IOM says white potatoes OK for WIC program
February 05, 2015 |04:08 PM
An Institute of Medicine panel has reversed an earlier recommendation and said that participants in the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children should be able to get white potatoes with their benefits.
The IOM panel said that potentially WIC-eligible white potatoes defined as those that are fresh, frozen, canned, or dehydrated without added sugars, fats, or oils (or sodium for dehydrated potatoes) are “similar to that of other starchy vegetables that are currently permitted for purchase.”
▪ Institute of Medicine — Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher — Key Findings
▪ Associated Press — Panel reverses, says white potatoes OK for WIC recipients
The IOM panel said that potentially WIC-eligible white potatoes defined as those that are fresh, frozen, canned, or dehydrated without added sugars, fats, or oils (or sodium for dehydrated potatoes) are “similar to that of other starchy vegetables that are currently permitted for purchase.”
▪ Institute of Medicine — Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher — Key Findings
▪ Associated Press — Panel reverses, says white potatoes OK for WIC recipients
