Somebody here mentioned that "When you buy food using the WIC vouchers, you are restricted to certain brands."
I *think* I remember once being in a US supermarket (I'm not American) and seeing some groceries tagged as WIC-eligible. If it was WIC I'm thinking of, I remember wondering why it only seemed to be lousy stuff.
The cheapest, most preservative-laden bread. Processed cheese. Etc.
There's a list here:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/benefitsandservices/foodpkgregs.htm
but it's a bit confusing. Are carrots really the only vegetable? No fruit?? Why's tuna on the list when pregnant women routinely worry about mercury levels in fish? (Being vegetarian, I haven't really looked into it...) And, no other meat. "Pasteurized Process American" is allowed, but allowable cheese "Must be real cheese (as stated on product label)." Huh?
I could see not allowing junk food, or heavily processed food, but that list seems to be cutting out a ridiculous amount of nutritious stuff --
2007-01-23
22:50:34
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