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.

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