October 2023

Halloween Stuffed Peppers

Ashley2023-10-18T19:47:40+00:00October 18th, 2023|Categories: Meal Planning, Recipes, WIC Food, WIC Grocery Shopping|Tags: bellpeppers, Fall Recipes, halloween, jack o lantern, orange peppers, Recipes, stuffed peppers, WIC Inspired Recipes|

Use WIC approved foods to make these Halloween stuffed peppers!

Ingredients:

1 cup steamed rice

1 can black beans

½ can of corn

1 cup of diced tomatoes (fresh or canned)

½ cup minced cilantro

1 cup shredded cheese

4 large bell peppers

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.

Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl, then mix in ¾ of the shredded cheese.

Use a small knife to cut the bell peppers like a jack-o-lantern and use a spoon to fill the bell peppers with the mixture. Set the filled peppers into a baking tray and top with the remaining shredded cheese. Bake for 25 minutes then let them cool for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

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Important Update

shauna2023-10-06T19:38:45+00:00October 5th, 2023|Categories: Dallas, East Texas, Grocery Services North, Texas WIC|

The Government is open. Texas WIC is operating as usual, and WIC benefits are being issued like they always have been. There have been no changes to the WIC program.

Since talk began of a government shutdown, some WIC clients may be confused about the status of the WIC program. A government shutdown was recently avoided, and WIC is operating as usual. Congress is still working to get the government funded past Nov. 17th. While we can’t speak for WIC, we don’t believe there will be any impact to the program in the near future.

Grocery Services North stores are helping customers redeem benefits as usual. We are open for business. We hope to see you soon.

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Halloween Deviled Eggs

Ashley2023-10-05T13:20:22+00:00October 4th, 2023|Categories: Meal Planning, Recipes, WIC Food, WIC Grocery Shopping, WIC Nutrition|Tags: Avocado, deviled eggs, Eggs, fall foods, halloween, Recipes, spooky eggs, WIC Inspired Recipes|

Use WIC approved foods to make this fun Halloween recipe!

6 boiled eggs

1 avocado

Green & Purple or Red food coloring

Paprika, Salt & Pepper to taste

Boil 6 eggs. Crack the shell of each egg all around with a spoon, but don’t peel them! Add the boiled eggs into a bowl filled with water that covers all of the eggs, and add red or purple food coloring to the water. Let them sit in the fridge overnight to soak up the food coloring and give a spooky spider web effect. Peel the eggs and cut in half. Remove the yolk and add to a bowl along with a sliced avocado. Mix the yolk & avocado together and add green food coloring to enhance the color. Add a spoonful of the green mixture to each egg and top with paprika, salt & pepper.

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Texas WIC Expanded Fruit and Vegetable Benefits Extended To Nov. 17th

shauna2023-10-06T19:39:06+00:00October 3rd, 2023|Categories: Texas WIC, WIC Food, WIC Grocery Shopping, WIC Nutrition|

Texas WIC has announced that the expanded fruit and vegetable benefits will be extended through Nov. 17th.

WIC clients are offered Cash Value Benefits through the WIC program. The extended benefits are:

Children get $26 each month
Pregnant, postpartum women get $47 each month
Breastfeeding WIC clients get $52 each month

According to Texas WIC, all clients who receive benefits on or before November 17 will get the higher amounts for the entire month of November.

“if you are pregnant and have two children (ages 1-5) receiving WIC, you will get $99 ($47 mom + $26 child + $26 child = $99) each month in October and November to buy fruit and vegetables,” according to the Texas WIC website. “If you already have benefits on your card for October and November contact your local WIC office for a time to update your benefits.”

If changes are not approved by congress, the fruit and vegetable cash value benefit amount will return to its original levels on Nov. 18th. The original benefit levels are $12 for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women and $10 for children ages 1 to 5.

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Monthly Archives: October 2023

Halloween Stuffed Peppers

Important Update

Halloween Deviled Eggs

Texas WIC Expanded Fruit and Vegetable Benefits Extended To Nov. 17th