National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages.
Title:
Review of WIC food packages : an evaluation of white potatoes in the cash value voucher : letter report / Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages, Food and Nutrition Board ; Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Marie E. Latulippe, and Ann L. Yaktine, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
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
Summary:
"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."--Publisher's description.
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