The Milk Lobby

[mysteryowl]

Milking it: bill aims to bring dairy staple back to US schools

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is a bill that would allow schools to serve whole milk and 2% milk during lunchtime.

Both dairy options were phased out in 2010 after the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which mandated that schools serve 1% or fat-free milk to meet health guidelines aimed at combating childhood obesity, according to Where the Food Comes From.

The Whole Milk Act comes as alternative dairy options like soy and oat milk have maintained their popularity. Plant-based dairy or protein is popular among 38% of US adults, according to Mintel, a market research group.

While the bill has gained bipartisan support, some legislators criticized the legislation as a waste of time.

Pennsylvania representative Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democrat, condemned legislators for spending time to advance the milk bill versus addressing the gun violence epidemic.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/13/us-congress-milk-bill-school-kids

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[Celerity]

1. Rethug bullshit posturing and misdirection (on guns), with the added 'bonuses' of making children less healthy and

hurting the environment.

Stefanik Celebrates Passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

https://stefanik.house.gov/2023/12/stefanik-celebrates-passage-of-the-whole-milk-for-healthy-kids-act

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/13/us-congress-milk-bill-school-kids

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Meanwhile, Republican representatives from all swaths of the country spoke in support of the act and the urgent need to bring whole milk back into schools.

Wisconsin representative Derrick Van Orden decried plant-based dairy such as soy and almond milk as “not real milk”. “Milk comes from a mammal,” Van Orden said.

Illinois representative Mary Miller called the previous removal of whole milk from schools a facet of “radical Obama administration policies led by Michelle Obama”, referencing the former first lady’s campaign to end childhood obesity.

North Carolina representative Virginia Foxx evoked Santa Claus’s affinity for cookies and milk to advocate for a return of whole milk in schools. “The nutrients in whole milk … provide the fuel Santa needs to travel the whole globe in one night. Whole milk is the unsung hero of his Christmas journey,” Foxx said.

[bottomofthehill]

2. Whole milk all the way!