Maine WIC

Approved

Food List

Effective June 2016

Participants are encouraged to purchase the least expensive brand available.

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Fruits and Vegetables

Benefit will say ‘Fresh only’ or ‘Fresh, Frozen or Canned’

Fresh

Allowed:

Any type or variety
Conventional or Organic
Bagged fruits and vegetables
Cut fruit and vegetables (without dip)
Garlic (not on a string)

Not Allowed:

Pickled vegetables or olives
Items from the salad bar
Party trays and fruit baskets
Decorative or dried fruit or vegetables and painted pumpkins
Herbs and spices like basil, parsley or chives

Canned

Allowed:

Any package size, brand or mixture
Conventional or Organic
Fruit must be packed in water or 100% fruit juice without salt
May be in pouches, metal cans or glass or plastic jars
Vegetables may have salt, sea salt, reduced salt, no salt or sodium

Not Allowed:

Pie Filling
Pickled, marinated or in cheese sauce
Home-canned vegetables
Sauces- Pizza, pasta, spaghetti or marinara
Tomatoes with flavoring like garlic or basil
Cream style corn or olives
Cranberry sauce, soup, ketchup or salsa
Fruits with added sugars, artificial sweeteners, fats, oils, herbs or spices
Fruits in gel, gelatin or syrup

Frozen

Allowed:

Any package size, brand or mixture
Conventional or Organic

Do Not Buy:

Vegetables with added cheese, sauce, pasta, rice, nuts, breading or oil
Fruits or vegetables with added sugars, artificial sweeteners, flavoring, herbs or spices
French fries, tater tots or twice-baked potatoes
Sorbet or fruit bars

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Baby Food

Baby Cereal

Allowed:

8 or 16 oz containers of the following brands:

Beech-Nut (Original, Organic)
Earth’s Best Organic
Gerber

Not Allowed:

Baby cereal with added formula, milk, fruit, or other ingredients

Infant Fruits and Vegetables

Allowed:

2 oz or 4 oz container single or multi-pack or 2 packs of 2 oz net wt 4 oz:

Conventional or Organic
Jars, pouches, and plastic tubs
Any stage of infant fruit or vegetable or blends of fruits and/or vegetables

Containers of infant fruit and/ or vegetable (package must say “infant” or “baby”) in the following brands:

Beech-Nut (Classics, Naturals, Organic)
Earth’s Best Organic
Gerber (Natural, Original, Organic)
Happy Baby Organic
Nature’s Promise
Once Upon A Farm
O Organics
Parent’s Choice
Plum Organics

Approved Brands:

Not Allowed:

“Toddler” foods
Fruits or vegetables mixed with meat, pasta, rice, cereal, yogurt, spices, or seeds

Infant Meats

Allowed:

2.5 oz containers single or multipack of the following brands:

Beech-Nut
Earth’s Best Organic
Gerber

Approved Brands:

Types:

Conventional or Organic
Beef
Chicken
Turkey
Ham

Not Allowed:

Dinners, diced meats or meat sticks
Baby food combinations or dinners (for example,spaghetti and meatballs or meat and vegetables)

Infant Formula

Brand, type and size listed on check.

Breast Milk

Complete nutrition for your baby.

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Beans, Peas, Lentils, Eggs, Peanut Butter, Fish

Dried Beans, Peas, Lentils

Allowed:

16 to 32 oz packages
Any type of dried beans, peas or lentils
Regular or organic store-brand beans (Full Circle Organic, Great Value Organic, Nature’s Place/ Nature’s Promise, O Organics)

Not Allowd:

Other organic beans
Beans with added sugars, fats, oils, meats, fruits or vegetables
Soup Mixes

Canned Beans

Allowed:

15 to 16 oz cans only
Any type of plain canned beans, including fat-free refried beans
Regular or organic store brand, low sodium or no salt added
Organic store-brand beans (Full Circle Organic, Great
Value Organic, Nature’s Place/Nature’s Promise, O Organics)

Not Allowed:

Other organic beans
Green or wax beans or green peas – you can buy these with a fruit and vegetable benefit
Baked beans, pork and beans or soup mix
Beans with added sugars, fats, oils, meats, fruit or vegetables

Eggs

Allowed:

Full dozen, any size
Brown or white shells
Regular or organic
Cage-free

Not Allowed:

Free-range or free-running
Low cholesterol

Peanut Butter

Allowed:

16 to 18 oz containers

Any brand of creamy, chunky or crunchy

Not Allowed:

Organic
Reduced-fat
Peanut butter with added sweetners or flavors such as honey, marshmellow, jelly, or chocolate
Peanut butter with flaxseed or palm oil
Packets or squeezable container
Peant butter spreads

Canned Fish

Allowed:

3.75 to 15 oz containers of chunk light tuna, pink salmon or sardines packed in water
Pouches or cans (including multi-packs)
May contain vegetable broth
Regular, low sodium or no salt added

Not Allowed:

Albacore, solid white or yellow fin tuna
Any type of salmon other than pink
Fish packe in oil, or smoked, seasoned or flavored
Kippered fish

