WIC Families: Learn About New WIC Foods

• WIC now has fruits, vegetables, whole grain bread and tortillas!

New WIC Foods Videos

• General Overview.  Currently available in English.  Soon available in Spanish and Arabic.
  • English 
  • Spanish 
  • Arabic 
• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Soon available in English, Spanish and Arabic.
  • English 
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
• Whole Grain Bread and Tortillas. Soon available in English, Spanish and Arabic.
  • English 
  • Spanish
  • Arabic

New WIC Food Card

• Effective Aug 1, 2009
  • English Food Card
  • Spanish Food Card
  • Arabic Food Card

Using your new WIC Foods

• Using your Shopping List to buy WIC Foods - B&W version
• Breastfeeding
• Reduced fat milk - English version  ; Spanish version
• Whole grain breads
• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Foods for
  • Pregnant women
  • Exclusively Breastfeeding women
  • Partially Breastfeeding women
  • Children
  • Formula fed infants
    

WIC Nutrition Education

• WIC Nutrition Education is now available online. It's fun, convenient and easy to use. Learn more about childhood feeding issues and healthy meals and snacks. Ask your local WIC agency if this can count as a nutrition education session. Go to www.WICHealth.org and follow the directions. After completion, print out a certificate and bring to your local WIC clinic. See your local clinic for details.
  
  

WIC Vendors: What you need to know about new WIC Foods

• Effective August 1, 2009 the Michigan WIC Program will be adding the following foods to it's list of WIC approved foods:

  Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
  4 oz jars of Infant Fruit
  4 oz jars of Infant Vegetables
  2.5 oz jars of Infant Meats
  16 oz loaves of Whole Grain Bread
  16 oz packages of Tortilla's
  64 oz bottles of Juice
  15-16 oz canned Beans/Peas

  Also, the minimum inventory requirements will be changing to include all of the above foods except infant meats and canned beans/peas.   There will be other changes in the minimum inventory requirements as well.  Please contact our office at 517-335-8937 if additional information is desired

• New Food Card (effective Aug 1, 2009)
• Video on New Foods 
• Minimum stock requirements 
• Minimum stock requirements - Additional Information  
• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables - Information Sheet
  
  

Local WIC Agencies: What you need to know about new WIC Foods

• Webcasts
  • New Food Package and Breastfeeding Women 
  • New Food Package Policies and Procedures 
  • New Food Package and Qualifying Conditions 
• Staff Spotlights on New WIC Foods
  • Breastfeeding I 
  • Breastfeeding II
  • The New Food Packages Promote Healthier Choices
  • Improved Services for Clients with Qualifying Conditions
• How to talk about wichealth.org module topics
• Dealing with medical conditions and new WIC foods
  • Medical Documentation Form for physicians
    • Instructions
    • Form DCH-1326 Infants and Children  
    • Form DCH-1327 Pregnant, Breastfeeding and Non-Lactating Postpartum Women
• Value of WIC food packages
  • Breastfeeding packages
  • Formula packages 
•  List of Authorized WIC Formulas 

Medical providers: What you need to know about new WIC Foods

• New Medical Documentation requirements and food packages for WIC
• List of Authorized WIC Formulas
• WIC Qualifying Medical Conditions 
• New Medical Documentation Form for physicians
  • Instructions
  • Form DCH-1326 Infants and Children  
  • Form DCH-1327 Pregnant, Breastfeeding and Non-Lactating Postpartum Women