Allow dried, powdered, or concentrated forms of a number of foods, including dried fruit, powdered milk, and concentrated juice (current policy is unchanged)

Permit 30 to 32 oz of yogurt to allow authorization of smaller (5 oz) containers

Include some small packages (e.g., 5 oz cans of fish) in the cost evaluation, which eases transportation and storage

Allow forms of foods that do not require refrigeration and that are less perishable (current policy is unchanged)

Include some small sizes (e.g. 5 oz cans of fish) in cost evaluation, allowing consumption of the full container at one time

Allow fruits, vegetables, and legumes in a form (fresh, canned, frozen, dried) suitable for various storage conditions (current policy is unchanged)

Require at least one form of canned, frozen, or dried fruit and one form of canned, frozen, or dried vegetable, which may be in nonperishable forms

Allow for ready-to-feed infant formulas, full-strength juices, and jarred infant foods (current policy is unchanged)

Allow whole grain selections to include ready-to-eat items (e.g., bread), quick-cooking choices (e.g., parboiled brown rice), and slow-cooking grains (e.g., regular-cooking brown rice) (current policy is unchanged)

Require at least one form of canned, frozen, or dried fruit and one form of canned, frozen, or dried vegetable

Require provision of legumes in dried and canned forms