Resource | Research and Data | Food/Nutrient Analysis
Analysis of WIC Food Package Prescriptions, 1998-2002
The purpose of this report is to illustrate the types and amounts of foods being prescribed within the WIC food package for each category of participants. This report does not provide information on redemption of the food prescriptions, or on actual food consumption; at this time, comprehensive data are available only on food prescriptions.
04/01/2006
Resource | Research and Data | Food/Nutrient Analysis
WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change
This is a report of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (Food and Nutrition Board), published here by permission. It is also available on the Institute of Medicine website. In response to many concerns about the WIC food packages, FNS asked the Institute of Medicine to conduct a review of the WIC food packages.
02/03/2006