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WASHINGTON (AP) - A government nutrition program for low-income women and young children lags behind current dietary standards, according to a report Wednesday that suggests ways to revamp the 30-year-old food plans.
Encouraging program participants to breast feed, eat more whole grains, fruits and vegetables and cut down on some dairy products are among recommendations made in a federally funded study by the Institute of Medicine.
The proposals would mark the most dramatic changes made to the kinds of foods offered through WIC — the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — which serves some 8 million people per month, including about half of all infants in the United States.
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