WIC Foods

Calcium
Counseling on Folic Acid
Food Package Education Campaign Research
Food Package Worksheets
Hello I'm a Red Blood Cell
Iron
Iron for Strong Blood
Iron in Foods - Does My Child Get Enough?
Lactose or Dairy Intolerance
Lead Prevention Diet: How Does Lead Harm the Body?
Market to Meals
Meals: Quick & Tasty for Less
Meal Planning
Milk for Kids with Lactose Intolerance
"Mooove to Lowfat or Fat Free Milk" Campaign
More Than Just a Hill of Beans
Move to Lowfat Milk Brochure
New Food Choices 2009 Project Charter
New WIC Food Packages: Request for Information
New WIC Food Packages: Vendor Guidelines for Implementation
Promoting Breastfeeding: No Infant Formula in First Month
The Strength of Iron
Vitamin A
Vitamin C

Why Every Woman Needs Folic Acid
WIC Approved Food Guide
WIC Approved Food List
WIC Approved Foods Brochure
WIC Bean Book
WIC Implementation and Planning Document for the New WIC Food Packages
WIC Menu Ideas
WIC Participant Food Shopping and Consumption Habits Survey
WIC Participation Satisfaction Survey
WIC Participant Satisfaction and Shopping Survey
WIC Revised Formula List
WIC Staff Food Shopping and Consumption Habits Survey
WIC Survey
Worksheets for Manufacturers

For additional resources, visit Topics A-Z or search the Education and Training Materials Database.

Calcium [PDF]
This handout was developed by Kentucky Nutrition Services as part of a series of several nutrition education handouts that include the Governor's initiative motto of "Education Pays". Some of the places where they are being used include nutrition education in schools and WIC group and individual nutrition education sessions.

Counseling on Folic Acid
Oregon developed the handout "Take Folic Acid" and a "Counseling Protocol for Folic Acid" to assist with Risk 426-Inadequate Folic Acid Intake to Prevent Neural Tube Defects (NTD's), Spina Bifida and Anencephaly.

Take Folic Acid English [PDF] Spanish [PDF]
Counseling Protocol for Folic Acid [PDF]
Cereals Brochure [PDF]
Juices Brochure [PDF]

Contact Information:
Snow F. Buchanan, Policy/Publications Coordinator
Nutrition and Health Screening-WIC Program,
Office of Family Health, Oregon Department of Human Services
E-mail: Snow.F.Buchanan@state.or.us

Food Package Education Campaign Research
In order to develop a unified nutrition education campaign that targets WIC participants, staff, vendors and partners (i.e. physicians, food banks, extension agents) Texas WIC conducted qualitative research with WIC participants, WIC staff, WIC vendors and WIC partners and a quantitative phone poll with 600+ WIC participants. The purpose of the research was to understand current participant perceptions of WIC food package and gauge potential perceptions of the coming changes as well as identify potential problem areas and communication concerns.

WIC Food Package Research & Nutrition Education Implications Presentation
Summary of Qualitative & Quanitative Research [WORD]
Participant Focus Group Report [WORD] (English and Spanish)
WIC Employee Focus Group Report [PDF]
Vendor In-Depth Interview Report [PDF]
WIC Partner In-Depth Interview Report [PDF]
WIC Participant Quantitative Phone Poll Results [WORD}

Food Package Worksheets [PDF]
These worksheets can be used to review stores for availability of the new approved WIC foods. Basic information on the criteria for each food is provided as well as a format for collecting appropriate data on the foods. The worksheets are in Microsoft Word so can be altered to meet the needs of any state.

Dairy
Eggs and Fish
Fruit, Vegetables and Juice
Grains
Infant Foods
Peanut Butter and Legumes
Soy and Tofu

Hello I'm a Red Blood Cell [PDF]
The Virgin Islands adapted this handout (in English and Spanish) about iron from a Puerto Rico WIC Spanish handout. It tells the story of why iron is needed in the diet from the view point of the red blood cell. It gives a list of iron rich foods, the role of vitamin C in iron absorption and ways to pair iron and vitamin C foods.

Iron [PDF]
A full color handout from New Jersey that explains the role of iron in our bodies, the symptoms of anemia and dietary sources of this mineral. Page 2 of the handout displays full color pictures of foods rich in iron and can be used with low literacy participants. This handout is also available in Spanish.

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