These changes to the final rule were implemented to align WIC participants’ food choices more closely with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommend low-fat and nonfat milk.įor more details and a chart of USDA’s WIC Food Package, read IDFA Summary of WIC Final Rule. Use your checks starting on the First Day to Use and no later than the Last Day to Use. Each month you would go down to a WIC clinic nearby and they would issue the checks or vouchers. “Now that more women and children will switch to low-fat or nonfat milk, providing a healthier choice for them, dairy companies will have the opportunity to increase production and likely sales in those categories.” WIC food packages for your children: are lower in fat and higher in fiber offer more variety will help your child grow healthy Follow Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate The WIC Child Food Package contains the following foods: GRAINS. WIC Approved Food List In most cases, if you are receiving WIC benefits in your state, you are given WIC checks or vouchers that allow you to purchase WIC approved foods at your local grocery store. “This change is significant for IDFA members because an overwhelming majority of program participants have been choosing 2 percent milk,” said Cary Frye, IDFA vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs. Whole milk will still be allowed for infants under 2 years of age (12-23 months). With this change, only low-fat or nonfat milk will be the standard issue. USDA’s interim final rule from 2007 allowed children older than 24 months and women to choose either 2 percent reduced-fat milk or 1 percent low-fat or nonfat milks. Reduced-fat or 2 percent milk is now excluded from the program unless the recipient can qualify for a specific health exemption. IDFA has conducted further analysis of the final changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) announced last month by the U.S.
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