Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025

This legislation significantly amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, primarily to expand the types of milk schools can offer students participating in the national school lunch program. It explicitly permits schools to serve **whole milk**, including flavored and unflavored, organic and non-organic varieties, alongside existing reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free options. Schools will still be required to offer a variety of fluid milk and provide substitutes for students with dietary restrictions due to disability.

A key provision clarifies that **milk fat** from these fluid milk offerings will not be considered saturated fat when measuring compliance with average saturated fat content regulations for school meals. This aims to allow the inclusion of whole milk without affecting overall dietary compliance. Furthermore, the bill prohibits schools from purchasing or offering milk produced by any **China state-owned enterprise** and limits the Secretary's authority from preventing schools from offering the newly permissible milk options.