Nutrition Education Resources for Families

Publications for WIC Participants

Nutrition Education Materials - Check out our nutrition education publications with healthy tips for your and your family. Also offered in many languages.

Healthy Recipes, OSU Food Hero - Quick, easy, tasty and healthy recipes.
HAVE A PLANT. Fruits & Veggies for Better Health - Find nutrition and storage information on a variety of produce. Get the latest news stories from the world of fruits and veggies. Discover a recipe for your cooking style, from quick and easy to a memorable main dish. Grow your knowledge with a produce-packed hack or gain insight with expert advice.
WICShopper App - Download the WICShopper app from your app store. Find WIC stores and scan food to see if it is WIC approved. Try the Yummy Recipes and other features to make shopping for and using WIC foods just a little easier. Connect with fun ideas for talking, singing, and reading to young children.

Food Hero, OSU - A great resource for recipes, activity and coloring sheets for kids, gardening tips and educational videos. All information available in English and Spanish.
Starting Solid Foods, American Academy of Pediatrics - Information to help you prepare for your baby's introduction to solid foods.
Toddler Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics - Toddlers are learning to feed themselves and eat new foods during this time of growth and development. Learn more about healthy meals, explore sample menus and common concerns such as picky eating.
Kid's Healthy Eating Plate, Harvard School of Public Health - Fun visual guide that helps encourage balanced, healthy food choices.
Feeding & Nutrition Tips: 4-to 5-Year-Olds, American Academy of Pediatrics - Help your preschooler eat well, be active and grow up healthy. Find tips for family mealtimes, sample menus and choosing healthy snacks.
Changing to a New Formula with Your Infant (PDF) - Use this handout to learn how to change your infant to a new formula.

Food Allergy Resources
- FARE – Food Allergy Research and Education - FARE has many helpful resources for living with food allergies.
Healthy Eating Plate, Harvard School of Public Health - A fun, interactive visual guide to help you plan healthy, balanced meals. Translations of the Healthy Eating Plate are available in over 25 languages.
Nutrition Basics, Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program - Check out this resource for more information on the food groups, healthy recipes and free downloadable cookbooks.
WIChealth.org - WIChealth.org can help you learn more about nutrition for your family. Ask your WIC clinic about WIChealth.org at your next appointment. You’ll need your WIC clinic name and Family ID# to create a WIChealth.org account.

Your WIC Family ID# can be found by: