Whole milk should be back at schools, experts say: `Nutrition science has evolved`
Legislators are working to bring milk choice back to schools, including more nutritious milk options such as whole and 2% milk.
The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing Tuesday morning on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act 2025, which would revise requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Current USDA regulations require milk to be fat-free or low-fat and allow milk to be flavored or unflavored.
" The bill modifies these restrictions and instead permits schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk, " the legislation's summary споделя.
От 2012 година насам, целият и понижен мазнини (2%) мляко е неразрешено от учебното хранене заради наличие на наситени мазнини и калории, съгласно Асошиейтед прес.
Настоящите разпореждания на USDA изискват мляко, обслужвано в учебните заведения, да бъде без мазнини...
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