I got a letter this week from USDA about the milk switch. We live in MD.
It just said by Oct 1, all providers must be compliant and serve only skim or 1% milk. Which I totally agree with, so no problem.
It also said it will accept a parents written note if they prefer them to have soy milk, no drs note is needed. Which is great. I have two kids who prefer soy milk, so that makes it easier.
It doesnt say anything about if they will accept whole milk with a drs note tho. My daughter drinks whole milk at the advice of her dr. She is 9, but severely underweight, so the dr suggested it. I dont claim her for meals, so I dont need to worry about it. But I'm wondering what they would do if I needed to? I'm assuming I would just need a note from the dr.
It didnt say anything about juice, or restricting those servings, or offering water more often.
It just said by Oct 1, all providers must be compliant and serve only skim or 1% milk. Which I totally agree with, so no problem.
It also said it will accept a parents written note if they prefer them to have soy milk, no drs note is needed. Which is great. I have two kids who prefer soy milk, so that makes it easier.
It doesnt say anything about if they will accept whole milk with a drs note tho. My daughter drinks whole milk at the advice of her dr. She is 9, but severely underweight, so the dr suggested it. I dont claim her for meals, so I dont need to worry about it. But I'm wondering what they would do if I needed to? I'm assuming I would just need a note from the dr.
It didnt say anything about juice, or restricting those servings, or offering water more often.
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