"Many of the guidelines were familiar - prioritize fruits and veggies, and be mindful of sugar intake - while others were a complete reversal of previous recommendations. This was the case for dairy, and it's a confusing shift for parents who just want to know: What kind of milk is best for kids? What should we put on our grocery lists and in our refrigerators?"
""The dietary guidelines still recommend getting no more than 10% of daily total calories from saturated fat," says Alyssa Wassil, MSRD, LDN, clinical dietician at Children's National Hospital. "With these new guidelines, it does make it a little bit challenging to meet that recommendation when we're now suggesting choosing whole-fat dairy, because it does have more saturated fat in it compared to the lower-fat dairies. So it's a little bit confusing about how exactly that's going to work out.""
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Health and Human Services Department ordered changes while the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued revamped national nutrition guidelines that prioritize "real food." The guidelines recommend choosing full-fat dairy with no added sugars and suggest three daily dairy servings for a 2,000-calorie diet. The previous guidance favored low-fat or fat-free dairy and fortified soy alternatives. The saturated fat limit of 10% of daily calories (about 20 grams on a 2,000-calorie diet) remains unchanged. Nutrition experts say recommending whole-fat dairy while keeping the same saturated fat cap creates practical confusion for families deciding what milk and dairy to buy for children.
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