WIC Food Package

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 […]

Fruit and Vegetable Purchases and Consumption among WIC participants after the 2009 WIC Food Package Revision: A Systematic Review

Systematic Review of 39 articles specifically related to fruit and vegetable (FV) purchase or consumption. The majority of both national and state-level studies showed improvements between the food package revision […]

The Impact of the Revised WIC Food Package on Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Analysis comparing WIC recipients before and after the changes to the WIC food package in 2009, showed that there were improvements in diet quality and nutrient intake, but these results […]

Association of Revised WIC Food Package with Perinatal and Birth Outcomes: A Quasi-Experimental Study

To determine the effect of the food changes made to the WIC package in 2009, they performed a quasi-experiment that showed that the new WIC food package was associated with […]

Incentivizing fruit and vegetable purchases among participants in the Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

A pre- and post-assessment of fruit and vegetable purchases after changes in WIC cash-value voucher showed increased purchases of fruit and vegetables in a New England store.

WIC Food Package Changes: Trends in Childhood Obesity Prevalence

Using cross-sectional measurements, they found that state-specific obesity rates decreased in WIC children ages 2-4 following the 2009 changes to the WIC food package.

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 […]

WIC Participants’ Perspectives of Facilitators and Barriers to Shopping With eWIC Compared With Paper Vouchers

Objectives (1) To describe facilitators and barriers to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food shopping via electronic benefits transfer (eWIC) compared with paper vouchers. (2) To […]

WIC Participants’ Perspectives About Online Ordering and Technology in the WIC Program

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants’ perceptions about ordering WIC groceries online. Methods Qualitative semistructured interviews were […]