Mixtures with jams, jellies or honey Cheese Allowed Smooth, creamy or regular, store brand only (18 oz jar) Not Allowed Medium, white, grade A or AA (1 dozen package) Not Allowed Specialty milk, type and size will be written on the WIC check Not Allowed Non-fat, dry milk, store brand only (3 or 8 quart box) Gallon plastic containers only Cultured buttermilk (quart size)Įvaporated milk, store brand only (12 or 13 oz can) The following example, taken from the Missouri WIC approved foods list, demonstrates the targeted nutrition groups that the WIC program distributes to recipients. Because each state administers the program according to state guidelines, there are variations in the program's application in thirty-seven states, for instance, WIC recipients can receive farmers' market vouchers to purchase fresh produce in lieu of other products from the WIC-approved foods list. The WIC program receives strong congressional and state support pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children receive vouchers to use in grocery stores and farmers' markets for targeted foods, while infants who are formula-fed receive an allocated amount of formula per month through the age of twelve months. Than 45 percent of all infants in the United States receive WIC assistance. In the year 2000, WIC enrollees numbered more than 7.2 million more In addition, the WIC program reaches thirtyfour Indian Tribal Organizations. territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana, and Samoa. Federal funding then reaches the states, and each state manages WIC program administration with more than 2,000 agencies throughout the fifty states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. Department of Agriculture administers funds and requirements for the WIC program through the Food and Nutrition Service. WIC was never intended to provide families with 100 percent of food and nutrition needs, but instead it provides nutrition counseling, health monitoring, and foods that meet basic nutrition needs. In 1975, WIC became a permanent government program, providing supplemental foods to low-income pregnant women until six weeks postpartum breastfeeding mothers through the child's first twelve months infants and children up to the age of five. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutritional assistance program began in 1972 as a two-year pilot program, part of the 1966 Child Nutrition Act. Source: 'WIC Approved Food List.' Missouri WIC Approved Foods List, 2005–2007(2005).Ībout the Author: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) administers the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program for the state of Missouri.

By: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)

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