TABLE 2.
Consumption of complementary foods, infants aged 0–3.9 and 4–5.9 mo, by WIC participation1
| Children consuming, % | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0–3.9 mo | Age 4–5.9 mo | |||||||
| Nonparticipants | Nonparticipants | |||||||
| Food category | All (n = 305) | WIC participants (n = 121) | Lower income2 (n = 54) | Higher income2 (n = 130) | All (n = 295) | WIC participants (n = 124) | Lower income2 (n = 50) | Higher income2 (n = 121) |
| Milk (not breast milk or formula)3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 3.2 |
| Milk products4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| Grains | 14 | 15 | 21 | 8.9 | 54 | 60 | 46 | 43 |
| Infant cereal5 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 6.9 | 50 | 56 | 43 | 40 |
| Fruits and fruit juices | 8.3 | 7.1 | 13 | 8.6 | 39 | 42 | 52 | 29 |
| Solid fruit6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 37 | 39 | 51 | 28 |
| 100% juice7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 10 | 4.8 |
| Vegetables8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 31 |
| Meats/proteins9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 4.5 |
Values are mean percentages of children consuming the food category during a single 24-h recall. WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
Lower-income nonparticipants are likely WIC eligible; higher-income nonparticipants are likely not WIC eligible. See the Methods section for further details.
Includes cow milk, plant-based substitutes, and goat milk, but excludes breast milk and infant formula.
Includes cheese and yogurt.
Includes any kind of infant cereal, regardless of grain (i.e., rice, oat, quinoa, wheat, multigrain, or unknown grain).
Includes both baby-food fruit and non–baby-food fruit; excludes 100% juice.
Includes both baby 100% juice and non–baby 100% juice.
Includes baby-food vegetables, non–baby-food vegetables, and white potatoes.
Includes meats, poultry, fish, legumes, nuts, and seeds, but does not include cheese or yogurt.