On the recordMarch 9, 2011
I do want to talk about the fact that the white potato is the only vegetable excluded from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)-approved food list.
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Highlighting the exclusion of white potatoes from WIC-approved foods.
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