Presentation to Nutrition Service Directors Presented by Laura Iberkleid MPH RD LD Date December 2014 New Look New Look FRUITS and VEGETABLES Organic is allowed for fresh frozen and canned produce ID: 807368
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January 2015 WIC Approved Foods List Update
Presentation to: Nutrition Service Directors
Presented by: Laura Iberkleid, MPH, RD, LD
Date: December 2014
Slide2New Look
Slide3New Look
Slide4FRUITS and VEGETABLES
Slide5Organic is allowed for fresh, frozen and canned produce
FRUITS and VEGETABLES
Slide6Canned fruits cannot contain added
sugar, artificial sweeteners,
fats, or oils
Canned vegetables
cannot
contain added
fats, or oils
FRUITS and VEGETABLES
Slide7Tomato sauce, salsa, tomato paste are allowedSpaghetti sauce NOT allowed
Cannot
contain added sugar, fat, or
oil
Seasonings allowed for these items only
FRUITS and VEGETABLES
Slide8New Voucher Wording
Current Voucher Wording
Produce:
$x
for fresh, frozen, or
canned fruit and
vegetables. No potatoes-
except for
sweet potatoes or yams.
No products
with added sugar, fat,
or oils
. No creamed vegetables.
Produce:
$x
for fresh, frozen, or canned
fruit and
vegetables. No potatoes-
except for
sweet potatoes or yams.
No products
with added sugar
,
seasonings
, fat
, or
oils
. No
creamed
or candied
vegetables
.
FRUITS and VEGETABLES
Slide9BEANS/PEAS/LENITLS
Slide10Bean clarification: refried beans are approved
(
No added sugar, fat, oil, meat
)
BEANS/PEAS/LENITLS
Slide11MILK
Slide12Adding back whole goat milk
GOAT MILK
Slide13SOY PRODUCTS
Slide14Adding Walmart brand Soy Milk
+
SOY MILK
Slide15New Voucher Wording
Current Voucher Wording
SOY MILK: 2 half gallons
Silk (original) OR 8
th
Continent
(Original OR Vanilla
flavors only
)
SOY MILK: 2 half gallons soy milk
SOY MILK
Slide16Size
U
pdate
14-16 oz
Previously approved:
8 oz, 14-16 oz
Now will
only
approve:
TOFU
Slide17New Voucher Wording
Current Voucher Wording
TOFU: No more than 4 pounds tofu
TOFU: 4
containers
of tofu (14 to 16 oz)
TOFU
Slide18CHEESE & EGGS
Slide19WHOLE GRAINS
Slide20WHOLE GRAINS
Slide21Updating brands
Add
Best Choice
Food Lion
Healthy Life
Whole Wheat Whole Grain
Whole Grain Wheat Flaxseed
Whole Wheat Sandwich Buns
Remove
Sara Lee Soft and Smooth
All Pepperidge Farm breads/buns
Merita
Cobblestone Mill
BREAD/BUNS
Slide22Updating brands
Whole Wheat
Add
Guerrero
Remove
Chi-Chi’s
La
Banderita
Corn
Add
Guerrero
Herdez
TORTILLAS
Slide23100% JUICE
Slide24100% JUICE
Slide25Currently list ‘Least Expensive Brand’ for Orange, Pineapple, Grapefruit, Tomato, and Vegetable
JUICE
Slide26Removing Pineapple and Vegetable Juices
JUICE
Slide27Will be listing ‘
Least Expensive Brand
’ for
Orange
and
Grapefruit
ONLY
JUICE
Slide28All other flavors
GRAPE
WHITE GRAPE
TOMATO
APPLE
JUICE
Slide29Currently listed by brand
JUICE
Slide30Will be listed by flavor
JUICE
Slide31CEREAL
Slide32CEREAL
Added:
Dulce de
Leche
Cheerios*
Berry
Berry
Kix
*
Honey
Kix
*
Go Diego Go! TM
Dora the Explorer
TM
Gluten Free Rice
Krispies
*
Special K Multi
Grain
Scooby-Doo!*
All-Bran Complete Wheat Flakes
*
Alpha Bits*
Blueberry Mini
Spooners
*
Whole Grain Cream of Wheat*
Slide33CEREAL
Removed:
Frosted Mini
Wheats
Touch
of
Fruit
F
rosted
Mini
Wheats
Little Bites
Grape Nuts
Life
Oatmeal
Squares Brown
Sugar
Oatmeal
Squares
Cinnamon
Oat
Blenders with
Honey
Wheat
Chex
Slide34New Voucher Wording
Current Voucher Wording
CEREAL: No more than 36 oz
CEREAL: 36 oz (can choose a combination of allowed box sizes)
CEREAL
Slide35Tuna and Salmon: 5 oz, 6 oz, 7.5 ozSalmon only
: 14.75 oz
FISH
Slide36New Voucher Wording
Current Voucher Wording
FISH: No more than 30 oz (canned tuna OR canned salmon)
FISH: 29 to 30 oz (canned tuna OR canned salmon)
FISH
Slide37PEANUT BUTTER
Slide38Peanut butter
cannot have additives
PEANUT BUTTER
Slide39INFANT FOODS
Slide40Removed Gerber BarleyAdded 2 store brands
INFANT CEREAL
Rice
Oatmeal
Oatmeal
Slide41INFANT FOODS
Slide42Gerber
Bananas with Apples and Pears
Apple Peach Squash
Banana Carrot Mango
Pear Zucchini
Corn
Beech Nut Classics
Banana & Mixed
Berry
*Note:
100% Natural Beech Nut is
not
approved
More expensive
Wrong size
INFANT FRUITS & VEGETABLES
New Flavors
Slide43Gerber twin packCurrently 7 oz New 8 oz in 2015*Both sizes approved*
INFANT FRUITS & VEGETABLES
New Size
Slide44New Voucher Wording
Current Voucher Wording
INFANT FOOD:
14-4 oz OR 8-7 oz (twin pack)
containers
baby food fruit
and/or
vegetable (Stage 2 or
2
nd
foods
)
INFANT FOOD
:
14-4
oz OR 8-7 oz (twin pack)
or 7-8 oz (twin pack)
containers baby
food fruit
and/or vegetable (Stage
2 or 2nd
foods
)
INFANT FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Slide45Questions?
Contact Laura Iberkleid
Laura.Iberkleid@dph.ga.gov
404-657-2884