January 2015 WIC Approved Foods List Update Presentation

January 2015 WIC Approved Foods List Update Presentation to: Nutrition Service Directors Presented by: Laura Iberkleid, MPH, RD, LD Date: December 2014

New Look

New Look

FRUITS and VEGETABLES

FRUITS and VEGETABLES Organic is allowed for fresh, frozen and canned produce

FRUITS and VEGETABLES Canned fruits cannot contain added sugar, artificial sweeteners, fats, or oils Canned vegetables cannot contain added fats, or oils

FRUITS and VEGETABLES • Tomato sauce, salsa, tomato paste are allowed – Spaghetti sauce NOT allowed – Cannot contain added sugar, fat, or oil – Seasonings allowed for these items only

FRUITS and VEGETABLES Current Voucher Wording Produce: $x for fresh, frozen, or canned fruit and vegetables. No potatoesexcept for sweet potatoes or yams. No products with added sugar, fat, or oils. No creamed vegetables. New Voucher Wording Produce: $x for fresh, frozen, or canned fruit and vegetables. No potatoesexcept for sweet potatoes or yams. No products with added sugar, seasonings, fat, or oils. No creamed or candied

BEANS/PEAS/LENITLS

BEANS/PEAS/LENITLS Bean clarification: refried beans are approved (No added sugar, fat, oil, meat)

MILK

GOAT MILK Adding back whole goat milk

SOY PRODUCTS

SOY MILK Adding Walmart brand Soy Milk

SOY MILK Current Voucher Wording SOY MILK: OR 8 th 2 half gallons Silk (original) Continent (Original OR Vanilla flavors only) New Voucher Wording SOY MILK: 2 half gallons soy milk

TOFU Size Update Previously approved: Now will only approve:

TOFU Current Voucher Wording TOFU: No more than 4 pounds tofu New Voucher Wording TOFU: 4 containers of tofu (14 to 16 oz)

CHEESE & EGGS

WHOLE GRAINS

WHOLE GRAINS

BREAD/BUNS Updating 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

TORTILLAS Updating brands • Whole Wheat – Add • Guerrero – Remove • Chi-Chi’s • La Banderita • Corn – Add • Guerrero • Herdez

100% JUICE

100% JUICE

JUICE Currently list ‘Least Expensive Brand’ for Orange, Pineapple, Grapefruit, Tomato, and Vegetable

JUICE Removing Pineapple and Vegetable Juices

JUICE Will be listing ‘Least Expensive Brand’ for Orange and Grapefruit ONLY

JUICE All other flavors GRAPE WHITE GRAPE TOMATO APPLE

JUICE Currently listed by brand

JUICE Will be listed by flavor

CEREAL

CEREAL Added: • • • Dulce de Leche Cheerios* 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*

CEREAL Removed: • • Frosted Mini Wheats Touch of Fruit Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites Grape Nuts Life Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar Oatmeal Squares Cinnamon Oat Blenders with Honey Wheat Chex

CEREAL Current Voucher Wording CEREAL: No more than 36 oz New Voucher Wording CEREAL: 36 oz (can choose a combination of allowed box sizes)

FISH Tuna and Salmon: 5 oz, 6 oz, 7. 5 oz Salmon only: 14. 75 oz

FISH Current Voucher Wording FISH: No more than 30 oz (canned tuna OR canned salmon) New Voucher Wording FISH: 29 to 30 oz (canned tuna OR canned salmon)

PEANUT BUTTER

PEANUT BUTTER Peanut butter cannot have additives

INFANT FOODS

INFANT CEREAL • Removed Gerber Barley • Added 2 store brands - Rice - Oatmeal

INFANT FOODS

INFANT FRUITS & VEGETABLES New Flavors • Gerber – – 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 Size • Gerber twin pack – Currently 7 oz – New 8 oz in 2015 – *Both sizes approved*

INFANT FRUITS & VEGETABLES Current Voucher Wording INFANT FOOD: or 2 nd 14 -4 oz OR 8 -7 oz (twin pack) containers baby food fruit and/or vegetable (Stage 2 foods) New Voucher Wording 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 2 nd foods)

Questions? Contact Laura Iberkleid Laura. Iberkleid@dph. ga. gov 404 -657 -2884