Whole Milk Now Allowed in School Lunches
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Reminiscent of the 'Got Milk?' adverts of the past, Trump's milk mustache promotes the USDA's newly released nutrition guidelines.
The bill Trump signed, the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, cleared Congress last fall. The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will rewrite Child Nutrition Programs to align with the updated guidelines and begin implementing the policy with school nutrition officials immediately.
With a giant bottle of milk on the desk, President Donald Trump signed a law bringing whole milk back to schools. Here’s the story of the farmers and families who witnessed the historic moment.
Whole milk will be making its return to public-school cafeterias after a 10-year absence, thanks to a new bill unanimously approved by Congress late last year and signed into law on Wednesday by President Trump.
Since 1990, federal dietary guidelines have suggested that children aged 2 and up should consume skim or low-fat milk to limit their consumption of saturated fats. Several health organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association, have supported that advice.
Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier discusses the return of whole milk in schools, the benefits of healthy fats and what the change could mean for kids’ diets.
U.S. children could soon drink whole milk at school for the first time in nearly 15 years after President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a law allowing the bevera