Elizabeth Chuck is a reporter for NBC News who focuses on health and mental health, particularly issues that affect women and children.
U.S. officials on Tuesday announced that the federal program that helps low-income women and young children access nutritious food will permanently allot more funds for fruit, vegetables and other vital staples. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly referred to as WIC, provides monthly grocery benefits to almost 6.6 million mothers and children up to age 5 in the United States, including nearly 40% of all infants.
The fruit and vegetable benefit bump, which all states are currently in compliance with, must be codified in the next 60 days; it provides monthly cash-value benefits of $26 for child participants, $47 for pregnant and postpartum participants, and $52 for mostly and fully breastfeeding participants to purchase fruit and vegetables. Georgia Machell, interim president and CEO of the National WIC Association, praised the updated nutrition standards and urged states to implement them quickly.
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