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3-26-2020

COVID – 19 UPDATE

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Welcome – Cathy Franklin WIC is essential service – Paul Throne Staff working from home – Cathy Franklin Technology for providing remote services – Todd Mountin Local agency survey – Terri Trisler Expanding the WIC food list – Jean O’Leary Questions and Answers – Heidi Feston

• Follow up to previous questions
• Hear and answer your questions

Meeting times poll – Cathy Franklin

Today’s Agenda

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Priority 1 changes

Expanding the WIC food list

Food Additions Milk

• Organic milk
• UHT/shelf stable milk
• Buttermilk
• Kefir milk

Cheese

• String and grated cheese
• Cheese sticks – all allowed cheese or any combination of

allowed cheese

• Provolone, Swiss, Munster and Pasteurized American

cheeses

• Allow 8 ounce size of all allowed cheeses (not just Kosher)

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Priority 1 changes

Expanding the WIC food list

Food Additions Yogurt

• Whole milk yogurt (32oz) – plain, vanilla,
• Greek yogurt – low fat, nonfat, whole
• Organic yogurt

Bread, Hot Dog and Hamburger Buns

• Whole grain breads

Tortillas

• Increase brands

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Priority 1 changes

Expanding the WIC food list

Food Additions Baby foods

• Gerber and Beechnut organic brands
• Stage 1 fruits and vegetables

Cereal

• Cereals approved within Western Region (e.g. Malto-

Meal, store brands, flavored Kix, etc.)

• Cereal in bags

Eggs

• Brown eggs
• Free range and/ or cage free
• Organic eggs

Soy beverage

• Organic soy beverage
• Other brands if possible

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• WIC is Open
• R&R

R&R

• English R&R
• Other languages

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