Online Nutrition
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WICSmart

The Delaware WIC Program has online nutrition education to help you learn about nutrition and help you and your family get healthier.
Completing your nutrition education with WICSmart means:
  • Only 2 clinic visits per year.
  • You will continue to receive food benefits.
  • You may view as many lessons as you want (only one lesson per household needs to be completed before your next appointment).
  • You can start and stop a lesson anytime.
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To use Delaware WICSmart

Online Nutrition Education:

Visit wicsmart.jpma.com/Login.aspx?id=W7qva7iMzGU%3d OR use the WICSmart app.

wicsmart.com

  • Select “Participant Login”
  • Select “Delaware WIC”
  • Under “Member ID#”, enter in your “Family ID #” (Example: 1234567)
  • Choose your language and the lesson you want to view

WICSmart app

First time users – Download the WICSmart app through the App Store or Google Play.
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  • Select your language
  • Select “Delaware WIC”
  • Under “Member ID#”, enter in your “Family ID #” (Example: 1234567)
  • Choose the lesson you want to view

Reminders

  • If you complete the online nutrition education prior to your next RELOAD appointment, your benefits will be loaded to your eWIC account.
  • If you do not complete the online nutrition education prior to your RELOAD appointment, you will receive a call at your scheduled appointment time. You will receive a reminder message before your appointment.
  • Contact your WIC clinic if your address or phone number changes, if you need to schedule or change an appointment, or if you need help with online nutrition education.

Feeding a 6-7 Month Old

Feed solids with a spoon and from a bowl, never from a bottle.

Feeding a 10-12 Month Old

Breast milk is the most important source of nutrition for your baby, even after you start offering solid foods.

Feeding a 8-9 Month Old

Feed solids with a spoon. Never put cereal in a bottle.

Tips

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Breast milk and formula feeding:

Around 2-3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months of age, babies may experience a growth spurt when they feed more often.

As they grow babies can hold more milk, so feedings may become further apart and take less time.

To prevent choking, always hold your baby when feeding. Never prop up a bottle to feed.

Start offering whole milk when your baby is one year old.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and that breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months and beyond.

feeding solid foods

Feeding solid foods:

Wait to offer solid foods until your baby:

  • Can sit up and hold up their own head.
  • Opens their mouth when they see food.
  • Can close their lips around a spoon.

To prevent choking, always hold your baby when feeding. Never prop up a bottle to feed.

Try one new food at a time. Wait 5 days before trying another new food to watch for allergies. Food allergies may include wheezing, rash, or diarrhea.

Introduce peanut butter around 6 months. Spread a small, thin smear of peanut butter or nut butter thinly on a cracker.  Watch your baby for any reaction for the next 2 hours.

Babies under one year should NOT have honey due to the risk of botulism. Also, babies should not have foods that can cause choking like nuts or whole grapes.

All babies are different. Talk with WIC or your baby’s healthcare provider about your baby’s needs.

Feeding Cues

Feeding a 4-5 Month Old

Before teeth come in, wipe gums with a soft, clean wash cloth after each feeding, especially before bed.

Feeding a 0-3 Month Old

Newborns have tiny tummies and need to be fed often. In the first few weeks, you may need to wake your baby to feed if they sleep longer than 4 hours.

Growth Spurts

Many babies are fussy during a growth spurt and will want to nurse longer and more often. This is called cluster feeding. This is your baby’s way of helping you increase your milk supply so that you can keep up with their needs. Remember, the more your baby nurses, the more milk your body makes.

Growth spurts can happen at any time, and every baby is different.

They often happen at these ages:

two-three-weeks

2 to 3 Weeks

6 Weeks

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3 Months

six-months

6 Months

What foods can I get?

Authorized Food List
Authorized Food List

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