TABLE 9-4, Estimated Effect of the Revised Food Packages on DGA Food Group and Subgroup Intakes Based on Redemption: Children Ages 2 to Less Than 5 Years, Food Package IV-B - Review of WIC Food Packages

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TABLE 9-4Estimated Effect of the Revised Food Packages on DGA Food Group and Subgroup Intakes Based on Redemption: Children Ages 2 to Less Than 5 Years, Food Package IV-B

USDA Food Pattern Group	DGA Recommendation	Median Food Group Intake	Current Redeemed Amounts	Revised Redeemed Amounts	Current Daily Gap	Revised Daily Gap	Change in Gap^c	Evaluation of Change in Gap^d
Total fruit	1.25	1.4	0.63	0.57	0	0	NA	No effect
Fruit, whole (CVV)^a	0.63	0.71	0.25	0.37	0	0	NA	No effect
Total vegetables	1.50	0.6	0.19	0.22	0.89	0.86	−0.04	Small narrowing
Vegetables (CVV)^b	1.50	0.6	0.12	0.18	0.89	0.84	−0.06	Small narrowing
Legumes (beans and peas)	0.07	0.05	0.06	0.04	0.02	0.04	+0.02	Moderate widening
Total dairy	2.50	1.9	1.51	1.48	0.56	0.59	+0.03	Small widening
Total grains	4.50	4.7	1.29	1.13	0	0	NA	No effect
Whole grains	2.25	0.6	0.70	0.81	1.67	1.56	−0.11	Small narrowing
Total protein foods	3.50	2.9	0.62	0.86	0.57	0.34	−0.23	Small narrowing
Nuts, seeds, and soy	0.36	0.2	0.31	0.21	0.16	0.25	+0.09	Moderate widening
Meat, poultry, eggs	2.36	2.5	0.32	0.32	0	0	NA	No effect
Seafood	0.57	0.1	0.00	0.08	0.47	0.39	−0.08	Moderate narrowing

: NOTES: CVV = cash value voucher; DGA = Dietary Guidelines for Americans; NA = not applicable. The 2015–2020 DGA do not include recommendations for intake of fruit juice or refined grains; therefore these food subgroups were not considered in this analysis. The methodology applied to estimate redemption is described in Appendix R.
a: Includes estimated intake from whole fruit purchased with the CVV.
b: Includes estimated intake from legumes and vegetables purchased with the CVV.
c: A reduction in the gap indicates a change that moves food group intakes closer to the DGA recommended amounts.
d: The evaluation categorizes a change in the gap of less than 10 percent of recommended amounts as “small,” and categorizes a change of less than 50 percent of recommended amounts as “moderate.” A narrowing of the gap (i.e., a negative value) indicates an improvement in dietary intake.

From: 9, How the Revised Food Packages Meet the Criteria Specified

Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice: Final Report.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review WIC Food Packages.

Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 May 1.

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