FEDERAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM TO SERVE MILK VARIETIES IS BACK IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Legislation that would allow schools that participate in the federal school lunch program to serve whole and 2% milk is resurfacing in the House and Senate in Washington, D.C. Under current school meal nutrition standards, schools must offer a variety of at least two options of milk with breakfast and lunch, including flavored and unflavored, low fat, fat-free, and lactose-free milk. The House bill, still in committee, is co-sponsored by Illinois Representatives Mary Miller/Oakland and Mike Bost/Murphysboro.