Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

This bill, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, would revise federal rules governing what schools can serve through the National School Lunch Program. It would allow schools to offer whole milk (including organic or non-organic) as a fluid milk option, and it would broaden allowable beverages to include nondairy options that meet specific nutritional standards. The bill requires these beverages to be fortified with calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels comparable to cow’s milk. It also clarifies that milk fat in these beverages would not count toward the meal’s saturated-fat limit for purposes of federal nutrition standards. In addition, the bill adds a required training module for local school food-service staff on food allergies and updates related certification to reflect this training. In short, the bill would expand beverage options for school meals (notably allowing whole milk and fortified nondairy beverages), adjust how fat content is treated for meal nutrition standards, and strengthen staff training on allergy prevention and response.