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WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change (2005)
Food and Nutrition Board (FNB)

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WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change

TABLE E-1 Bases of Assumptions Used in Nutrient and Cost Analyses of Food Packages for Infants

 

Assumption used in

Fooda

Nutrient Analysesb

Formula

Current and Revised Packages I and II

 

Milk-based formula (versus soy-based formula)

 

Weighted mean of: Enfamil with Iron (Mead Johnson), 67.8%; Similac with Iron (Ross/ Abbott), 27.2%; and Good Start (Carnation/Nestlé), 5.0%

Juice

Current Package II

 

Apple juice (vitamin C-rich)

Baby food, fruits

Revised Package II

Fruit(s) as the only major ingredient(s)d

 

Junior (stage 2), 4–8 oz/d

 

Equal weighting of: Applesauce; Peaches; and Pears

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