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Milk, Soy Beverage, Cheese, Tofu, Yogurt

Milk

Allowed:

Gallons, half gallons or quarts
Fat content listed on benefit:
– 1% or skim
– 2% or 1 1/2%
– Whole

Allowed:

Any mix of allowed container sizes to reach the amount listed on the benefit

Not Allowed:

Pints
Flavored, organic or raw milk
Milk not from cows
Milk in glass bottles

Shelf Stable Milk

Allowed:

Powdered Nonfat Dry Milk in 9.6 oz or 25.6 oz containers
UHT – Ultra High-Temperature Pasteurized Milk in half gallons or quarts with fat content listed on benefit

Lactose Free Milk

Allowed:

• Half gallons, 3/4 gallons or quarts
• Fat content listed on benefit:
– Lactose Free 1% or skim
– Lactose Free 2%
– Lactose Free Whole

Not Allowed

Pints

Soy Beverage

Allowed if listed on the benefit:

• Half gallons or quarts
– 8th Continent Soymilk, Original, refrigerated half gallon
– Great Value Soymilk, Original, refrigerated half gallon
– Pacific Ultra Soy, Original, shelf stable quart
– Silk Original Soymilk, refrigerated half gallon or shelf stable quart
– West Soy, Organic Plus, shelf stable quart

Cheese

Allowed:

• 8 oz, 16 oz, 24 oz, and 32 oz packages
• Block, shredded, sliced, sticks, crumbles, balls or cubes
• Regular, reduced-fat, 2%, or fat-free
• The following flavors (may be single flavor or blended):
– American
– Cheddar
– Colby Jack
– Monterey Jack
– Mozzarella
– Muenster
– Provolone
– Swiss
– String cheese

Not Allowed:

Package sizes other than 8 oz, 16 oz, 24 oz, and 32 oz
Cheese sliced at the deli counter
Dips, whips, spreads or cheese with seasoning
Organic cheese or Imported
Sliced cheese labeled “cheese product”or “cheese food”

Tofu

Allowed:

• Conventional or organic
• Cubed, blocks, silken, vacuum packed or sprouted
• Of the following brands:
– Azumaya
– Heiwa Organic
– House Foods
– Nasoya Organic
– Nature’s Promise
– O Organics

Not Allowed:

Flavored or baked

Yogurt

Allowed:

32 oz container (quart)
Fat content listed on benefit
– Whole milk yogurt
– 2% or 1 1/2 % or 1%
– or skim Yogurt

Allowed:

Greek or regular
Organic or regular
Plain or flavoer of the following brands

– Axelrod
– Best Yet
– Brown Cow
– Cabot
– Chobani
– Coburn Farms
– Dannon
– Food Club/ Shurfine
– Full Circle
– Great Value
– Greek Gods
– Green Mountain Creamery
– Hannaford
– LaLa Yogurt
– Lucerne
– Maple Hill Organic
– Market Basket
– Mountain High
– Nature’s Place/Nature’s Promise
– O Organics
– Open Nature
– Stonyfield Organics
– Two Good
– Wallaby
– Yoplait

Not Allowed:

• Any size other than a 32 oz container
• Individual cups, single serve or multipacks
• Soy, coconut or almond milk yogurts or kefir

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Oatmeal, Rice, Tortillas, Pasta, Bread

Oatmeal

Allowed:

16 oz packages

• Bob’s Red Mill Extra Thick Rolled Oats
• Bob’s Red Mill Instant Rolled Oats
• Bob’s Red Mill Quick Cooking Rolled Oats
• McCann’s Quick and Easy Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal
• McCann’s Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
• McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal
• Mom’s Best Quick Oats
• Mom’s Best Old Fashioned Oats

Not Allowed:

• Individual/ single-serve packets
• Flavored
• Organic oatmeal

Brown Rice

Allowed:

14 to 16 oz packages and 28 to 32 oz packages

Any brand of regular, quick, or instant brown rice
Regular or Organic store-brand
Basmati Brown, Jasmine Brown or Boil in Bag Brown RIce

Not Allowed:

White, seasoned, wild, mixes or organic rice
Other organic rice
Frozen, single-serve or ready to serve packets

Tortillas

Allowed:

16 oz package of soft shell

• Chi Chi’s White Corn Tortillas
• Chi Chi’s Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Don Pancho Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Food Club/ Shurfine Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Hannaford Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Herdez Corn Tortillas
• Herdez Whole Wheat Tortillas
• La Banderita 100% Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Market Basket Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Mayan Farm Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Mission Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Mission Yellow Corn Tortillas
• Ortega Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Santa Fe White or Yellow Corn Tortillas
• Santa Fe Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Signature Select Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Tia Rosa 100% Whole Wheat Tortillas
• Tio Santi 100% Whole Wheat Tortillas

Whole Wheat Pasta

Allowed:

16 oz packages listed below

• Any shape 100% whole wheat pasta of these brands:
– Barilla
– Colavita
– Food Club/ Shurfine
– Full Circle
– Great Value
– Hodgson Mills
– Nature’s Place/ Nature’s Promise
– O Organics
– Racconto
– Ronzoni
– Signature Select