WIC Food List
Nutritious Foods
WIC provides vouchers each month which are taken to grocery stores and used to buy healthy and nutritious foods. WIC foods include iron-fortified infant formula and infant cereal, iron-fortified adult cereal, vitamin C-rich fruit and/or vegetable juice, milk, eggs, cheese, beans, and peanut butter. Different food packages are issued to different clients. For example, mothers who are 100% breastfeeding their babies without formula are issued tuna and carrots in addition to other foods.
Pennsylvania WIC 2009 - 2010 Food List
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CHEESE Block,sliced, shredded, stick and string only. Must be marked with weight, type and cost. Regular, reducedfat, lowfat or fat free, low cholesterol, lactose free, low sodium, smoked or calcium frotified. 8 oz. or 16 oz. only.
- American (Pasteurized Process)
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Monterey
Jack
- Cheddar
- Mozzarella
- Cheddarella
- Muenster
- Cojack
- Provolone
- Colby (longhorn)
- Swiss
Forms allowed: Block, sliced, shredded, and string only. Must be marked with weight, type, and cost.
Not allowed: Individually wrapped slices; imported; deli service; cheese foods; imitation cheese; cheese products or spreads; cheese with added ingredients, organic cheese.
MILK
Pasteurized fluid milk, any fat level. May be regular or acidophilus.
Lactose reduced, Lactose free, Evaporated (12 oz. cans), Dry (packages) must be specified on the WIC check.
Allowable containers: Half Gallons or Gallons only. Exception: Lactose reduced/free may be in quarts or larger.
Not allowed: Flavored milk, buttermilk, goat’s milk, milk with added calcium or protein or plant sterols, organic milk, soy milk, UHT milk, milk in glass bottles.
CHICKEN EGGS
Regular large, medium or small size raw shell brown or white chicken eggs, in one dozen package size only.
Not allowed: Specialty eggs such as, vegetarian fed eggs, organic eggs, low cholesterol eggs, fat modified eggs, etc.
JUICE
46 oz. Container or 11.5 - 12 oz. Concentrate, 100% juice.
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Not Allowed: Juices with added sugar, alcohol, or carbonation.
CEREAL
8 oz. Package or Larger.
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Not allowed: Individual serving boxes.
INFANT CEREAL
Gerber brand in 8 oz. or 16 oz. box.
Not allowed: Organic varieties, variety pack, cereal with fruit, formula, or yogurt.
INFANT FORMULA
Nestle Good Start Gentle PLUS
Nestle Good Start Soy PLUS
Other brands and types of formula must be specified on the check. For a complete list of special formulas click here.
INFANT JUICE
Gerber brand 100% juice 4 oz. container.
Not allowed: Organic varieties, or juice with yogurt, toddler juice or fruit smoothies.
TUNA AND CARROTS
These foods are only for breastfeeding women whose babies do not get formula from WIC.
Tuna: Any brand, chunk light, packed in water, 6 to 6 1/2 oz. cans.
Fresh Carrots: whole, unpeeled, 1 or 2 lb. cello pack
Canned Carrots: Any brand, sliced, 14 to 20 oz. can
Not allowed: baby carrots
PEANUT BUTTER
Allowed 15 to 18 oz. container labeled "Peanut Butter" only.
Not allowed: Reduced fat peanut butter, peanut butter spread; those mixed with jelly, marshmallow, chocolate, or honey.
DRY BEANS AND PEAS
Any kind in 1 lb. package.
Not allowed: Beans with seasonings.
BREAST PUMPS FOR EXCLUSIVELY BREAST FED INFANTS
The PA WIC Program also provides breast pumps for eligible mothers and their infants.
Basic Rules and Regulations for Cashing WIC Checks.
- Use your WIC check at any WIC authorized store displaying the red WIC decal.
- WIC checks cannot be used before the First Day to Use or after the Last Day to Use.
- Only the type and quantity of food printed on the WIC check and listed on the WIC Program Food List can be purchased. No returns or substitutions. Identical exchange of store damaged product is allowed.
- Coupons, buy one get one free, extra free ounces, discount/club cards are allowed with WIC checks.
- Checks altered in any way will not be accepted.
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