Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025.

Whole milk needs to be offered in schools as part of a healthy childhood diet. This Congress, I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act to bring whole milk back into schools.

As a doctor, I recognize that as a source of nutrition, whole milk provides 13 key nutrients that are vital to bone development, brain development, and muscle development, all important to a growing child.

Obama-era policies that have banned whole milk in schools have caused students to turn to highly caffeinated sugary drinks rather than healthy whole milk and other dairy products that are crucial to a child's development.

Under current law, schools are only permitted to offer fat-free or low-fat milk. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 will allow schools to offer students a variety of healthy choices that include whole milk.

We must give our kids healthy options in schools, and by allowing whole milk to be offered as a part of school lunches, this legislation will support kids' development while encouraging young students to make healthy choices.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation.

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