@BOOK{NAP11280, author = "Institute of Medicine", title = "WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change", isbn = "978-0-309-09650-8", doi = "10.17226/11280", abstract = "The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children\n(the WIC program) has promoted the health of low-income families for more than\n30 years by providing nutrition education, supplemental food, and other valuable\nservices. The program reaches millions of families every year, is one of the largest\nnutrition programs in the United States, and is an important investment in the\nnation\u2019s health. The U.S. Department of Agriculture charged the Institute of Medicine\nwith creating a committee to evaluate the WIC food packages (the list of specific\nfoods WIC participants obtain each month). The goal of the study was to improve\nthe quality of the diet of WIC participants while also promoting a healthy body\nweight that will reduce the risk of chronic diseases. The committee concluded that\nit is time for a change in the WIC food packages and the book provides details on\nthe proposed new food packages, summarizes how the proposed packages differ\nfrom current packages, and discusses the rationale for the proposed packages.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11280/wic-food-packages-time-for-a-change", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }