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Monthly food package of fruits, vegetables, meats, infant formula, beans and other available foods

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

Nutrition education for persons with incomes at or below 125% of poverty level who have children under 19 years of age

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Increases fruit and vegetable consumption for persons eligible for WIC

Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)

Prenatal and postpartum care for pregnant women with incomes <185% of poverty level

Healthy Start

In what way does the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) differ from the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)?Select one:

Recipients of CSFP may not participate in WIC.

Gives checks or vouchers to purchase healthful foods, and nutrition education and referral to health services are provided

Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Increases the ability to purchase food for anyone with an income <130% of the poverty level

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Which food was added to the WIC food packages when they were updated in 2009?Select one:

baby foods

By October 2020, all WIC agencies will transition to using ____ to distribute financial allotments to participants.Select one:

electronic benefit transfer

One of the best indicators of a nation's health is the ______.Select one:

infant mortality rate

EFNEP is specifically designed for nutrition education and is directed at _____.Select one:

low-income families

True or False: The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children was authorized in 1972 as an amendment to the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.Select one:

true