Resources and Recipes

How to Read Your eWIC Receipt
This handout explains the different eWIC receipts received with each transaction.

Welcome to eWIC
This handout provides basic information about the eWIC card.
Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Nepali, Pashto, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Missouri eWIC YouTube video

Missouri eWIC Video .mp4

Missouri eWIC Video - Spanish .mp4

How to Use Your eWIC Card at the Register .mp4

MyPlate - What's on your plate?
Learn about the MyPlate way of eating.
English and Spanish

Healthy Eating for Preschoolers
Learn how to apply the MyPlate eating guidelines for your preschool age child.
English and Spanish

Which Foods Have Iron DHSS Catalog #172 (English) #173 (Spanish)
This handout provides information on good sources of iron, strategies to absorb more iron, and consequences of low iron. It may be used for women and children.

Yogurt Fact Sheet
Provides basic information about yogurt, including health benefits associated with intake of yogurt, how to store and recipes.
Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Nepali, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Cooking with Evaporated Milk
This handout provides cooking tips and recipes for evaporated milk.
English and Spanish

Get Cookin' with Beans!
This handout provides cooking tips and recipes for beans.
Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Ukrainian

Cooking with Whole Grains
This handout provides cooking tips and recipes for whole grains.
Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese

Depression and Anxiety During and After Pregnancy
This handout alerts women and their family and friends to the symptoms and seriousness of depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy along with tips on how to get help.

Tips for Pregnant Moms
This handout reviews healthy eating choices and provides a daily food checklist for each trimester.
Spanish

Relief from Common Problems of Pregnancy
This handout is designed to provide information about some of the most common complaints during pregnancy, such as nausea, vomiting, heartburn and constipation. It also provides women with specific remedies to minimize the discomfort and complaints.
Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Farsi, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

Choose MyPlate for Pregnant, Breastfeeding and Nonbreastfeeding Women
This handout provides nutrition information needed to help mom and baby stay healthy.
Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Nepali, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Information for women about nutrition and weight gain during pregnancy.
Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hmong, Italian, Korean, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

Exercise During Pregnancy
This brochure provides guidelines for exercising safely during pregnancy.

A Healthy Smile for Your Young Child
This brochure provides information on how to keep a child’s teeth healthy through cleaning and proper nutrition.

Food To Grow On: Birth - 12 months
A guide to provide nutrition information for parents and caregivers of babies.
Spanish

Food To Grow On: 12 - 18 months
Provides information about feeding WIC children 12 to 18 months of age, including weaning from a bottle and a sample menu plan.
Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Hmong, Korean, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Food To Grow On: 19 - 24 months
Provides information about feeding WIC children 19 to 24 months of age, including tips for happy mealtimes, healthy habits and a sample menu plan.
Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Hmong, Korean, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Healthy Tips for Active Play
This handout provides information on the importance of raising an active child and gives tips for using both indoor and outdoor play activities.
Spanish

Reducing the Risk of Choking in Young Children at Mealtimes
This resource provides tips on how to prepare foods to reduce the risk of choking in young children.
Spanish

Substance Awareness
This handout provides substance use information and is designed to be used at the initial nutrition education contact.
Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Nepali, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

Protect Your Baby and Yourself from Listeriosis

CDC Marijuana Use and Pregnancy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a website with guidance about avoiding marijuana while pregnant or breastfeeding.