“We want to build healthy eating habits for the long term.” “Whole grains have health benefits so if we make changes in the (WIC) foods offered we can increase the amount of whole grains compared to refined grains,” Jensen said. This came on recommendations of a committee of the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine, which included research by AAEA member Helen Jensen of Iowa State University. That’s one reason why the USDA made changes to the program in 2009 to provide foods linked to healthy diets and to include more whole grain food options in the packages families receive. In the United States more than half of all infants and nearly one-third of children ages one to five participate in USDA’s WIC program (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). Real-life impact shown in program that services more than half of U.S.
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