Review of WIC Food Packages

Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher assesses the impact of 2009 regulation to allow the purchase of vegetables and fruits, excluding white potatoes, with a cash value voucher on food and nutrient intakes of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) population and to consider whether white potatoes should be permitted for purchase with the voucher. This report considers the effects on diet quality, the health and cultural needs of the WIC population, and allows for effective and efficient administration nationwide in a cost-effective manner. Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher recommends that the U.S. Department of Agriculture should allow white potatoes as a WIC-eligible vegetable, in forms currently permitted for other vegetables, in the cash value voucher pending changes to starchy vegetable intake recommendations in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Summary
Letter Report
Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix B: Statement of Task
Appendix C: Workshop Agendas
Appendix D: Literature Search Strategy
Appendix E: Dietary Reference Intakes
Appendix F: Description of Sensitivity Analysis Scenarios
Appendix G: Food Group and Subgroup Intakes
Appendix H: Nutrient Intakes
Appendix I: Nutrient Profiles
Appendix J: Food Group Distributions
Appendix K: Healthy Eating Index 2010 Assessment
Appendix L: Background Example Data for Sensitivity Analysis
Appendix M: Committee Biosketches