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Title: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
Vote to pass a bill that amends requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Amends requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (Sec. 2).
Amends United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) restrictions over milk to authorize schools to offer students whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free flavored and unflavored milk which were previously prohibited (Sec. 2).
Specifies that any school currently participating in the program must meet certain nutrition requirements, including (Sec. 2):
That the average saturated fat content of the meals offered by less than 10% of the total calories;
That fluid milk be excluded from the saturated fat content calculation; and
That milk fat included in any fluid milk provded by the program to not be considered saturated fat for the purpose of measuring compliance with USDA regulations.
Title: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023