WIC Food Package

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 […]

WIC Participant and Program Characteristics 2018 Food Package and Cost Reports

This report provides data on total food costs for each participant category and food package type. It also estimates pre- and post-rebate dollars spent on 18 major categories of WI-eligible […]

WIC Participation and Breastfeeding after the 2009 WIC Revision: A Propensity Score Approach

The 2009 WIC revisions contained efforts to increase breastfeeding tools and support. This study examined the effect the revisions had on WIC participation and breastfeeding outcomes. They found that after […]

Did revisions to the WIC program affect household expenditures on whole grains?

In response to the WIC food package change in 2009, which promoted more whole grains, this study examined whether the revision had an effect on household expenditure of whole grains. […]

Using mixed methods to examine participant utilization and satisfaction with fruit and vegetable vouchers and jarred baby foods in the new WIC food package

This study examined the participant utilization and satisfaction of new fruit and vegetable vouchers that were made available as part of the 2009 WIC food package revision. As part of […]

The effect of the 2009 WIC food package change on childhood obesity varies by gender and inital weight status in Los Angeles County

Using Los Angeles County data from before and after the WIC food package change, they compared growth trajectories and obesity for participating WIC children. They found that the food package […]

Assocations between Governmental Policies to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Supermarket Purchases and Individual, Retailer, and Community Health Outcomes: An Integrative Review

This was a large review of 7 different government policies, one of which being the federal changes to the WIC food package, and how they improved the nutritional quality of […]

The Healthfulness of Food and Beverage Puchases after the Federal Food Package Revisions: The Case of Two New England States

Using data provided by a regional grocery store on puchasing practices of WIC participating and comparison households, they found that the healthfulness of WIC participant purchases increased following the food […]

Revised WIC Food Package and Children’s Diet Quality

Following the WIC food package revisions of 2009, diet quality of WIC participating households was measured before and after policy implementation to assess the progress of the policy. Using Healthy […]

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Dietary Intake of US Children Participating in WIC

This study sought to assess the diet quality and nutrient intake of WIC children of various racial or ethnic backgrounds as the differences are largely still unknown. Results of the […]