Currently, schools are allowed to serve fat-free or 1% milk. The proposed changes would allow for 2% and whole milk to be offered.
ENUMCLAW, Wash. — Schools across the nation are facing a dairy dilemma. Should whole milk be re-introduced to school lunches?
U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) visited Krainick Dairy in Enumclaw to raise awareness of a proposal to bring whole milk and reduced fat milk options back to school lunches. Schrier sponsored the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which passed the U.S. House in December 2023, but has not been passed by the U.S. Senate.
The act proposed allowing schools to
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