Posts for Category: Nutrition

By Michelle A. Matto, MPH, RDN, vice president, regulatory affairs and nutrition, IDFA In today’s world, where the cost of living continues to rise, finding affordable yet nutritious food options is paramount, especially for low-income families. An updated analysis from the International Dairy Foods Association demonstrates that no other food product provides the same nutritional […]

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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 […]

U.S. dairy farmers, processors, and the entire dairy supply chain share the MAHA Commission’s goal to reduce childhood chronic disease, and at IDFA we’re taking bold action alongside the federal government to ensure every child can access and benefit from dairy nutrition. In the past two years alone, dairy food companies have committed to reducing added sugar and removing certified artificial colors in dairy products served in schools. Appealing to all consumers, dairy companies are offering wholesome new products rich in nutrients, lower in added sugar, and higher in protein, while reducing or removing lactose and extending shelf life.

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 certified artificial colors in milk, cheese, and yogurt products sold to K-12 schools for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs by the start of the 2026-2027 school year, or July 2026.

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.

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.

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 offer these milk options to the more than 30 million students who rely on school breakfast and lunch every day.

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 2025 seeks to address that 90% of Americans do not consume enough milk and other nutritious dairy products according to federal dietary guidelines. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and U.S. Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.), would provide SNAP participants with a dollar-for-dollar match for the purchase of milk, cheese, yogurt and cultured dairy products.