Food List

Fruits

Included

• ANY BRAND single ingredient or combinations of single ingredients, may have added fruit juice, (e.g., apples-pears; apples-mango-kiwi)
• Any Stage (i.e. Stage 1, Stage 2, homestyle, etc.)
• 2-ounce or 4-ounce containers only
• Single or two pack – jars or plastic containers
• Variety pack boxes
• May be organic, GMO or non-GMO varieties

Not Included

• Mixtures with cereal; infant food dinners, puddings, desserts (e.g., peach cobbler) or “delights;” varieties with DHA or ARA; infant fruits with added sugars, starches, fiber or sodium; infant fruits with yogurt; smoothies
• Fresh fruits; Gerber Graduates fruit dices, fruit puffs, yogurt melts, wagon wheels, fruit and cereal bars, mini fruits, fruit strips or fruit twists; Beech Nut Let’s Grow yogurt nibbles; Heinz toddler foods
• Pouches

Vegetables

Included

• ANY BRAND single ingredient or combinations of single ingredients (e.g., peas and carrots)
• Any Stage (i.e. Stage 1, Stage 2, Homestyle, etc.)
• 2-ounce or 4-ounce containers only
• Single or two pack;  jars or plastic containers
• May be organic, GMO or non-GMO varieties

Not Included:

• Infant food dinners; infant vegetables with added sugars, starches or sodium; varieties containing DHA or ARA; dried or powdered infant vegetables
• Fresh vegetables; Gerber Graduates vegetable dices, veggie puffs, or wagon wheels; Heinz toddler foods
• Pouches

X Selling, exchanging, giving away or trading food purchased with WIC benefits is considered fraud. This could result in termination from the WIC Program.

Infant Cereal

Included

• Choose from these brands: Gerber, Parent’s Choice, Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best Organic, Kroger Comforts, Tippy Toes, Baby Basics single grain or mixed grain
  • Barley
  • Oatmeal
  • Rice
  • Whole Grain
  • MultiGrain
  • Golden Corn Maize (Beech-Nut 8 ounce)
• 8 ounce or 16 ounce boxes or plastic containers only
• May be organic, GMO or non-GMO

Not Included

• Infant cereals containing infant formula, milk, fruit, fruit flakes, sugar or other non-cereal ingredients, (DHA, ARA, or probiotics)
• High protein varietes
• Infant cereal in  jars or cans
• Variety packs or single serving cups

Infant Formula

Included

• Formula as issued on a eWIC card

Babies are born to breastfeed. Your breast milk is all your baby needs for the first 6 months of life. 

FOR BREASTFEEDING INFANTS ONLY

Meat

Included

• ANY BRAND infant food meat or poultry, as a single major ingredient, with added broth or gravy
• Any stage (i.e., stage 1, stage 2, etc.)
• 2.5 ounce containers only
• Jars or plastic container
• Multipack box
• May be organic, GMO, or non-GMO varieties

Not Included

• Food combinations (e.g., meat and vegetables) or dinners (e.g., spaghetti and meatballs)
• Varieties containing DHA or ARA
• Infant meats with added sugars, starches or sodium
• Chicken sticks, turkey sticks or meat sticks
• Gerber Graduates Lil’ Meals, Lil’ Sides, Lil’ Entrees or Pasta Pick-ups: Beech Nut Tummy Trays or Mini-Meals; Heinz toddler foods; Nature’s Goodness Toddler Cuisine
• Pouches

Cheese

Included

• ANY BRAND 100% natural sliced, shredded or block
• 8 ounce or 16 ounce packages
  • Colby
  • Cheddar
  • Monterey Jack
  • Mozzarella (part-skim or whole)
  • American (pasteurized processed)
  • Swiss
  • Blends of any of these cheeses
• Low-fat; reduced-fat; fat-free; nonfat
• Low cholesterol; low sodium
• Calcium fortified
• Vitamin D fortified
• Lactose-reduced cheese

Not Included

• Any varieties not listed
• Individually wrapped slices, cubes, crumbles or string cheese
• Cheese food, cheese product, imitation cheese, cheese dips, cream cheese or cheese spread
• Cheese with pepper, pimento, added herbs, spices, seasonings or flavorings (wine or smoked)
• Cheese with added probiotics, DHA or AHA (e.g., Live Active, etc.)
• Cheese made with raw milk
• Deli or imported cheese; Kosher cheese
• Packages of individual serving sizes or random weight packages
• Organic; lactose-free cheese
• Goat, sheep or yogurt cheese

