WIC Food Package

Federal Nutrition Program Revisions Impact Low-Income Households’ Food Purchases

WIC food package revisions appear associated with improved nutritional profiles of food purchases among WIC participating households compared with low-income nonparticipating households. These package revisions may encourage WIC families to make healthier choices among their overall packaged food purchases. WIC households purcase fewed calories, less sodium sugar and total fat along with refined grains, grain desserts and SSB. They also purchase more fruits and vegetables

California WIC Participant Food Shopping and Consumption Habits, Summer 2007 Survey Results

Survey report on California WIC participant shopping and consumption habits, in anticipation of the 2009 WIC food package changes. Implications for food package rollout strategy, challenges, and opportunities.

California WIC Staff Food Shopping and Consumption Habits, Spring 2008 Survey Results

Survey report on California WIC employee shopping and consumption habits, in anticipation of the 2009 WIC food package changes. Implications for food package rollout strategy, challenges, and opportunities.

Changes in the WIC Food Packages: A Toolkit for Partnering with Neighborhood Stores

Description of opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for the new food package and improved access to healthier foods in neighborhood stores.

Early Outcomes: Impacts of the New WIC Foods

Early impacts on participation, shopping, feeding, and breastfeeding, includes next step recommendations.

WIC Works: WIC Infants Get New Tastes Jarred Fruits and Vegetables

Food package changes include fruits and vegetables for infants.

WIC Works: Policy Changes Raise Breastfeeding Rates

Food package breastfeeding policies raise breastfeeding rates.

WIC Works: Better Foods and Clear Messages Improve Nutrition

Early outcomes for the 2009 WIC food package improvements

Wyoming WIC Vendor Manual

A Wyoming Department of Health-WIC Program publication that outlines policies and procedures for selling WIC approved foods to participants in Wyoming.

Wyoming WIC Food Shopping Guide

An official list of approved WIC foods from the Wyoming Department of Health-WIC Program.