Revised shopping guides available to order

Shopping guides with the new food package revisions, effective June 2026, are available to order from Brush Art in English, Spanish, and Somali beginning April 22.  The June 2026 shopping guide cover features the color orange to make it easy to identify. 

If you have questions about how to order from the Brush Art ordering site, please reach out to your state WIC consultant.

Meaningful minutes: WIC skills in 10

Meaningful Minutes - Developmental Readiness of Infants for Solid Foods, the next video in the training series, is now available at Meaningful Minutes - WIC Skills in 10. Take a few minutes to check out this or one of the past videos in the series! Time spent viewing the video and discussing the questions can be included in the hours required for the CPA Section 4.5: Staff Training annual Continuing Education.

Action steps:

• Watch the short, on-demand video. (To view, scroll down to the ‘Training Videos and Worksheets’ section.)
• Check out the resources.
• Discuss the questions on the staff worksheet to enhance learning and build skills!

The Meaningful Minutes series is part of the FFY 2026-2027 Nutrition Education Plan goal to enhance WIC staff assessment and counseling skills for common nutrition risks.

For questions, please reach out to Blair Haesly.

Neurodivergence and Disordered Eating: Part 2

Register for Early Childhood Mental Health: Foundational Information and Resources

Presenter: Maria Kroupina, PhD, Pediatric Psychologist at the University of Minnesota Health Pediatric Specialty Care Voyager Clinic and Pediatric Specialty Care Discovery Clinic.

• Date: Friday, April 24
• Time: 9 - 10 a.m.

Description: This one-hour webinar will explore the relationship between infant and early childhood mental health and Pediatric Feeding Behaviors. Gain an understanding of the ways trauma impacts behaviors and the red flags that raise an alarm. Learn about valuable tools that can strengthen the family environment and resources that support their needs. This is part one of a two-part series.

Questions: Contact Carole Kelnhofer