Some studies do suggest that WIC may improve (somewhat) the eating habits of the poor women and children in the program. Others suggest that people in the program don't eat less calories (though they do, of course, use WIC to purchase food that the program defines as healthful).
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal assistance program of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for healthcare and nutrition of low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and children under the age of ...
WIC foods include infant cereal, iron-fortified adult cereal, vitamin C-rich fruit or vegetable juice, eggs, milk, cheese, peanut butter, dried and canned beans/peas, and canned fish.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has been shown to have positive effects in promoting healthy birth outcomes in the United States.
Why so much flipping milk? The only answer we've come up with is this: agriculture. WIC amounts to a huge, HUGE agriculture subsidy because the government pays farmers for all that milk and cheese. This country is drinking less and less milk, so we got to feed it to someone, or the prices will go down.
WIC saves lives and improves the health of nutritionally at-risk women, infants and children. The results of studies conducted by FNS and other non-government entities prove that WIC is one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective nutrition intervention programs.
The new WIC foods help you and your baby meet today's nutrition needs as recommended by your health care provider during pregnancy. You can continue to enjoy milk, cereal, eggs, juice, peanut butter and beans plus fruits, vegetables and whole grains!
WIC is available to anyone who lives in California and meets the program guidelines regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. We welcome military families, migrant families, fathers, foster parents and legal guardians with eligible children.
What is WIC's History? 1972: WIC was piloted as a supplemental food program aimed at improving the health of pregnant mothers, infants and children in response to growing concern over malnutrition among many poverty-stricken mothers and young children.
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