The USDA has taken the potato off its list of approved foods for the Women, Infants and Children Program, a decision that has outraged the potato industry and politicians from potato-growing states. Nutritionists are also concerned. WIC, which stands for Women, Infants, and Children, is a supplemental food program intended to help meet the nutritional needs of families with young children. Not included is the “white” potato.
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