LET’S GO SHOPPING ! Trainer’s name

Let’s Go Shopping! Welcome and Warm Up Healthy Habits Review Put all of the Healthy Habits trainings in order

Let’s Go Shopping! Welcome and Warm Up Healthy Habits Review Share at your tables: What new shopping habits have you started since we began with Healthy Habits?

Let’s Go Shopping! THIS SESSION OVERVIEW 1.PARTICIPATE in the Group Education (for existing participants) 2.REVIEW the Individual Education (for existing participants) 3. MORE about the CHECKS and SHOPPING GUIDE 4.ORIENTATION (for new participants) 5.AGENCY PROTOCOLS (changes in clinic related to the change in education)

Let’s Go Shopping! EDUCATION GOAL : MAKE SURE THAT: ALL WIC PARTICIPANTS HAVE A SUCCESSFUL AND POSITIVE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR NEW WIC CHECKS

Let’s Go Shopping! LET’S GO SHOPPING! GROUP EDUCATION

Let’s Go Shopping! WHO is this class for? Current WIC participants, not new enrollments

Let’s Go Shopping! Group Education Objectives Reviewed key changes to new WIC food package Identified key changes in the WIC check Reviewed the new Fruit and Vegetable check and decided what they’d do if cost of the produce goes over amount of the check

Let’s Go Shopping! Group Objectives Continued Sorted foods as either CAN BUY or CANNOT BUY Reviewed the new Shopping Guide

Let’s Go Shopping! Overview of Lesson 1.Welcome and Introduction 2.Review of New WIC Food Package 3.WIC Check Layout 4.Fruit and Vegetable Check 5.Final Review of WIC Foods 6.Closing

Let’s Go Shopping! Materials Needed

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Poster: combination check

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Poster: fruit & vegetable check

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Poster: What to do…

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Sorting Cards

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials WIC Shopping Guide

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Your WIC Foods

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials New Welcome to WIC DVD

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Healthy Habits at WIC Apron

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Overview of Lesson

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Summary of Sorting Cards

Let’s Go Shopping! State Provided Materials Explanation of CANNOT BUY

Let’s Go Shopping! Materials Needed Old WIC check (recommended) Milk cartons (4) Empty juice containers (optional) Mini shopping cart and mini trash can OR Paper bags (marked CAN BUY or CANNOT BUY)

Let’s Go Shopping! GETTING READY Review the answers for the sorting card Give the new Shopping Guide at front desk for participants to review before class begins. Assess each class to see if you will need to review the baby foods section and the canned fish section Wear the apron throughout the entire class Put sorting cards in apron pockets

Let’s Go Shopping! Overview of Lesson Welcome and Introduction Review of New WIC Food Package WIC Check Layout Fruit and Vegetable Check Final Review of WIC Foods Closing

Let’s Go Shopping! Class Warm Up “Over the past few months at WIC, what are some of the changes you have heard about?”

Let’s Go Shopping! Overview of Lesson 1.Welcome and Introduction 2.Review of New WIC Food Package 3.WIC Check Layout 4.Fruit and Vegetable Check 5.Final Review of WIC Foods 6.Closing

Let’s Go Shopping! SHOPPING GUIDE: Key features Foods in new order “Helpful Hints” about quantity Information about CAN and CANNOT BUY not on CHECK English/Spanish New foods

Let’s Go Shopping! MILK “Turn to page 4 (light blue tab) of the Shopping Guide”

Let’s Go Shopping! MILK What’s the Same? Reduced fat 2% Lowfat 1% Fat free Powdered or evaporated What’s Different? Share with a partner at your table.

Let’s Go Shopping! MILK What’s the Different? Share with a partner at your table. Children age 2 and older and all women CANNOT buy regular (whole) milk. Children between months can ONLY buy regular (whole) milk. Your WIC check will list which kind you can buy.

Let’s Go Shopping! MILK Practice

Let’s Go Shopping! CHEESE “Turn to page 5 (orange tab) of the Shopping Guide”

Let’s Go Shopping! CHEESE What’s the Same? Cheddar, Jack, or Mozzarella

Let’s Go Shopping! CHEESE What’s Different? New flavors such as Colby, Colby/Jack and Mozzarella string No American Cheese Must be 16 ounces No slicing at deli

Let’s Go Shopping! CHEESE Practice CAN BUYCANNOT BUY

Let’s Go Shopping! Mozzarella String Cheese 16 oz CAN BUY!

Let’s Go Shopping! Monterey Jack Cheese sliced at the deli - 16 oz CANNOT BUY!

Let’s Go Shopping! Sharp Cheddar Cheese Two 8 oz Packages CANNOT BUY!

Let’s Go Shopping! Colby Jack Cheese 16 oz CAN BUY!