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END THE “DAIRY MILK MANDATE” IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM!

We thank U.S. Representatives Troy Carter, D-La., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., for introducing the ADD SOY Act to give kids a soy milk option under the National School Lunch Program.

Please use the form below to easily contact your two U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 1619/S 2943 , the ADD SOY Act, and end the “dairy milk mandate” in the National School Lunch Program.

This program makes millions of kids sick from lactose intolerance or a dairy allergy, negatively impacting their health and making it difficult to focus in the classroom due to unpleasant symptoms from consuming cow's milk. Nearly 30% of kids throw away the milk unopened, wasting at least $300 million in tax dollars, and missing a calorically significant portion of their meal. All students deserve access to an alternative that provides nutrition without the consequences.

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END THE “DAIRY MILK MANDATE” IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM!

We thank U.S. Representatives Troy Carter, D-La., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., for introducing the ADD SOY Act to give kids a soy milk option under the National School Lunch Program.

Please use the form below to easily contact your two U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative and urge them to cosponsor H.R. 1619, the ADD SOY Act, and end the “dairy milk mandate” in the National School Lunch Program.

This program makes millions of kids sick from lactose intolerance or a dairy allergy, negatively impacting their health and making it difficult to focus in the classroom due to unpleasant symptoms from consuming cow's milk. Nearly 30% of kids throw away the milk unopened, wasting at least $300 million in tax dollars, and missing a calorically significant portion of their meal. All students deserve access to an alternative that provides nutrition without the consequences.

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Subject: Support H.R. 1619/S 2943, the ADD SOY Act

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I write you today as a constituent to urge you to cosponsor H.R. 1619/S 2943, the ADD SOY Act, which would give children who are part of the National School Lunch Program a healthy and widely available alternative to cow’s milk. The bill would ask that USDA not only reimburse school districts for cow’s milk but also nutritionally equivalent soy milk. Soy milk has been officially recognized as having the same protein and calcium content as cow's milk in the latest formulation of the American Dietary Guidelines. However, nutritional equivalency is not the same as cafeteria availability. Soy milk needs to be offered to our nation's children to ensure they have easy access to a healthy, nutrient-dense milk option in school. The ADD SOY Act addresses an unfair “milk mandate” for 30 million kids receiving nutrition assistance through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). That mandate disregards the high rates of lactose intolerance in the general population. Based on documented rates of lactose intolerance among different ethnic groups, millions of kids in the NSLP have lactose intolerance, including 70 to 95 percent of Black, Pacific Islander, Asian, Native American, and Latino individuals. Symptoms include diarrhea, bloating, gas, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, mouth ulcers, urinary symptoms, and loss of concentration. It’s not fair to have a government milk mandate when that food item makes millions of kids sick. It causes discomfort and illness and it impedes learning in the classroom. Kids should have a choice at the lunch table. The Women Infants and Children’s Program (WIC) provides non-dairy options for recipients of this nutrition assistance program. But the NSLP does not, and that’s a glaring inconsistency in our federal nutrition assistance programs. It’s also important to note that the “milk mandate” results in a massive misuse of American tax dollars. According to USDA, 30 percent of kids throw the milk away in the carton. That amounts to $300 million of taxpayer dollars lost every single year. Please cosponsor H.R. 1619/S 2943, the ADD SOY Act, which would give our children a beverage option that works for them and provide them the nutrition they deserve, while mitigating fiscal and food waste that occurs at unacceptable levels.

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