Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

Schools may now offer nondairy beverages that are nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk, provided they meet Secretary-established standards including fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to levels found in cow's milk.

Milk fat in fluid milk provided under the program is excluded from saturated fat compliance calculations under 7 CFR 210.10, meaning schools serving whole milk will not be penalized for its saturated fat content when measuring meal-level nutritional standards.

A new section 3 requires that food allergy information, including best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions, be included in existing training modules for local food service personnel, with a corresponding certification amendment.

Schools that offer nondairy beverages under the new provision are exempt from the requirement in subparagraph B)(ii), creating a conditional exception tied to offering plant-based alternatives.

Conforming amendments are added to sections 14(f) and 20(c) of the National School Lunch Act to reference the new nondairy beverage standards alongside existing fluid milk requirements.