Why does the West Virginia WIC Program not allow cows milk for WIC participants until one year of age?
The West Virginia WIC Program does not allow cow’s milk before the age of one. The Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the consumption of breast milk or iron-fortified infant formula, along with age-appropriate solid foods and juices, during the first twelve months of life. The AAP recommends that whole cow’s milk and low-iron formulas not be used during the first year of life (AAP, The Use of Whole Cow’s Milk in Infancy, Pediatrics, 1992, 89:1105-1109). Please contact the Nutrition Education Coordinator for the West Virginia WIC Program at 304-558-0030 with any questions.
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