{"id":117159,"date":"2026-01-15T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:00:38","slug":"whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159","title":{"rendered":"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

President Donald Trump<\/a> signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law Wednesday \u2014 a piece of legislation that brings whole milk and 2% milk back into schools.<\/p>\n

Obama-era USDA school-meal rules \u2014 under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act \u2014 previously banned whole milk, requiring schools to only offer fat-free, low-fat, flavored or unflavored milk options.<\/p>\n

“With this legislation, schools will finally be able to expand their offerings to include nutritious whole milk<\/a>,” the president said during the signing. “This is the perfect follow-up to the new Real Food pyramid.”<\/p>\n

FOOD PYRAMID FACES SCRUTINY AS BEN CARSON REVEALS WHY AMERICANS DON’T HAVE TO EAT MEAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The bill also allows parents to request milk substitutes, while a written statement from a doctor was previously required.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We’re eliminating that rather ridiculous policy, allowing parents to choose what is best for their child<\/a>, which is a big move,” Trump added.<\/p>\n

The change comes a week after the release of the flipped food pyramid, part of the Make America Healthy Again<\/a> movement\u2019s proactive approach to health.<\/p>\n

At the signing, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said President Trump has ended the war on saturated fat that’s taken over school menus, “even though science [has] never shown that whole milk harms children.”<\/p>\n

“The panoply of nutrients in whole milk is critical to brain development<\/a> and physical development in our children,” said Kennedy.<\/p>\n

The secretary linked the increase in childhood obesity<\/a> and diabetes to the removal of whole milk from schools over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A 2020 study by University of Toronto professors, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found an association between higher cow\u2019s-milk fat consumption and lower body-fat levels in children ages 1 to 18.<\/p>\n

Dr. Neha Pathak, a chief physician editor for WebMD and a previous physician leader<\/a> in Atlanta, told Fox News Digital that different types of milk mainly vary by how much fat they contain.<\/p>\n

“As you go down in milk fat percentage, you generally get fewer calories and less saturated fat, while protein and calcium stay broadly similar,” Pathak said.<\/p>\n

Certain vitamins, such as vitamin D<\/a>, are typically added back through fortification, she noted.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Addressing the rise of plant-based milks, Pathak said their protein content is often lower than cow\u2019s milk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The exception would be soy and pea milk, which can have protein at comparable levels to dairy, she added.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ben Carson, USDA’s national advisor for nutrition, health and housing, told Fox News Digital\u00a0whole milk helps support brain development.<\/p>\n

“Children\u2019s brains are growing so rapidly, and milk provides the healthy fats<\/a> that are essential for brain development,” said Carson.<\/p>\n

TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Whole milk is a high-quality protein that helps kids have strong bones and teeth with its vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus content.”<\/p>\n

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel told Fox News Digital that while whole milk may not have less sugar than low-fat or no-fat milk, there are many other benefits.<\/p>\n

“[Whole milk] offer[s] more protein, calcium, vitamin D and minerals that are good for you, and it promotes satiety, which may keep you from overeating,” the doctor said.<\/p>\n

“It may also decrease your risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome and keep you from other addictive substances<\/a>.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/whole-milk-headed-back-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-health-law-experts-benefits <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law Wednesday \u2014 a piece of legislation that brings whole milk and 2% […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-117159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law Wednesday \u2014 a piece of legislation that brings whole milk and 2% […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-15T12:00:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T12:00:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159\"},\"wordCount\":576,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159\",\"name\":\"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T12:00:38+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits - Wall Street PR","og_description":"President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act into law Wednesday \u2014 a piece of legislation that brings whole milk and 2% […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-01-15T12:00:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits","datePublished":"2026-01-15T12:00:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159"},"wordCount":576,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159","name":"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-15T12:00:38+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/whole-milk-headed-back-to-school-cafeterias-after-trump-signs-law-as-experts-tout-benefits-117159#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117159"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=117159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}