Eggs

Included

• One dozen container, chicken eggs only
• All sizes and grades
• White or Brown eggs
• Specialty eggs such as low-cholesterol, cage-free, stress-free, free-range vitamin-enriched, antibiotic-free, vegetarian-fed-hen, no-growth-hormones, fertile or organic eggs

Not Included

• Powdered, liquid or hard boiled eggs

FOR CHILDREN AGE 12-23 MONTHS ONLY

Whole Milk

Included

• Whole milk in white, chocolate, or lactose free varieties
• If requested – evaporated milk fortified with Vitamin D in 12-ounce cans only
• Soymilk: Pacific Ultra Original Soymilk, 8th Continent Regular Soymilk Original, 8th Continent Vanilla Soymilk, Silk Original Soymilk, Silk Shelf Stable Original Soymilk, and Great Value Original Soymilk

Not Included

• Reduced fat (2%), super skim, ultra skim; almond milk; coconut milk; cultured milk such as buttermilk; shelf-stable milk; goat’s milk; rice milk; milk with added soy protein, plant sterols, DHA, ARA and/or Omega 3; tofu; organic milk; fruit flavored milk; other non-dairy or raw milk
• Packages of individual serving size; glass containers; pint size containers
• Sweetened condensed milk; evaporated filled milk; evaporated fat free milk
• Light or fat-free soymilk; chocolate flavored soymilk; Silk Vanilla Soymilk, or other flavors not pictured
• A1® and A2® Milk
• Vitamite

 

Reading your Receipt

 

FOR CHILDREN AGE 12-23 MONTHS ONLY

Our Family – Plain

Not Included
• Yogurts sold with mix-in ingredients (like granola, candy pieces, nuts, etc.)
• Drinkable yogurt
• Greek varieties of yogurt
• Organic yogurt
• Frozen yogurt
• Yogurt containing artificial, reduced-calorie, or no-calorie sweeteners (i.e., light and fit, carb master, etc.)

 

FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AGE 2-5 ONLY

Low-Fat or Non-Fat Milk

Included
• Low-fat (1%) or Fat-free (Skim) milk in white, chocolate, or lactose-free varieties
• If requested, nonfat dry milk in 25.6 ounce box
• Soymilk: Pacific Ultra Original Soymilk, 8th Continent Regular Soymilk Original, 8th Continent Vanilla Soymilk, Silk Original Soymilk, Silk Shelf Stable Original Soymilk, and Great Value Original Soymilk

Not Included

• Reduced fat (2%), super skim, ultra skim; almond milk; coconut milk; cultured milk such as buttermilk; goat’s milk; rice milk; milk with added soy protein, plant sterols, DHA, ARA and/or Omega 3; tofu; organic milk; fruit flavored milk; other non-dairy or raw milk
• Packages of individual serving size; glass containers; pint size
• Individual serving sizes packaged in a larger box substituted for
  25.6 ounce box
• Sweetened condensed milk, evaporated whole milk fortified with Vitamin D, evaporated filled milk, evaporated fat free milk.
• Light or fat-free soymilk; chocolate flavored soymilk; Silk Vanilla Soymilk, or other flavors not pictured
• A1® and A2® Milk
• Vitamite

Low Fat or Non-Fat Yogurt

32 Ounce Containers

FOR WOMEN ONLY

Included

• Pasteurized 100% unsweetened fruit juice or vegetable juice
• Cans, plastic containers or cartons only

Not Included

• Juice with added sugar or sugar substitutes; Fruit and/or vegetable juice blends; Juicy Juice; Grapefruit juice; Juice drinks or cocktails; Juice with carbonation; Sports drinks; Ciders; Lemon or lime juice; Organic juices; Fresh juice; Infant juice; V-8 Splash or Fusion varieties
• Glass bottles; packages of individual serving size

Frozen Concentrate 12 oz

Included

• Boxes or Bags
• Cold Cereal in 12 to 36  ounce boxes or bags
• Hot Cereal in 11 to 36 ounce boxes

Not Included

• Single serving boxes or packet except Quaker Instant Oatmeal
• Organic cereals
• Variety Packs

BREAD

Included

• Whole wheat and whole grain breads
• 16, 20 or 24-ounce packages

Not Included

• Breads not listed

16 to 20 ounces

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16 or 20 ounces

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16 or 24 ounces

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Sara Lee Delightful 45 Multigrain Bread

