WIC Food Packages: Time for a Change

Representative Amount in Food Package
Quantity Used in Calculation^b	Assumption, Proportion Used	Example	Cost ($)
403 fl oz concentrate	1	31 13-oz cans	92.69 29.75
442 fl oz concentrate	1	34 13-oz cans	101.66 32.63
384 fl oz reconstituted (51–60 oz powder)	1	4 12.9-oz cans	37.25 11.96
221 fl oz concentrate	1	17 13-oz cans	50.83 16.32
312 fl oz concentrate	1	24 13-oz cans	71.76 23.04
24 oz	1	3 8-oz boxes	4.80
112 oz ^d	1	28 4-oz jars	13.44
2 lb ^d	1	2 lb fresh bananas	1.02 42.30
156 fl oz concentrate	1	12 13-oz cans	35.88 11.52
24 oz	1	3 8-oz boxes	4.80
112 oz ^d	1	28 4-oz jars	13.44
2 lb ^d	1	2 lb fresh bananas	1.02 30.78
24 oz	1	3 8-oz boxes	4.80
240 oz ^d	1	60 4-oz jars	28.80
2 lb ^d	1	2 lb fresh bananas	1.02
77.5 oz	1	31 2.5-oz jars	22.48 57.10
using a choice of 112 oz of baby food fruits and vegetable plus 2 lb of fresh bananas. For additional detail, see Table E-1. ^cAllowed substitutions used in the calculations are indented below the food item; the total allowance for the food item is reflected in the sum of these entries. ^dIn Food Package II, 2 lb of fresh bananas may be substituted for 16 oz of baby food fruit. NOTES FOR TABLE E-3A: ~ indicates approximate amount. DATA SOURCES: Price data are from Economic Research Service, USDA (ERS, 2004b, 1999 price data; Oliveira et al., 2001, 2000 infant formula price data) and ACNielsen Homescan (ACNielsen, 2001, price data for 2001 obtained through ERS, USDA).