Pennsylvania WIC Food List & Shopping Guide October 2017 - September 2018

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Pennsylvania WIC Food List & Shopping Guide October 2017 - September 2018
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2017
    THRU SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

P E N N S Y LVA N I A W I C

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Pennsylvania WIC Food List & Shopping Guide October 2017 - September 2018
Basic Rules
                                                                                                       & Regulations
                                   Index                                                  WIC Sales     Steps
                                                                                                Self-serve lines are not allowed.
                                                                                                 Checks altered in any way will not be accepted.
           Shopping Tips .................................................... 2                WIC checks cannot be used before the First Day to
                                                                                           1   Foods being
                                                                                                         Usepurchased
                                                                                                             or after thewith
                                                                                                                          LastWIC
                                                                                                                               Daychecks
                                                                                                                                   to Use.
           Cheese ................................................................... 3        must be listed on your WIC check.
                                                                                                Only the type and quantity of food printed on the
           Yogurt ................................................................4-5          WIC check and listed in this WIC Program Food List
                                                                                          2    Give the cashier can
                                                                                                                 yourbe
                                                                                                                      WIC  ID and WIC
                                                                                                                        purchased.
           Soy Products/Milk .......................................6-7                        check before the sale is rung up. A WIC sale
                                                                                                No returns, rain checks, or substitutions. Identical
                                                                                               cannot be rung
                                                                                                 exchange       up without
                                                                                                            of store damagedtheproduct
                                                                                                                                WIC ID.is allowed.
           Juice for Children and Women ..............8-9
           Fruits/Vegetables ..................................... 10-11                     Coupons,
                                                                                          3 The “Familybuy one get one
                                                                                                        ID Number”   on free, extra free ounces,
                                                                                                                         the check(s)
                                                                                             discount/club cards are allowed with WIC checks.
           Cereals ............................................................12-13           must match the “Family ID Number” on the
                                                                                               WICDoIDnot sell or exchange WIC checks, food, or
                                                                                                       card.
           Whole Grains .............................................. 14-17                     formula for cash, credit, or other items on-line, or
                                                                                                         any other means of selling items.
           Infant Foods.......................................................18          4    The cashier enters the total of each WIC sale

                                                                                                                                                             WIC SA LES STEPS
                                                                                               in the “Pay Exactly” box of the check.
           Eggs/Peanut Butter ...................................... 19
           Legumes (Beans)/Canned Fish ............... 20                                 5 Make sure the amount in the “Pay Exactly” box
                                                                                               matches the total on the register.

                                                                                          6 If a mistake is made entering the “Pay Exactly”
                                                                                               amount, the cashier must draw a single line through
                                                                                               the amount and write the correct amount above.
                                                                                               The WIC customer must initial to verify the correction.

                                                                                               Once the “Pay Exactly” box is correctly filled in,
                                                                                           7 the WIC customer must sign on the “Signature of
                                                                                               Endorser or Proxy” line and fill in the date.
 Fruit & Vegetable Checks
         C A S H VA L U E V O U C H E R ( C V V )

At the discretion of the store, checks can be combined
together.

• If you go over the dollar amount of the check, you will
   have to pay the difference using cash, SNAP (formerly
   Food Stamps), personal check or credit/debit card.

• If you spend less than the dollar amount, you will not
   receive any money back.

• The amount in the pay exactly box cannot exceed the
  value of the check. If the amount of the sale of fruits
  and vegetables is less than the value of the check,
  cashier enters the lesser amount.
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Cheese
                                                    8 OR 16 OZ PACKAGES ONLY

                                           ANY BRAND                 FORMS ALLOWED:
                                           • American                •   Block
                                             (Pasteurized Process)   •   Sliced
                                           • Cheddar                 •   Shredded
                                           • Cheddarella             •   Stick
    Shopping Tips                          • Colby (Longhorn)
                                           • Cojack
                                                                     •   String
    GET THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY            • Monterey Jack
                                           • Mozzarella
                                           • Muenster
    • Use coupons. Most stores feature     • Provolone
      weekly specials.                     • Swiss
    • Buy store brands.
                                           These may be regular,
    • Don’t use all your WIC checks for    reduced fat, lowfat or fat
      one month during the same shopping   free, low cholesterol,
      trip. Some food may spoil. Spread    lactose free, low sodium,

                                                                                                          M I L K /C H E E S E
      your purchases throughout the        smoked, or calcium fortified.
      entire month. Stores have more
      brands and varieties available
      during the middle of the month.      Cheese must be marked
                                           with weight, type, and cost.

