Food Costs

Cost Containment and Participant Access in USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Evidence from the Greater Los Angeles, CA, Area

This report provides an in-depth look at the tradeoff between participant access and program costs in USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), synthesizing several studies […]

Can a better understanding of WIC customer experiences increase benefit redemption and help control program food costs?

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program benefits nutritionally vulnerable populations by providing them with vouchers to buy healthful foods. In the retail sphere, the […]

Can a better understanding of WIC customer experiences increase benefit redemption and help control program food costs?

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program benefits nutritionally vulnerable populations by providing them with vouchers to buy healthful foods. In the retail sphere, the […]

Price Variability Across Food Product and Vendor Type in Food Benefit Redemptions Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

This report examines variability in WIC food transaction prices across store formats and WIC State agencies in the Midwest, Western, Southwest, and Mountain Plains using purchase-level data on 2014 Electronic […]

Availability, Quality and Price of Produce in Low-Income Neighbourhood Food Stores in California Raise Equity Issues

Abstract Objective: To assess produce availability, quality and price in a large sample of food stores in low-income neighbourhoods in California. Design: Cross-sectional statewide survey. Setting: Between 2011 and 2015, local health departments […]

Study Design for a Clinical Trial to Examine Food Price Elasticity Among Participants in Federal Food Assistance Programs: A Laboratory-Based Grocery Store Study

Abstract We present a protocol for a study investigating the effect of food price changes on purchasing decisions among individuals participating in federal food assistance programs and among those not […]

Washington WIC Approved Formulas

An official list of approved WIC formulas from the Washington State Department of Health.

Virginia WIC Fórmula Infantil (Infant Formula Guide, Spanish)

An official list of approved WIC formulas from the Virginia Department of Health.

Virginia WIC Infant Formula

An official list of approved WIC formulas from the Virginia Department of Health.

Tennessee WIC Program Formulary

An official list of approved WIC formulas from the Tennessee Department of Health.