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Committee backs bill to let schools offer whole milk under National School Lunch Program
Summary
The committee approved HR 649, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, to allow schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole milk; proponents cited recent studies and student acceptance, while public‑health groups and Democrats warned it contradicts Dietary Guidelines and could increase saturated fat intake.
The House Committee on Education and Labor voted to report HR 649, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would change the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk.
Representative Thompson, sponsor of the amendment in the nature of a substitute, told the committee the bill "allows schools the flexibility to serve milk options that fit their students' needs" and argued that some recent studies show full‑fat dairy is not associated with increased obesity or cardiometabolic…
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