Which of the following federally subsidized food programs is designed to improve the nutritional status specifically of low-income pregnant and breastfeeding women and their preschool children in the United States?

WIC (Women Infants Children)

The unique Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal aid program of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) which majors in providing healthcare and feeding of low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and children below the age of five.

WIC combines with varying services that are important to childhood and family well-being. The primary eligibility prerequisite is a family income that is less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level.

WIC is known to serve around 53 percent of all infants giving birth to the United States.