Gillibrand, Hanna back Greek yogurt for school lunches
NORWICH – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Richard Hanna were scheduled to announce their joint support today for changing federal school lunch guidelines to make Greek yogurt more affordable for schools.
Specifically, they will urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide more detailed nutritional values specific for Greek yogurt under the MyPlate nutrition guides and to allow schools to count high-protein Greek yogurt as an affordable protein option. This would make Greek yogurt more affordable for schools, as it would qualify it as a two-meat substitute, rather than one. Currently, the school lunch guidelines don’t differentiate Greek yogurt – which has twice the amount of protein – from regular yogurt.
Senator Gillibrand, a Democrat, is the first New York Senator on the agriculture committee in nearly 40 years. She and Rep. Hanna, who is a Republican, were scheduled to make the announcement at a press conference this afternoon at Chobani’s headquarters in Norwich.
The announcement follows an effort spearheaded by Senator Charles Schumer in June, and also announced from Chobani’s office in Norwich. Sen. Schumer said he had encouraged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to make the modifications that would incorporate Greek yogurt as a high-protein meat alternative.
“If Greek-style yogurt is healthier and so good, why aren’t we serving it to our kids?” he asked.
New York dairy farmers stand to benefit from the rule change, as 85 percent of Chobani’s milk comes from New York. The New York Farm Bureau said the rule change would help revitalize the state’s dairy industry.
Schumer said no legislation is needed; it’s only a matter of updating federal agricultural regulations to account for the relatively newer style of yogurt.
Specifically, they will urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide more detailed nutritional values specific for Greek yogurt under the MyPlate nutrition guides and to allow schools to count high-protein Greek yogurt as an affordable protein option. This would make Greek yogurt more affordable for schools, as it would qualify it as a two-meat substitute, rather than one. Currently, the school lunch guidelines don’t differentiate Greek yogurt – which has twice the amount of protein – from regular yogurt.
Senator Gillibrand, a Democrat, is the first New York Senator on the agriculture committee in nearly 40 years. She and Rep. Hanna, who is a Republican, were scheduled to make the announcement at a press conference this afternoon at Chobani’s headquarters in Norwich.
The announcement follows an effort spearheaded by Senator Charles Schumer in June, and also announced from Chobani’s office in Norwich. Sen. Schumer said he had encouraged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to make the modifications that would incorporate Greek yogurt as a high-protein meat alternative.
“If Greek-style yogurt is healthier and so good, why aren’t we serving it to our kids?” he asked.
New York dairy farmers stand to benefit from the rule change, as 85 percent of Chobani’s milk comes from New York. The New York Farm Bureau said the rule change would help revitalize the state’s dairy industry.
Schumer said no legislation is needed; it’s only a matter of updating federal agricultural regulations to account for the relatively newer style of yogurt.
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