Flavored milk will remain in the lunchrooms of America’s public schools, according to new Biden administration guidelines, but the food fight will continue on other fronts.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will set sugar and sodium limits on school lunches beginning in fall 2025, which should allow for chocolate and strawberry milk to remain on the menu. However, some popular cereals such as Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, and Honey Nut Cheerios won’t make the cut, and 2% and whole milk will remain banned as they have been since 2012.
“Rather than respecting the decades of work undertaken by school nutritionists and local professionals, the [USDA] still wants to push regulations that run counter to the nutritional quality that students deserve
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