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Show The WIC Program ) WIC is a special supplemental food program for women, infants and children. The program is designed to get high protein and iron-fortified iron-fortified foods to pregnant women, infants and children during the most critical growing and developing periods of their lives. The WIC Program provides medicalnutritional screening and issues food vouchers to eligible women, infants and children at no cost. These vouchers can be used at any participating grocery store to obtain the WIC supplemental foods (milk or cheese, eggs, cereals, juice, peanut butter, beans and for infants, iron fortified formula). WIC vouchers are similar to travelers checks. The WIC program also provides nutrition counseling and education to assist you and your family get other foods that you need. To find out if you may qualify for the WIC Program, call the local agency nearest you. (All Utah agencies are listed on page 6.) I oo |
