USDA Eases WIC Food Package Rules for Texas Participants Affected By Harvey
Families participating in
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Pregnant, post-partum and nursing women and children participating in WIC are given a personal food "prescription" designed to meet their specific nutritional needs. Under normal circumstances, they can use their food benefits at authorized retailers to purchase only specific WIC food items. The flexibilities approved this past weekend and lasting through
Here are the details:
* Eggs. Participants will be allowed to purchase a variety of types of eggs in various pack sizes.
* Bread. Participants will be allowed to purchase a variety of bread products in various sizes that are readily available at the retailer. Retailers will be assisting participants in making their selections.
* Fluid Milk. Participants over the age of one year will be allowed to substitute milk of any available fat content and type despite the designation of their food package. Flavored milk will not be considered.
FNS continues to provide critical support for people affected by Hurricane Harvey and has approved the flexibilities to ensure that WIC participants continue to receive nutritional support throughout the disaster. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and other social services for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
If you lost WIC (http://texaswic.dshs.state.tx.us/wiclessons/english/splash/) food or formula, lost a WIC card, or need to find an open WIC clinic, call Texas WIC at 1-(800) 942-3678 from
The WIC flexibilities approved Sunday are the latest in an ongoing series of
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