                                           Kosher cheese must be listed
                                           on the WIC check.

                                           CANNOT BUY:
                                           • Cubed                         • Cheese products
                                           • Individually wrapped            or spreads
                                             slices                        • Organic cheese
                                           • Imported                      • Cheese with added
                                           • Deli service                    ingredients
                                           • Cheese foods                  • Cheese packed in water
                                           • Imitation cheese

                                               1 POUND                          ½             ½
                                              OF CHEESE                      POUND         POUND
                                                (16 oz)                       (8 oz)        (8 oz)

                                           N U T R I T I O N FA C T
                                             Calcium and vitamin D work together to protect your
                                             bones. Calcium helps build and maintain bones, while
                                             vitamin D helps your body effectively absorb calcium.

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Yogurt
                     32 OZ CONTAINERS ONLY

     TYPE SPECIFIED ON CHECK -
     W H O L E FA T, L O W FA T, N O N FA T

    WHOLE FAT                                                                 NONFAT

      All Natural        Plain                                                   Plain, Vanilla      Plain, Strawberry,       Plain
         Plain                                                                                      Strawberry Banana

    LOWFAT
                                                                                 Plain, Vanilla            Plain              Plain

                                                                                                                                               YOGURT
        Plain,          Plain,            Plain,          Peach, Plain,
        Vanilla         Vanilla           Vanilla          Raspberry,                Plain                 Plain          Plain, Vanilla
                                                       Strawberry, Vanilla,
                                                       Blended Blueberry

                                                                                 Plain, Vanilla        Plain, Vanilla         Plain
        Plain           Plain,          Peach,             Strawberry,
                        Vanilla       Strawberry,            Vanilla
                                      Strawberry
                                     Banana, Vanilla                          CANNOT BUY:
                                                                              • Greek                  • Yogurts with mix-in-ingredients
                                                                              • Organic                  such as:
                                                                              • Drinkable yogurts        - Granola
                                                                              • Yogurts with             - Candy pieces
        Vanilla         Plain,            Plain,          Peach, Plain,         non-nutritive            - Honey
                        Vanilla           Vanilla          Strawberry
                                                                                sweeteners               - Nuts

    Harvest Peach,
     Strawberry
       Banana,
     Strawberry,
        Vanilla

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Soy Products                                                                Milk
             MUST BE LISTED ON WIC CHECK                                       GALLONS OR HALF GALLONS

    SOY BEVERAGES                                                  ANY BRAND
    3 2 O R 6 4 O U N C E C O N TA I N E R S                       • Any brand pasteurized fluid milk.
                                                                   • If your check says “whole milk”, you must buy whole milk.
                                                                   • If your check says “2%”, you must buy 2%.
                                                                   • If your check says “1% or skim”, you can buy 1%, skim,
                                                                     nonfat, fat free, or acidophilus.
                                                                   • If your check says lactose free, kosher, evaporated or dry
                                                                     milk, then you must buy the listed milk.

     Pacific - Ultra Soy      8th Continent             Silk                                        CANNOT BUY:
     Original or Vanilla     Original or Vanilla     Original
                                                                                                      • Flavored milk
        Shelf Stable           Refrigerated        Refrigerated
                                                                                                        • Buttermilk
                                  Section            Section
                                                                                                         • Goat’s milk

                                                                                                                                      SOY P RODUCTS/MILK
                                                                                                          • Organic milk
    CANNOT BUY: Any other brand or flavor of soy beverage                                                  • Ultra High Temperature
                                                                                                           (UHT) processed milk
                                                                                                           • Milk in glass bottles
    TOFU                                                                                                   • Milk with added:
    1 6 O U N C E C O N TA I N E R S O N LY                                                                - Calcium
                                                                                                          - Protein
                                                                                                         - Plant sterols
                                                                                                       - Vitamin C
                                                                                                     - Omega-3s

          House                   Nasoya             Azumaya
      Foods Premium               Silken            Extra Firm,
     Medium Firm, Firm,                             Firm, Silken
        Extra Firm
                                                                    2 HALF
    CANNOT BUY: Any other brand or                                 GALLONS
                                                                                           ONE GALLON
    type of tofu

    N U T R I T I O N FA C T                                       EXCEPTION: You may buy
      Soy is a nutrient-rich food                                  a single quart of milk only
      that contains complete                                       if it is listed on your check.
      protein, carbohydrates,
      fiber, healthy fats,
      vitamins and minerals
      important to good health.
                                                                   N U T R I T I O N FA C T
      If you choose soy products,                                      Serve fat free or lowfat (1%) milk, cheese and yogurt at
      you may need other sources of                                    meals and snacks. They’re packed with vitamins, minerals
      calcium and vitamin D in your diet.                              and protein for strong bones, teeth, and muscles.

