Posts for Category: Nutrition

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WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025—The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry House today passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in 2025—a bill that would allow for whole (3.25%) and reduced-fat (2%) milk to once again be served in school cafeterias—by voice vote with no objections. Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the […]

The Healthy Fluid Milk Incentive Project titled “Add Milk!” provides SNAP participants with a 50% discount on nutrient-dense, non-fat and low-fat (1%) milk. ATKINS, Ark., May 28, 2025—A nutrition incentive program that helps low-income families purchase nutritious milk is expanding to 21 grocery stores across Arkansas. Houchens Food Group, throughout its grocery store locations, will […]

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2025—Michael Dykes, D.V.M., the president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, issued the following statement today on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s Making Our Children Healthy Again Assessment: “U.S. dairy farmers, processors, and the entire dairy supply chain share the MAHA Commission’s goal to reduce childhood chronic disease, […]

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2025—Dairy food companies are stepping up to make America healthier by announcing a significant commitment that will reshape school meal menus across the nation for 30 million children. Today, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced the IDFA Healthy Dairy in Schools Commitment, a voluntary, proactive pledge to eliminate the use of […]

Washington, April 7, 2025 – IDFA sent a letter to leaders in the Ohio Legislature urging them to oppose SB161, a bill that would unfairly restrict SNAP benefits for purchasing America-grown, American-produced milk, dairy and dairy products – harming both Ohio families and the state’s dairy industry. [Old LARAVEL BLOCK: PeopleBlock ]

Washington, March 26, 2025 – IDFA provided comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service on the request for information regarding high-protein yogurt crediting in child nutrition programs. [Old LARAVEL BLOCK: PeopleBlock ]

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025—In a hearing before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee today, lawmakers, nutrition experts, and school officials emphasized the need to restore whole and reduced-fat (2%) milk to federal school meal programs. The focus of the hearing was the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, a bipartisan bill that would allow schools to […]

Bill Would Expand Access to Nutritious Dairy Products for Participants of SNAP WASHINGTON, March 31, 2025—A new dairy incentive program aimed at encouraging healthy behavior among people participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is gaining bipartisan support in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of […]