The Senate Agriculture Committee has passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. Since 2012, only skim and low-fat milk have been available in schools. This bill would allow schools to include whole milk, two percent, and flavored milks in school breakfast and lunch menus. It also includes the option of non-dairy alternatives. Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar praised this bill, but criticized the proposed ‘big, beautiful bill.’ “While I’m glad we’re moving forward on this bill (Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act) in front of us, I hope that we’re not going to rush headlong into ill-conceived and poorly planned policies when we have the ability to work together on a farm bill moving forward,” said Klobuchar. The Minnesota senator went on to criticize the budget reconciliation bill and its $300 billion cut in SNAP funding. The legislation “affect kids, our farmers, and our local grocery stores in a big way, as well as the states we represent who can’t take this cost shift; it will forever change the way if we can ever do a farm bill again.”