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Juice                                                                       Juice
                               FOR CHILDREN                                                                  FOR WOMEN

    64 OZ BOTTLES OR CARTONS ONLY                                                11.5-12 OZ FROZEN CONCENTRATE
    1 0 0 % PA S T E U R I Z E D J U I C E                                       1 0 0 % PA S T E U R I Z E D J U I C E

                                                                                                                                                   GRAPE
                                                                                                                                                   APPLE
                                                                                                                             STORE BRANDS
       100% Juices and                   Tomato, Low               All flavors                                                          Best Yet
         Sesame Street                  Sodium Tomato,                            All flavors with green pull tabs           Essential Everyday
     Flavors, Natural Style             Low Sodium V8,
                                                                                                                                     Food Club
          Apple Juice                         V8
                                                                                                                                          Giant
          Not allowed:
     “Cranberry Juice and                                                                                                           Great Value
          More” items                                                                             Apple                              Hannaford
        and “Fruitables”                     Pineapple              Apple                                                                Hy-Top
                                                                                                                                            IGA
                                                                                                                                 Market Pantry
                                                              WHITE GRAPE
                                                              CRANBERRY

                                                                                                                                                               JUICE FOR WOMEN
                                                              VEGETABLE
                                                                                                                                  My Essentials
                                                              PINEAPPLE           All flavors with yellow pull tabs

                                                              TOMATO
              Apple                                                                                                                      Parade
                                                              GRAPE
                                                              APPLE

                                                 STORE                                                                                 ShopRite
                                                BRANDS                              ANY BRAND ORANGE JUICE                              Shurfine
                                                   Best Yet                         Vitamin D & Calcium are okay             Signature Kitchens
              Apple                        Diane’s Garden                                                                         Tipton Grove
                                        Essential Everyday                                                                                 Weis
                                                 Food Club
                                                     Giant                       48 OZ BOTTLES
                                               Giant Eagle                       1 0 0 % PA S T E U R I Z E D J U I C E
       All flavors except                      Great Value

                                                                                                                                              GRAPE

                                                                                                                                              GRAPE
       premium flavors

                                                                                                                                              WHITE
                                                                                                                                              APPLE
                                                    Hy-Top                                                                        STORE
                                                       IGA                                                                       BRANDS
                                             Market Pantry                         Apple, Naturally            All flavors       Food Club
                                                    Parade                            Cranberry,
                                                                                   Cranberry Apple,                             Giant Eagle
              Apple                         Red and White                            or Cranberry                            Red and White
                                                   Shoprite                           Raspberry                                    Shurfine
                                                   Shurfine
                                        Signature Kitchens
    Purple, Red or White                      Tipton Grove                       Traditional Cranberry           Apple
     Grape Juice, Super                               Weis
     Berry, Tropical Trio                                                        SHELF STABLE CONCENTRATE
                                                                                 1 0 0 % PA S T E U R I Z E D J U I C E

          ANY BRAND ORANGE JUICE Vitamin D & Calcium are okay                                     All flavors with yellow trim

                                                                                                      CALCIUM AND VITAMINS C AND D ARE OKAY
                                                                                                      No other added vitamins or minerals allowed.
    CANNOT BUY: APPLIES TO ALL JUICE
    • Ciders                     • Juices with:               - Beta-carotene     - Carbonation              - Vitamin E     - DHA
    • Cocktails                    - Non-nutritive            - Food colorings    - Omega-3s                 - Alcohol       - ARA
    • Organic juice                  sweeteners               - Added sugars      - Vitamin A                - Fiber
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Fruits                                                             Vegetables
     FRESH                                                                       FRESH
     Whole or cut with no added sugars. For example:                             Whole or cut with no added sugars, fats or oils. For example:

