Administrative Brief
COMMISSION INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
VOL. 29 NO. 29 September 20, 2007
ADMINISTRATIVE BRIEF FROM YVONNE GIBBONS
Proposed WIC Food Package Changes
WIC stands for the USDA Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children.
In Saline County, this federal program is administered by the Salina-Saline County Health
Department. If WIC applicants meet the income guidelines, they receive nutrition education
targeted to their needs and checks that they redeem at participating grocer stores.
Since the WIC food packages were last revised in 1980, there has been an explosion of research
and knowledge relating to nutrition. Another factor is the growing obesity problem in the United
States. The proposed changes in the foods that are on the WIC checks are healthier and more
culturally sensitive.
New foods added to the WIC food packages:
# Fruits and Vegetables
# Soy milk and tofu
# Whole grain breads
Current foods retained and modified:
Milk, cheese, eggs, fruit juice, cereal, beans/peanut butter and infant formula. The amounts of
many of these food are reduced to help pay for the new foods and, in some cases, to bring
quantities in line with current nutrition recommendations.
MONDAY'S MEETING
Enclosed are other items on the agenda. If any Commissioner has questions or cannot attend
the meeting, please contact me.
Jason A. Gage
City Manager