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Trainer’s name Trainer’s name

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Welcome and Warm UpHealthy Habits Review

Put all of the Healthy Habits trainings in order

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Welcome and Warm UpHealthy Habits Review

Share at your tables:

What new shopping habits have you started since we began with Healthy Habits?

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THIS SESSION OVERVIEW

1.PARTICIPATE in the Group Education (for existing participants)

2.REVIEW the Individual Education (for existing participants)

3. MORE about the CHECKS and SHOPPING GUIDE

4.ORIENTATION (for new participants)

5.AGENCY PROTOCOLS (changes in clinic related to the change in education)

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EDUCATION GOAL:

MAKE SURE THAT:

ALL WIC PARTICIPANTS HAVE A

SUCCESSFUL AND POSITIVE

SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

WITH THEIR NEW WIC CHECKS

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GROUP EDUCATION

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WHO is this class for?

Current WIC participants,

not new enrollments

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Group Education Objectives

• Reviewed key changes to new WIC food package

• Identified key changes in the WIC check• Reviewed the new Fruit and Vegetable

check and decided what they’d do if cost of the produce goes over amount of the check

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Group Objectives Continued

• Sorted foods as either CAN BUY or CANNOT BUY

• Reviewed the new Shopping Guide

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Overview of Lesson1.Welcome and Introduction2.Review of New WIC Food Package 3.WIC Check Layout4.Fruit and Vegetable Check5.Final Review of WIC Foods6.Closing

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Materials Needed

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State Provided Materials

Poster: combination check

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State Provided Materials

Poster: fruit & vegetable check

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Poster: What to do…

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State Provided Materials

Sorting Cards

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State Provided Materials

WIC Shopping Guide

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State Provided Materials

Your WIC Foods

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State Provided Materials

New Welcome to WIC DVD

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State Provided Materials

Healthy Habits at WIC Apron

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Overview of Lesson

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Summary of Sorting Cards

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Explanation of CANNOT BUY

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Materials Needed

• Old WIC check (recommended)• Milk cartons (4) • Empty juice containers (optional) • Mini shopping cart and mini trash can

ORPaper bags (marked CAN BUY or CANNOT BUY)

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GETTING READY

• Review the answers for the sorting card• Give the new Shopping Guide at front desk

for participants to review before class begins.

• Assess each class to see if you will need to review the baby foods section and the canned fish section

• Wear the apron throughout the entire class• Put sorting cards in apron pockets

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Overview of Lesson• Welcome and Introduction• Review of New WIC Food Package • WIC Check Layout• Fruit and Vegetable Check• Final Review of WIC Foods• Closing

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Class Warm Up

“Over the past few months at WIC,

what are some of the changes

you have heard about?”

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Overview of Lesson1.Welcome and Introduction2.Review of New WIC Food Package 3.WIC Check Layout4.Fruit and Vegetable Check5.Final Review of WIC Foods6.Closing

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SHOPPING GUIDE: Key features

• Foods in new order

• “Helpful Hints” about quantity

• Information about CAN and

• CANNOT BUY not on CHECK

• English/Spanish

• New foods

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MILK

“Turn to page 4 (light blue tab) of the

Shopping Guide”

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MILKWhat’s the Same?

• Reduced fat 2%• Lowfat 1% • Fat free • Powdered or evaporated

What’s Different?Share with a partner at your table.

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MILKWhat’s the Different?

Share with a partner at your table.

• Children age 2 and older and all women CANNOT buy regular (whole) milk.

• Children between 12-23 months can ONLY buy regular (whole) milk.

• Your WIC check will list which kind you can buy.

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MILK

Practice

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CHEESE

“Turn to page 5 (orange tab) of the Shopping Guide”

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CHEESE

What’s the Same?

Cheddar, Jack, or Mozzarella

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CHEESE

What’s Different?

• New flavors such as Colby, Colby/Jack and Mozzarella string

• No American Cheese• Must be 16 ounces• No slicing at deli

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CHEESE

PracticeCAN BUY CANNOT BUY

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Mozzarella String Cheese 16 oz

CAN

BUY!

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Monterey Jack Cheese sliced at the deli - 16 oz

CANNOT

BUY!

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Sharp Cheddar Cheese Two 8 oz Packages

CANNOT

BUY!

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Colby Jack Cheese 16 oz

CAN

BUY!