     Apples                  Honeydew Melon          Pineapple                   Asparagus        Cucumbers        Kale             String Beans
     Bananas                 Mangos                  Plantains                   Avocado          Eggplant         Lettuce          Sugar Snap
     Blackberries            Nectarines              Plums                       Beets            Escarole         Malanga Root      Peas
     Blueberries             Oranges                 Raspberries                 Broccoli         Fennel           Mushrooms        Tomatoes
     Cantaloupe              Pana                    Strawberries                Cabbage          Garlic           Mustard          Turnips
     Cherries                Peaches                 Watermelon                  Carrots          Ginger Root       Greens          Winter Squash
     Grapes                  Pears                                               Cauliflower      Green Beans      Onions           Yams
                                                                                 Celery           Green Lima       Peppers          Yautia
                                                                                 Chayote           Beans           Potatoes         Yellow Beans
                      FROZEN                                                     Collard Greens   Green Peas       Pumpkin          Yellow Squash
                        Any brand, with no added sugars. For example:            Corn             Green Squash     Spinach          Yuca

                           Blueberries              Raspberries                  FROZEN
                           Cherries                 Strawberries                 Any brand with no added sugars, fats, or oils. Steam in

                                                                                                                                                           FRU IT/V EG ETAB LES
                           Mangos                                                bag allowed. For example:
                           Peaches                                               Asparagus                 Edamame                Pearl Onions
                           Pineapple                                             Avocado                    soybeans              Peas
                                                                                 Black-Eyed Peas           Garbanzo Beans         Peppers
                                                                                 Broccoli                  Green Beans            Spinach
                                                                                 Carrots                   Kidney Beans           String Beans
                       CANNED                                                     Cauliflower              Lima Beans             Succotash
                   Any brand canned, jarred                                          Corn                  Mixed                  Sugar Snap
                or multi-pack with no added                                             whole kernel        Vegetables             Peas
             sugars, fats, oils or sodium (salt).
     For example:                                                                         CANNED
                                                                                           Any brand with no added sugars, fats, or oils.
     Mandarin Oranges                                                                      Whole kernel corn and green peas that contain
     Peaches and Pears in 100% juice                                                       sugar are allowed. For example:
     Pineapple in its own juice                                                            Asparagus      Green Beans       Tomatoes
     Unsweetened Apple Sauce                                                               Beets          Green Peas        Yams
                                                                                           Carrots        Mushrooms          unsweetened
                                                                                          Corn            Pumpkin           Wax Beans
     Organic fruits can be purchased but tend to be more expensive.
     You will get more food with non-organic items.                                      whole kernel     Spinach

                                                                                    Organic vegetables can be purchased but tend to be more
     CANNOT BUY:                                                                    expensive. You will get more food with non-organic items.
     • Ingredients other than fruit -      • Fruit leathers,
       sugar, honey, high fructose corn      fruit snacks, fruit roll-ups        CANNOT BUY:
       syrup, heavy or light syrup,        • Fruit and nut mixtures              • Party trays, salad bar items   • Sauerkraut, pickled vegetables,
       dextrose, sucrose, maple syrup,     • Fruit cocktails, cranberry sauce,   • Items that contain dips or      and olives
       non-nutritive sweeteners, fats,       pie filling                          sauces                          • Infant or toddler vegetables
       oils, or sodium (salt)              • Baked goods containing fruit        • Ingredients other than         • Fresh herbs and spices,
     • Party trays, fruit baskets, salad   • Maraschino cherries or               vegetables - sugar, honey,       edible blossoms
       bar items                             products that contain                high fructose corn syrup,       • Dried vegetables
     • Items that contain dips or            maraschino cherries                  cheese sauce, noodles, rice,    • Baked goods containing
       sauces                              • Squeezable pouches                   nuts, spices, fats, or oils      vegetables
     • Dried fruit, trail mix              • Infant or toddler fruits            • Jarred salsa, pasta sauce      • Squeezable pouches

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Cereals
               12 OZ PACKAGES OR LARGER

     CANNOT BUY: Any other brand or type of cereal, organic
     cereals – Exception – for children, you may buy infant cereal
     in an 8 oz box or larger.

