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Trump Signs the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Trump Signs Lawthe Returning Whole Milk tofor SchoolHealthy LunchesKids Act

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Above: U.S. President Donald Trump signs the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act" at the White House on Jan. 14, 2026. Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The Spin

Bringing whole milk back to schools marks a massive victory for children's health and common sense. Whole milk delivers essential nutrients, protein and healthy fats critical for brain development that kids desperately need to grow and thrive. The Obama-era ban on whole milk contributed to skyrocketing childhood obesity and diabetes rates over the past 15 years, and ending this war on saturated fat finally puts real food back on lunch trays, just as Secretary Kennedy's new inverted food pyramid intended. This is what MAHA looks like.

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Forcing full-fat dairy back into schools prioritizes dairy industry profits over children's health and ignores decades of research linking saturated fats to heart disease and obesity. Early signs of cardiovascular disease are appearing in children with increasing frequency, and adding more saturated fat to lunch trays will only worsen this crisis. Whole milk provides zero nutrients unavailable from healthier sources like beans, nuts and fortified plant-based alternatives. If this is MAHA, it’s just industry marketing dressed up as nutrition.

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