Learn more about the new WIC and your eWIC card with the resources below.WIC will reload the card when your next monthly benefit period begins. When you have used all your WIC benefits for the month, do not throw away the card.
Any WIC benefits you do not use during a benefit cycle do not roll over. To check the amount of WIC benefits remaining on your card, check the receipt from your most recent shopping trip, call Customer Service at 1-85 or visit the cardholder web portal at. These items can be paid for with your SNAP card, gift card, cash, debit card or check. Some items you buy may not be on your family’s WIC Shopping List. If you lose your card or if it's stolen or damaged, contact Customer Service immediately at 1-85. It is very important that you keep up with your eWIC card so you will be able to pick up your WIC foods when you need them. The back of your eWIC card contains a magnetic strip that you will swipe through a card reader at the grocery store. WIC will use that number to send your benefits to your account each month. Your eWIC card will have a unique account number. Given the current dietary trends, the nutrient density approach can be a valuable tool for nutrition education and dietary guidance. The Food and Drug Administration has considered approving nutrient claims based on the ratio of a beneficial nutrient to the food’s energy content, as opposed to a specified minimum amount of a nutrient per serving size. This approach has implications for food labeling, nutritional policy making, and consumer education. Use of the NNR score allows consumers to identify and select nutrient-dense foods while permitting some flexibility where the discretionary calories are concerned. The naturally nutrient rich (NNR) score, which is based on mean percentage daily values (DVs) for 14 nutrients in 2000 kcal food, can be used to assign nutrient density values to foods within and across food groups. Past attempts to quantify the nutrient density of foods have been based on a variety of calories-to-nutrient scores, nutrients-per-calorie indexes, and nutrient-to-nutrient ratios. In many cases, healthful foods are defined by the absence of problematic ingredients-fat, sugar, and sodium-rather than by the presence of any beneficial nutrients they might contain. However, a review of the literature shows that the concept of a nutritious food is not based on any consistent standards or criteria. 
Such dietary guidance presupposes the existence of a nutrient density standard. To help improve the nutrient-to-energy ratio, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that consumers replace some foods in their diets with more nutrient-dense options. The American diet is said to be increasingly energy-rich but nutrient-poor.
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