Welcome To WIC - Stone County Health Department

Welcome To WIC

Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program
WIC’s Mission is to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.Nutrients in WIC Foods

Nutrient	WIC Food Source	What It Does
Iron	Cereals, Beans, Peas, Lentils, Eggs, Bread,Whole Wheat Tortillas, Canned Fish, Infant Food Meats	Helps make healthy red blood cells

Calcium	Milk, Cheese, Soymilk, Cereal, Dried Beans, Vegetables (e.g. Spinach, Kale, Broccoli), Canned Fish	Helps build strong teeth and bones and helps muscles work

Vitamin A	Orange-Colored Fruits and Vegetables, Cheese, Milk, Eggs, Infant Food Fruits (peaches), Green Vegetables, Infant Food Vegetables (Carrots, Squash, Sweet Potatoes)	Helps keep eyes, skin and bones healthy

Vitamin C	Citrus Fruits, Juices, and Infant Food Fruits, (Applesauce, Apricots, Peaches, Pears, and Bananas)	Helps develop healthy gums, tissue, bones and teeth; helps the body absorb iron to make healthy red blood cells and fight infection

Vitamin D	Milk, Eggs, Canned Fish	Helps develop and maintain strong bones and teeth

Folate	Orange Juice, Eggs, Cereals, Bread, Whole wheat Tortillas, Beans, Peas, Lentils, Dark green Vegetables, Vegetable juice	Helps make healthy red blood cells and may reduce the risk of some birth defects

Protein	Milk, Cheese, Eggs, Beans, Lentils, Peanut butter, Soymilk, Canned fish	Helps growth, upkeep and repair of body cells

Zinc	Beans, Peas, Lentils, Eggs, Milk, Cheese, Infant food Meats	Helps cell growth and repair

Vitamin B6	Eggs, Canned fish, Cereals, Infant Food Meats	Helps the body fight infection and use the protein you eat

Fiber	Fruits, Vegetables, Bread, Tortillas (whole wheat and soft corn), Brown rice, Beans, Peas, Lentils	Helps maintain a healthy colon

WIC foods are a prescription for good health. Remember WIC foods are supplemental foods and intended only for the person on WIC.

What Should I Do to Help the WIC Program Work for Me?

Keep your WIC appointments. If you can’t keep an appointment, call your WIC office right away. The WIC staff works hard to see you at your appointment time, so please try to be on time.
Be sure to bring all the information that the WIC staff requests to your appointment.
Be sure to take you WIC ID folder to your WIC appointment.
Be sure to take your WIC ID folder, WIC Approved Food List and Fruit and Vegetables Shopping Guide with you to the store.
Buy WIC approved foods. WIC foods are for the WIC participant only. They cannot be returned to the store, given away or sold to someone else.
Tell the WIC staff about any changes in your name, address or phone number.
If you are moving to a new location, notify your WIC office.