WIC Food Packages:

Time for a Change

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Publication Year:2005

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Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) has promoted the health of low-income families for more than 30 years by providing nutrition education, supplemental food, and other valuable services. The program reaches millions of ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-18	(skim)
1 Introduction and Background	19-45	(skim)
2 Nutrient and Food Priorities for the WIC Food Packages	46-73	(skim)
3 Process Used for Revising the WIC Food Packages	74-86	(skim)
4 Revised Food Packages	87-123	(skim)
5 Evaluation of Cost	124-144	(skim)
6 How the Revised Food Packages Meet the Criteria Specified	145-165	(skim)
7 Recommendations for Implementation and Evaluation of the Revised WIC Food Packages	166-179	(skim)
8 References	180-204	(skim)
Appendix A Comparison of Current and Revised Food Packages	205-215	(skim)
Appendix B Nutrient Profiles of Current and Revised Food Packages	216-264	(skim)
Appendix C Nutrient Intake of WIC Subgroups	265-290	(skim)
Appendix D Evaluating Potential Benefits and Risks of the Revised Food Packages	291-313	(skim)
Appendix E Cost Calculations	314-354	(skim)
Appendix F Supplementary Information	355-374	(skim)
Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	375-381	(skim)
Appendix H Open Sessions	382-385	(skim)
Appendix I Acronyms and Abbreviations	386-390	(skim)
Index	391-416	(skim)

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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) has promoted the health of low-income families for more than 30 years by providing nutrition education, supplemental food, and other valuable services. The program reaches millions of families every year, is one of the largest nutrition programs in the United States, and is an important investment in the nation s health. The U.S. Department of Agriculture charged the Institute of Medicine with creating a committee to evaluate the WIC food packages (the list of specific foods WIC participants obtain each month). The goal of the study was to improve the quality of the diet of WIC participants while also promoting a healthy body weight that will reduce the risk of chronic diseases. The committee concluded that it is time for a change in the WIC food packages and the book provides details on the proposed new food packages, summarizes how the proposed packages differ from current packages, and discusses the rationale for the proposed packages.

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Time for a Change

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