                       Original             Original         Cinnamon, Brown           Instant-Original, 1,      Simple          Banana Nut
                      and Butter                             Sugar, Honey Nut,        2.5 or 10 min, Whole       Granola           Crunch
                                                               Golden Maple           Grain, Healthy Grain

                                                                                                                                                                       CEREALS
     Original or        Almonds,           Regular or          Corn, Rice,                                    Regular, Honey,      Whole
       Flakes        Honey Roasted,        Multigrain           Wheat                                          Berry Berry         Grain
                    Cinnamon, Vanilla

                                                                                                                                                       WHOLE
                                                                                                                                                       GRAIN
                                                                                                                                                      CEREALS
                                                                                                                                                        Make
                                                                                                                                                      Half Your
                                                                                                                                                       Grains
                         Honey           Wheat Flakes                                          Regular                           Original and          Whole
                        Clusters                                                                                                 Strawberry
                                                                                           STORE BRANDS
                                                                                           Corn Flakes, Corn Squares (or biscuits), Rice Squares
                                                                                           (or biscuits), Toasted Oats, or Tasteeos
                                                                                           •   Essential Everyday       •   Great Value          • Shurfine
                                                                                           •   Food Club                •   IGA                  • Weis Quality
                                                                                           •   Giant                    •   Ralston Foods
                         Original         Original, Little        Maple                    •   Giant Eagle              •   ShopRite
                                         Bites, Touch of         Oatmeal
                                         Fruit Raspberry

     WAY S T O B U Y 3 6
     OUNCES OF CEREAL                           15                                                                                              12
                                                         21                      18   18                 12        12       12                          24
     You can buy any combination of             oz       oz                      oz   oz                 oz        oz       oz                  oz      oz
     WIC approved hot or cold cereals
     that add up to 36 ounces or less.
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Whole Grains
                           16 OZ PACKAGES

     WHOLE WHEAT OR WHOLE GRAIN BREAD & ROLLS                               WHOLE WHEAT PASTA

100% Stoneground Whole           100% Whole            100% Whole
Wheat Bread, 100% Whole                                                     Whole Wheat Spaghetti, Whole       Whole Wheat Spaghetti,
                                 Wheat Bread           Wheat Bread
  Wheat Sandwich Rolls                                                       Wheat Thin Spaghetti, Whole         Whole Wheat Elbow
                                                                            Wheat Macaroni, Whole Wheat        Macaroni, Whole Wheat
                                                                            Penne, Whole Wheat Rotini, and     Penne Rigate, and Whole
                                                                               Whole Wheat Vermicelli               Wheat Rotini

        100% Whole            100% Whole Wheat         100% Whole
        Wheat Bread         Bread, Multi-grain Bread   Wheat Bread

                      ®                                                      Whole Wheat Elbows, Whole        Whole Grain Penne Rigate,
                   BREAD
                                                                             Wheat Linguine, Whole Wheat     Whole Grain Spaghetti, Whole
                                                                              Penne, Whole Wheat Rotini,     Grain Thin Spaghetti, Whole
     100% Stoneground         100% Whole Wheat         Country Style         Whole Wheat Spaghetti and       Grain Rotini and Whole Grain

                                                                                                                                              W H O L E GRA I N S
     Whole Wheat Bread           with Honey            100% Whole            Whole Wheat Thin Spaghetti                 Linguini
                                                       Wheat Bread

       SunGrain 100%        Stoneground 100% Whole     Classic 100%
       Whole Wheat           Wheat Bread, Very Thin    Whole Wheat          Whole Wheat Rotini,       100% Whole      Whole Wheat Penne
          Bread              Soft 100% Whole Wheat        Bread                Whole Wheat          Wheat Spaghetti   Rigate, Whole Wheat
                              Bread, and Light Style                         Spaghetti, Whole       and 100% Whole      Spaghetti, Whole
                            100% Whole Wheat Bread                          Wheat Thin Spaghetti,    Wheat Penne      Wheat Angel Hair, and
                                                                             and Whole Wheat             Rigate       Whole Wheat Rotini
                                                                               Penne Rigate

        100% Whole               100% Whole      100% Stoneground Whole     CANNOT BUY: Organic. Pasta with added sugars, fats,
        Wheat Bread              Wheat Bread      Wheat Bread Hamotzie,     oils, or salt
                                                 100% Stoneground Whole
                                                 Wheat Bread Mezonot, or
                                                 6 pack Whole Wheat Rolls
     STORE BRANDS                                                           WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE
     100% Whole Wheat Bread
     • Best Yet             • Giant             • ShopRite                                                   STORE BRANDS
     • Essential            • Giant Eagle       • Signature Kitchens                                         • Best Yet
       Everyday             • IGA               • Weis Quality                                               • Essential Everyday
                                                                                                             • IGA
     CANNOT BUY:
                                                                                                             • Market Pantry
     • Any other package size, brand, or type of whole grain products
                                                                                                             • Shurfine
     • Organic whole grains                                                     Natural Whole Grain          • Signature Kitchens
     • Whole grains with:                                                           Brown Rice               • Weis Quality
      - Added omega-3s        - Seeds              - Extra calcium
      - Dried fruits          - Nuts               - Vitamin D

