Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): How WIC Can Help Your Clients Kimberly Stanek, RD, LD Community Health Consultant Iowa WIC Program Bureau of Nutrition & Health Promotion Iowa Department of Public Health May 12, 2016
WIC Program
WIC Funding
Eligibility Criteria
WIC Clinic Process
Who Benefits?
WIC Food Package
Women and Children: Milk Cheese Yogurt Juice Eggs Cereal Whole grains Fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables Legumes (dried or peanut butter) Tuna and salmon (only bf women) Infants (Solids provided at 6 months) : Breastfed Infant cereal Baby fruits & vegetables Baby meats Formula-fed Formula Infant cereal Baby fruits & vegetables
Food Packages Child ◦Milk: 3 Gallons ◦Cheese: 1 Pound ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 1 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 16 oz. ◦Whole Grains: 32 oz ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $8.00 ◦100% Juice: 2 – 64 oz. containers Pregnant ◦Milk: 4.5 Gallons ◦Cheese: 1 Pound ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 1 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 32 oz ◦Whole Grains: 16 oz. ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $11.00 ◦100% Juice: 3 – 12 oz Frozen Concentrate Containers
Food Packages Exclusively Breastfeeding ◦Milk: 5 Gallons ◦Cheese: 2 Pounds ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 2 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 16 oz. ◦Whole Grains: 16 oz ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $11.00 ◦100% Juice: 3 – 64 oz. containers ◦Fish: 30 oz. Not Breastfeeding ◦Milk: 3 Gallons ◦Cheese: 1 Pound ◦Yogurt: 32 oz Container ◦Eggs: 1 Dozen ◦Cereal: 36 oz ◦Peanut Butter/Dried Beans: 16 oz ◦Whole Grains: NA ◦Fruits & Vegetables: $11.00 ◦100% Juice: 2 – 12 oz Frozen Concentrate Containers
Food Packages Fully Breastfeeding Infant (6 Months of Age) ◦Infant Cereal: 24 oz. ◦Infant Fruits & Vegetables: 256 oz. ◦Infant Meats: 77.5 oz Formula Fed Infant (6 Months of Age) ◦Formula ◦Infant Cereal: 24 oz. ◦Infant Fruits & Vegetables: 128 oz.
Benefits
Referring Your Clients to WIC Iowa WIC Website: State Office Phone: or
Questions? Kimberly Stanek, RD, LD ◦ ◦Phone: ◦This institution is an equal opportunity provider.