USDA Restores Whole, Reduced-Fat Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs

USDA Restores Whole, Reduced-Fat Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a final rule implementing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in January, restoring whole and reduced-fat milk options in school meals. The rule furthers the president’s “commitment to improving childhood nutrition and supporting America’s dairy farmers by ensuring schools and child nutrition providers can once again offer students nutrient-dense…

USDA Implements President Trump’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Final Rule Restores Whole and 2% Milk Options in School and Child Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule implementing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, restoring whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk options in federal Child Nutrition Programs for children and adults ages 2 and older. The rule advances President Donald J. Trump…

Whole Milk Returns To Schools Following Passage Of New Federal Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (EYT) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a final rule restoring whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk options in federal Child Nutrition Programs. The rule implements the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump on January 14, 2026. The move allows schools and child nutrition providers to offer these milk opti…