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Whole Grains                                                        Whole Grains
                           16 OZ PACKAGES                                            FOR WOMEN FULLY BREASTFEEDING
                                                                                          MULTIPLE INFANTS ONLY

      TORTILLAS
      SOFT CORN OR WHOLE WHEAT
                                                                           BREAD - 24 OZ PACKAGES
                                                                           WHOLE WHEAT OR WHOLE GRAIN

          Soft Whole               Yellow or         White Corn or Whole
         Wheat Tortillas           White Corn         Wheat Fajita Style         Natural or Premium              Country Style 100%
                                                                                 100% Whole Wheat                  Whole Wheat

         Yellow, White           Soft White Corn        Yellow, White
           Corn, or               Tortilla, Whole       Corn, Whole
         Whole Wheat             Wheat Tortillas            Wheat            Farmhouse Soft 100% Whole            100% Stone Ground
                                                                              Wheat Bread, Soft Honey            Wheat Bread, Natural
                                                                             Whole Wheat Bread, Whole             100% Whole Wheat
                                                                              Grain 100% Whole Wheat             Bread, Premium 100%

                                                                                                                                             W HOL E GRAI NS
                                                                                Bread, Oatmeal Bread              Whole Wheat Bread
      Fajita Style White          Whole Wheat           Corn Tortillas,
     Corn, Soft Taco Style          Tortillas           Whole Wheat
        Whole Wheat                                       Tortillas

                                                                             100% Whole             Dutch Country         100% Whole
                                                                             Wheat Bread          100% Whole Wheat        Wheat Bread
       Corn, Whole Wheat           Yellow Corn          Whole Wheat
     Soft Taco, Whole Wheat                              with Honey        CANNOT BUY:
      Fajita and Yellow Corn
                                                                           • Any other package size, brand, or
                                                                             type of whole grain products
                                                                           • Organic whole grains
                                                                           • Whole grains with:
                                                                            - Added omega-3s
         Whole Wheat            Yellow Corn Extra       Whole Wheat
                               Thin or Whole Wheat                          - Dried fruits
                                                                            - Seeds
                                                                            - Nuts
                                                                            - Extra calcium
                                                                            - Vitamin D
         Whole Wheat              Whole Wheat           Whole Wheat
                                   Fajita Style
                                                                           OATS - 24 OZ
                                                                           PACKAGE
      OATS

                   Natural Quick Oats and
                   Old Fashioned Quick Oats                                  Oatmeal Cut
                                                                             Quick Cook

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Infant Foods                                                             Chicken Eggs
                                                                                                 CARTONS OF 1 DOZEN

     INFANT FORMULA                                                                                 Any brand grades A or AA
     BRAND SPECIFIED ON CHECK                                                                       Regular: large, medium or
     CANNOT BUY: Organic or Non-GMO                                                                  small raw shell brown or
                                                                                                     white chicken eggs
     I N FANT CE R E AL                                                                                CANNOT BUY:

                                                                                                                                       I N FAN T FO O D/C A N N E D F I S H / P E A N UT B UT T E R / E GGS
     8 OR 16 OUNCE CONTAINERS | BRAND SPECIFIED ON CHECK
                                                                                                      • Specialty eggs such as:
     Barley, rice, oatmeal, whole wheat, or multigrain                                                - Vegetarian fed
     CANNOT BUY:                                                                                     - Organic
     • Organic varieties                                                                            - Low cholesterol
                                                                                                   - Fat modified
     • Cereal with added:
                                                                                                 - High in omega-3s
       - DHA              - Fruit                    - Yogurt
       - ARA              - Formula

     INFANT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
     4 O U N C E C O N TA I N E R S | Multipacks allowed
     Any brand 100% vegetable or fruits. Mixed varieties are okay
     for example: peas and carrots or sweet potatoes & apples.
     CANNOT BUY:
     • Added DHA, ARA, salt           • Squeezable pouches
      or sugar                        • Mixed with cereal, noodles, rice,
     • Desserts                        meats, yogurt, flour, starches or
     • Organic varieties               any other ingredients

