{"id":10271,"date":"2025-03-04T22:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/2025\/03\/04\/iowa-lawmakers-move-to-prioritize-corn-pork-and-dairy-in-school-lunches\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T22:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:13:56","slug":"iowa-lawmakers-move-to-prioritize-corn-pork-and-dairy-in-school-lunches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/wright-county-monitor\/2025\/03\/04\/iowa-lawmakers-move-to-prioritize-corn-pork-and-dairy-in-school-lunches\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa lawmakers move to prioritize corn, pork and dairy in school lunches"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure style=\"width: 636px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large  wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/national-school-lunch-program-usda-photo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"449\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p><em>By Cami Koons<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Iowa senators advanced a bill Tuesday to implement nutrition guidelines and education in Iowa schools that prioritize the state\u2019s \u201cunique\u201d food sources like corn, pork and dairy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The bill would also update school health class curriculum to include a section on nutrition and include instruction on food production and the benefits of local sourcing in agriculture, as well as natural resources career and technical education instruction.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.iowa.gov\/legislation\/BillBook?ba=SSB1158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Senate Study Bill 1158<\/a> would instruct the Iowa Department of Education to apply for a waiver for exemption of certain parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/school-meals\/nutrition-standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">federal nutrition standards for school meals<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The bill asks for exemptions from sodium limits, whole grain requirements and stipulations on fruit and vegetable varieties and general permission to substitute federal nutrition guidelines with those that \u201calign with Iowa\u2019s dietary recommendations or cultural food practices.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>The Iowa Department of Education, if the waiver were approved, would then work with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, nutrition experts, educators and other stakeholders to develop guidelines for a \u201cnutritionally adequate meal\u201d in Iowa.<\/p>\r\n<p>Per SSB 1158, these guidelines must be as stringent as federal guidelines in promoting health and preventing chronic diseases and must prioritize animal-based protein, dairy, vegetables and fruits, in that order.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Sen. Liz Bennett, D-Cedar Rapids, opposed the bill in the Senate Agriculture Committee hearing because of this section.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re basically rewriting the food pyramid by writing into law that certain food groups must be prioritized in the order listed,\u201d Bennett said in the committee hearing.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bennett said she\u2019s not against animal proteins but said she does not see \u201cnutritional research evidence\u201d supporting the prioritization outlined in the bill.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Lobbyists from Iowa commodity groups including the Iowa Cattlemen\u2019s Association and Iowa Corn Growers Association spoke in favor of the bill during its subcommittee hearing Feb. 26.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Sen. Mike Zimmer of DeWitt, ranking Democrat for the Senate Ag Committee, echoed Bennett\u2019s sentiment and said students should be taught the harms as well as the benefits of animal proteins and should similarly be exposed to other sources of protein.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re going to focus on proteins, what about plant proteins \u2013 where do those fit into the pyramid?\u201d Zimmer asked.<\/p>\r\n<p>Zimmer said the bill attempts to \u201creinvent the wheel\u201d on nutrition education and school meal programming that are already <a href=\"https:\/\/educate.iowa.gov\/pk-12\/operation-support\/nutrition-programs\/school-meals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">established by the Department of Education.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Sen. Kevin Alons, R-Salix, who chaired the subcommittee on the bill last week, said the proposed legislation does not ignore federal nutrition guidelines; it instead asks for a waiver.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a lot of changes, and I\u2019m not sure a lot of those are positive,\u201d Alons said of federal changes to nutrition guidelines. \u201cI think our state can make better decisions about the health of our children and establish those guidelines quite well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The bill was amended in committee to remove references to \u201csustainable farming\u201d practices from the section on career education.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Sen. Dan Zumbach, R-Ryan, said the language was removed to avoid complication in the curriculum since \u201cthe word sustainable is not defined.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/farms-and-agricultural-production-systems\/sustainable-agriculture#:~:text=Sustainable%20agriculture%20is%20farming%20in,best%20use%20of%20nonrenewable%20resources.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/a>, sustainable agriculture is defined in U.S. Code as \u201can integrated system of plant and animal production practices\u201d that, among other goals, \u201cmake the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The bill passed with the amendment, 11-4 with Democrat Sens. Zimmer, Bennett, Tony Bisignano of Des Moines and Herman Quirmbach of Ames voting no.<\/p>\r\n<p>A similar bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.iowa.gov\/legislation\/BillBook?ba=HSB%20173&amp;ga=91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">House Study Bill 173<\/a>, has advanced from subcommittee in the House.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"donateContainer\">\r\n<div class=\"donateTextContainer\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>\u00a9Copyright 2025, Iowa Capital Dispatch. Published under a Creative Commons license. 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