The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages provide supplemental foods designed to meet the special nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants and children up to five years of age who are at nutritional risk
Learn about breastfeeding and how you can support mom and baby.
Find answers to questions like, "What is Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)?", "Where is WIC available?", and "Am I eligible?".
Find information on how to use your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at the grocery store.
Read what it takes to be eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, including resource and income tests.
Read data, statistics and tables concerning the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including national annual and monthly summaries, as well as State level data.
To apply for benefits, contact your local Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) office. Find out more here.
Keep food safe to minimize the potential loss of food and reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
Learn about freezing foods with topics like food safety, product quality, and nutrient retention.
Can food safely with these complete guidelines.
Find out how to safely prepare all types of meats, including beef, bison, pork, veal, lamb, goat, rabbit, and more.
Find out how to safely prepare all types of poultry, including game poultry. Offers a special section on turkey.
Find important information on grilling, including food safety concerns and health concerns.
Learn how to safely use a microwave for cooking tasks, like reheating or defrosting.
Use this cookbook, with recipes for breakfast, breads, soups, side dishes, and main dishes, to prepare USDA Foods in a healthy, tasty way.
Learn about The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which supplements diets of eligible, low-income Americans by providing emergency food and nutrition assistance. See also:
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