     INFANT MEATS
     2 . 5 O U N C E C O N TA I N E R S
     Fully breastfed babies only
     Any brand single ingredient meats.
     With or without gravy or broth
     • Added DHA, ARA, salt or sugar
     • Organic varieties
     • Mixed with cereal, rice, noodles,
      vegetables, fruit, or any other ingredients                                   Peanut Butter
                                                                                      16 TO 18 OZ CONTAINERS
                                 TIP: When buying infant
                                 vegetables and fruit, a 2-pack
                                 is counted as 2 containers.                Any brand labeled “Peanut Butter” only

                                                                            CANNOT BUY: Reduced fat peanut butter,
     N U T R I T I O N FA C T                                               peanut butter spread, those mixed with jelly,
                                                                            marshmallow, chocolate or honey, organic
       Breastfeeding is a priority of the WIC Program. It provides
                                                                            peanut butter, added omega-3s, DHA, ARA, or
       many health, nutritional, economical, and emotional
       benefits to mother and baby.                                         non-nutritive sweeteners

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Legumes (Beans)                                                                        Basic Rules
                              15.5-16 OZ CONTAINERS
                                                                                                        & Regulations
     Types of Beans to Purchase:
     • 15.5 to 16 oz cans Sugar in canned   Index                                                          Self-serve lines are not allowed.
       kidney beans is allowed                                                                     Checks altered in any way will not be accepted.
     • 1 pound of dried beans                                                                    WIC checks cannot be used before the First Day to
                Shopping Tips .................................................... 2
                                                                                                          Use or after the Last Day to Use.
     Can only Cheese
                be purchased            with a WIC check
                        ................................................................... 3    Only the type and quantity of food printed on the
     that specifies the highlighted item below                                                   WIC check and listed in this WIC Program Food List
                Yogurt ................................................................4-5
                                                                                                                  can be purchased.
                     Soy Products/Milk .......................................6-7                 No returns, rain checks, or substitutions. Identical
                     Juice for Children and Women ..............8-9                                exchange of store damaged product is allowed.
                     Fruits/Vegetables ..................................... 10-11               Coupons, buy one get one free, extra free ounces,
                                                                                                  discount/club cards are allowed with WIC checks.
                     Cereals ............................................................12-13      Do not sell or exchange WIC checks, food, or
               Whole Grains .............................................. 14-17                  formula for cash, credit, or other items on-line, or
     Examples, but not limited to the following:                                                          any other means of selling items.
               Infant Foods.......................................................18
     • Black Beans        • Great Northern Beans • Navy Beans
     • BlackeyeEggs/Peanut
                 Peas        Butter ......................................
                          • Kidney         Beans                               • 19
                                                                                  Pink Beans
     • Butter Beans       • Lentils
               Legumes (Beans)/Canned Fish ............... 20                  •  Pinto Beans
     • Garbanzo Beans • Lima Beans                                             • Split Peas

                     CANNOT BUY: Canned green or yellow beans, green
                       lima beans, wax beans, any canned bean item
                         containing organic beans, added seasonings
                          (spices), sugars, oils, fats, sauces, or meats

                                 N U T R I T I O N FA C T
                                 Canned fish, peanut butter, beans, and eggs
                                 are good sources of protein and cost much

           Fruit & Vegetable Checks
                                 less than meat.

                       C A S H VA L U E V O U C H E R ( C V V )

                           Canned Fish
        At the discretion of the store, checks can be combined
        together. 3.75, 5, OR 6 OZ CANS ONLY

      • If you go over the dollar amount of the check, you will
     Any brand chunk Light Tuna,
         have to pay the difference using cash, SNAP (formerly
     Pink  Salmon,
         Food      or Sardines
               Stamps), personal check or credit/debit card.
     CANNOT BUY:
       • If you spend less than the dollar amount, you will not
     • Products     packed
          receive any  moneyin oil
                                 back.
     • Albacore Tuna
     • •Brisling Sardines
         The amount     in the pay exactly box cannot exceed the
     • Redvalue  of the check. If the amount of the sale of fruits
              Salmon
          and vegetables
     • Organic    fish      is less than the value of the check,
          cashier enters the lesser amount.
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YOU R W IC AG E N C Y

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA,
its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in
or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating
based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or
retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity
conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication
for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American
Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local)
where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of
hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program
information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any
USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the
letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy
of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed
form or letter to USDA by:

(1)   mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
            Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
            1400 Independence Avenue, SW
            Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2)   fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3)   email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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