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Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025Section 2 › Proposal

Nondairy beverages must match milk and meet standards set by the Secretary

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

Nondairy beverages must match milk and meet standards set by the Secretary

The document says “shallWho acts: the SecretaryHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary (which shall, among other requirements to be determined by the Secretary, include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in cow's milk)”

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes, Sec. 2

The same new clause (ii) allows nondairy beverages among the options, on two conditions: that they are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk, and that they meet nutritional standards established by the Secretary. Those standards must include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to the levels found in cow's milk, along with other requirements the Secretary determines.

What the document actually says

“nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meet the nutritional standards established by the Secretary (which shall, among other requirements to be determined by the Secretary, include fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in cow's milk)”

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

Drinks that are not milk must be as good for you as milk. The Secretary sets the rules for them. Those rules must add calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D. The amounts must match cow's milk.

What this is about

The law does not list every rule here. The Secretary can add more of them later.

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