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President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law on January 14, 2026, allowing schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole and 2% milk alongside low-fat and fat-free options for the first time since 2012.

President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law on January 14, 2026, allowing schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole and 2% milk alongside low-fat and fat-free options for the first time since 2012.

The legislation reverses restrictions established under the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signed by former President Barack Obama, which limited schools to offering only low-fat or fat-free milk in an effort to combat childhood obesity.

The legislation reverses restrictions established under the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signed by former President Barack Obama, which limited schools to offering only low-fat or fat-free milk in an effort to combat childhood obesity.

The bill passed the Senate on November 21, 2025, and the House on December 15, 2025, with bipartisan support from lawmakers including Rep. Glenn Thompson and Rep. Kim Schrier, who co-sponsored the legislation after 15 years of work on the issue.

The bill passed the Senate on November 21, 2025, and the House on December 15, 2025, with bipartisan support from lawmakers including Rep. Glenn Thompson and Rep. Kim Schrier, who co-sponsored the legislation after 15 years of work on the issue.

Under the new law, schools may offer students flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-free fluid milk, as well as nondairy beverages that meet USDA nutritional standards for calcium, protein, vitamin A and vitamin D.

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Under the new law, schools may offer students flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-free fluid milk, as well as nondairy beverages that meet USDA nutritional standards for calcium, protein, vitamin A and vitamin D.

The legislation aligns with the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released in January 2026, which emphasize consumption of full-fat dairy products and limiting highly processed foods, reversing previous guidance that recommended low-fat or fat-free dairy.

The legislation aligns with the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released in January 2026, which emphasize consumption of full-fat dairy products and limiting highly processed foods, reversing previous guidance that recommended low-fat or fat-free dairy.

The law also includes provisions allowing parents or guardians to provide written authorization for nondairy milk alternatives for students with dietary restrictions, expanding beyond the previous requirement that only physicians could authorize such substitutions.

The law also includes provisions allowing parents or guardians to provide written authorization for nondairy milk alternatives for students with dietary restrictions, expanding beyond the previous requirement that only physicians could authorize such substitutions.

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