20 ounces

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20 or 22 ounces

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Pepperidge Farm Whole Wheat Thin Sliced 22 oz

24 ounces

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Buns

Included

• Whole wheat and whole grain
• 12 to 16 ounce package

Not included

• Buns not listed
• Organic

12 ounces

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13 ounces

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14 ounces

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14.5 ounces

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15 ounces

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16 ounces

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Tortillas

Included

• Whole wheat tortillas made with whole wheat flour
• Corn tortillas made from ground masa flour
• 16 ounce packages only

Not Included

• Brands or tortillas not listed
• Flour tortillas
• Flavored tortillas
• Organic, refrigerated or frozen tortillas

Whole Wheat 

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Corn

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18ct-Food Club 6” White Corn Tortillas Taco Style
21ct-Food Club 6” Whit Corn Tortillas Fajita Style

Brown Rice

Included

• ANY BRAND brown rice without added sugars, fats, oils or salt
• May be instant, boil-in-bag, quick or regular cooking
• 14 to 32 ounce packages

Not Included

• Organic
• Basmati, wild, wehani, white or jasmine rice
• Bulgur
• Barley
• Flours
• Seasoned or flavored rice
• Refrigerated or frozen rice
• Ready to serve, precooked or single serve
• Brown rice mixed with any other rice

Oats

Included:

• ANY BRAND of quick or regular cooking, old-fashioned or rolled oats without added sugars, fats, oils, or salt
• 16 or 18 ounce canister only

Not included

• Single serve
• Organic
• Steel Cut
• Instant
• No Boxes
• No Bags

Pasta

Included

• Whole wheat or whole grain
• Without added sugars, fats, oils or salt
• 16 ounce packages only

LEGUMES

Beans

Included

• ANY BRAND dried beans, lentils or peas in any variety, including any combination of varieties
• 16-ounce bag only
• ANY BRAND of any type of canned bean, including fat free refried beans, without added sugars, fats, oils or meats.
• May be low sodium or organic
• Canned beans may be chosen for dried beans as listed on eWIC Benefit Balance
• 15 to 16 ounce can only

Not Included

• Beans or canned beans with added flavoring packets or additional flavorings, sugars, fats, dyes, oils or meat
• Soups or soup mixes
• Boxes of beans; bulk or loose beans; raw or roasted nuts
• Baked beans or pork and beans
• Canned chili
• Gourmet style peas or beans; hummus

Varieties such as green beans, green peas, snap beans, orange beans, wax beans and edamame-style soy beans are for purchase with cash value benefits only

Peanut Butter

Not available for purchase for children under two years of age

Included

• Any brand of commercially prepared, pre-packaged variety of plain, low sugar or low-sodium peanut butter, including smooth, crunchy or extra crunchy, and chunky styles.
• Natural and Organic peanut butter without palm oil
• 16-18 ounce package ONLY.

Not Included

• Whipped peanut butter; combinations including those with jelly, honey, chocolate, marshmallow or flavors added; other nut butters (i.e., almond, soy, sesame, sunflower, cashew, hazelnut, etc.)
• Reduced fat, fat-free, low carb or peanut spreads
• Honey roasted or honey nut peanut butter
• Specialty or gourmet peanut butter
• Peanut butter with added nutrients such as Vitamin E, DHA or ARA
• Packages of individual serving size, including tubes, slices or “To Go” containers
• Bulk or fresh ground peanut butter
• Powdered peanut butter

X Peanut Butter is not recommended for children under two year of age because of the risk of choking.

Legumes and Peanut Butter Conversions

FOR WOMEN WHO AR FULLY BREASTFEEDING, PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING OR PREGNANT WITH MULTIPLES ONLY

Fish

Included

• Skipjack Tuna
• ANY BRAND Chunk light tuna; pink salmon
• 5 ounce, 6 ounce, 7.5 ounce or 14.75 ounce cans

Not Included

• Sardines or Jack Mackerel; Albacore, Yellow Fin, Chunk White, Solid White, Tongol or other specialty tuna; Blueback, Chum, Sockeye, Red, King, Wild or Coho salmon
• Flaked or grated; low sodium; select, fancy and/or solid
• Organic
• Fish with added flavorings, spices or ingredients other than salt, oil or water
• Gourmet, fillet, fresh, dried, frozen or smoked fish
• Pouches or foil packets
• Packages of individual serving size
• Fish and cracker combinations or fish spreads

HOW TO BUY 30 OUNCES OF FISH