Hinchey, D-Saugerties, who represents the 41st Senate District, said that the Senate’s passage last week is a step toward returning whole milk to schools. The legislation is known as the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. “The Senate’s passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is a cri…

Shorts: Whole milk is back on school menus

By Guy Page  A bi-partisan bill introduced by Sen Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and passed by the Senate last week puts whole milk back on the national school lunch menu. On the Senate floor, Welch spoke of the bill and co-sponsor Kansas Republican Sen. Dr. Roger Marshall while sipping a glass of milk: “I wanna join him in drinking a glass of whole milk, and my only regret is that it’s not Vermont milk. But I gotta tell you, the best milk is made in …

Senate Passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

(NAFB.com) – The Senate unanimously passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, clearing a major hurdle toward restoring whole and 2% milk options in school meal programs. The bill now heads to the House, where similar legislation passed overwhelmingly in 2023, before it can be sent to the president’s desk. The measure would allow schools to serve whole and reduced-fat milk alongside the current offerings of low-fat, fat-free and flavored variet…

Senate Passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

The Senate unanimously passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, clearing a major hurdle toward restoring whole and 2% milk options in school meal programs. The bill now heads to the House, where similar legislation passed overwhelmingly in 2023, before it can be sent to the president’s desk. The measure would allow schools to serve whole and reduced-fat milk alongside the current offerings of low-fat, fat-free and flavored varieties. Supporte…

Dairy leader optimistic Whole Milk bill will pass House soon

Legislation allowing whole and 2% milk to return to school meal programs is a step closer to becoming law. Matthew Herrick with the International Dairy Foods Association tells Brownfield the bill passed the Senate, and similar legislation has already passed the House in previous sessions. “It had more than 300 votes, and less than 100 […] The post Dairy leader optimistic Whole Milk bill will pass House soon appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Senate approves school milk bill

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act allows schools to offer more milk varieties and now goes to the House.