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FOOD PACKAGES

 

Get more variety with your WIC foods!

Starting at your first benefit issuance appointment after October 2009, your food package will include foods from this list. For specific information on the types and amounts in your food package, select your client category from the menu on the left.

WIC Food Package

CEREAL

  • Iron-fortified and low in sugar

WHOLE GRAIN OPTIONS

  • Bread (whole-wheat or whole-grain) or tortillas (corn or whole-wheat) or brown rice or oatmeal

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

  • Cash value benefits for fruits and vegetables
  • Vitamin C-rich 100% juice

DAIRY

  • Fat-free, low-fat (1%) or reduced-fat (2%) milk for women and children age 2 and older
  • Whole milk for children 12 to 24 months
  • Cheese
  • Soymilk and tofu substitutions available upon request *

PROTEIN

  • Eggs
  • Dried beans, split peas or lentils and/or peanut butter
  • Canned tuna and/or salmon for exclusively breastfeeding mothers

INFANT FOODS

  • Baby fruits and vegetables
  • Baby meats
  • Baby cereal
  • Infant formula

WIC does not provide you with all of your infant’s formula needs. Protect your breastmilk supply by breastfeeding your baby whenever you are together. You and your baby will continue to receive health benefits from breastfeeding, and you may not have to buy formula.

* Soy milk and tofu require a prescription for children.

WIC Foods

  • Are low in fat and high in fiber
  • Provide nutritional variety
  • Help promote a healthy weight