Bill to Allow Whole Milk in Schools Is Supported by Science

 ‘We got it wrong on saturated fats’

 

The “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023” would override the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current guidelines on milk by amending the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow school cafeterias to offer unflavored and flavored whole milk

For years, children at public schools have been offered only nonfat and one percent milk — but that may soon change, thanks to a bill that aims to put whole milk back on kids’ lunch trays.

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 30 advanced the bill, which has been scheduled for a floor vote. The date of the vote is not yet publicly available.

According to the bill’s lead sponsor, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.), “Bad federal policy has kept whole milk out of our school cafeterias for too long. … Milk is the number one source of 13 essential nutrients.”

    No shit. I drink whole milk, use butter, enjoy the fat on bacon, pork chops, pork butt. Love it all. Last time I was in the ER at a local hospital had a doctor look at my blood work and he asked how I kept such good cholesterol levels.