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WIC
Authorized
Food List
Shopping Guide
March 28, 2016
3 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 2
CAFoodListsDatabase.aspx. checks in front of the cashier.
www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/wicworks/Pages/WIC- been entered, sign your WIC
For non-exclusive lists of eligible products, visit: 9
After the purchase price has
your local WIC agency.
on each check at the register.
If you are a WIC participant, you can also get a copy from
is then filled in by the cashier
downloaded from the WIC website at www.wicworks.ca.gov. 8
The “Exact Purchase Price”
The WIC Authorized Food List Shopping Guide can be
or logo artwork.
changes to brand name, product name, and/or product
authorize that food for purchase. Non-material changes are and checks to the cashier.
and/or product names are authorized, CDPH will continue to 7
Give your WIC ID Folder
authorized food in food categories for which specific brand
If a manufacturer makes a non-material change to an
category names. WIC checks.
all CAPS and white font, which will be used only for food away that you are using 6
category and subcategory. Each food category is printed in Tell the cashier right
Authorized food items are specific to each individual food
The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (por sus siglas en
MILK
Participating Family Members/Participantes de Familia: customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, inglés “USDA”) prohíbe la discriminación contra sus clientes, empleados y
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color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and solicitantes de empleo por raza, color, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad,
by each check.
Shopping Guide Information
Name/Nombre Individual ID/Identificación Individual where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexo, identidad de género, religión, represalias y, según corresponda,
sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any convicciones políticas, estado civil, estado familiar o paternal, orientación
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public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment sexual, o si los ingresos de una persona provienen en su totalidad o en parte
Group your WIC foods
or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not de un programa de asistencia pública, o información genética protegida de
all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) empleo o de cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el
Important WIC Authorized Food List
Departamento. (No todos los criterios prohibidos se aplicarán a todos los
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, programas y/o actividades laborales).
complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found
online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any Si desea presentar una queja por discriminación del programa de Derechos
USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write Civiles, complete el USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form
a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your (formulario de quejas por discriminación del programa del USDA), que
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of puede encontrar en internet en http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_
Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, cust.html, o en cualquier oficina del USDA, o llame al (866) 632-9992
Food List Shopping Guide.
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at para solicitar el formulario. También puede escribir una carta con toda la
program.intake@usda.gov. información solicitada en el formulario. Envíenos su formulario de queja
WIC check transaction.
completo o carta por correo postal a U.S. Department of Agriculture,
using your WIC Authorized
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or
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Keep your WIC checks and ID Folder in a safe place. Lost, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, por fax al (202) 690-7442 o por correo
You will not receive change from any
(800) 845-6136 (Spanish). electrónico a program.intake@usda.gov.
stolen, or expired WIC checks cannot be replaced.
WIC authorized foods
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Las personas sordas, con dificultades auditivas, o con discapacidad del habla
Mantenga sus cheques de WIC y sobre de identificación pueden contactar al USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service (Servicio
en un lugar seguro. Los cheques no se pueden reemplazar
on your check. Choose
federal de transmisión) al (800) 877-8339 o (800) 845-6136 (en español).
si los pierde, se los roban o se vencen. El USDA es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
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amount on the check, you may pay the extra amount. Look at “What to buy”
dollar value. If your purchase costs more than the
#930051 Rev 10/14 1-800-852-5770
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Para cambiar su cita, llame a su agencia de WIC.
To change your appointment, call your WIC agency. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
California WIC Program
The WIC Fruits and Vegetables Check has a printed
California Department of Public Health, than the “Last Day to Use.”
“First Day to Use” and no later 3
The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (por sus siglas en
Participating Family Members/Participantes de Familia: customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, inglés “USDA”) prohíbe la discriminación contra sus clientes, empleados y
to buy less of the other foods printed on the checks.
color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and solicitantes de empleo por raza, color, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad,
Name/Nombre Individual ID/Identificación Individual where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexo, identidad de género, religión, represalias y, según corresponda,
sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any convicciones políticas, estado civil, estado familiar o paternal, orientación
public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment sexual, o si los ingresos de una persona provienen en su totalidad o en parte
Use your checks starting on the
or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not de un programa de asistencia pública, o información genética protegida de
all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) empleo o de cualquier programa o actividad realizada o financiada por el
Departamento. (No todos los criterios prohibidos se aplicarán a todos los
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, programas y/o actividades laborales).
complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found
online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any Si desea presentar una queja por discriminación del programa de Derechos
Infant Formula WIC Checks. You may, however, choose
USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write Civiles, complete el USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form
a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your (formulario de quejas por discriminación del programa del USDA), que
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completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of puede encontrar en internet en http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_
Su agencia de WIC
Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, cust.html, o en cualquier oficina del USDA, o llame al (866) 632-9992
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at para solicitar el formulario. También puede escribir una carta con toda la
program.intake@usda.gov. información solicitada en el formulario. Envíenos su formulario de queja
completo o carta por correo postal a U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Your WIC Agency
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Keep your WIC checks and ID Folder in a safe place. Lost, contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, por fax al (202) 690-7442 o por correo
You must buy the full amount of formula printed on the
(800) 845-6136 (Spanish). electrónico a program.intake@usda.gov.
stolen, or expired WIC checks cannot be replaced.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Las personas sordas, con dificultades auditivas, o con discapacidad del habla
Mantenga sus cheques de WIC y sobre de identificación pueden contactar al USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service (Servicio
en un lugar seguro. Los cheques no se pueden reemplazar federal de transmisión) al (800) 877-8339 o (800) 845-6136 (en español).
si los pierde, se los roban o se vencen. Número de Identificación de la Familia El USDA es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
#930051 Rev 10/14 1-800-852-5770
Para cambiar su cita, llame a su agencia de WIC.
To change your appointment, call your WIC agency. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Family ID Number:
California WIC Program
California Department of Public Health,
Nombre del Participante/Padre/Guardian
con WIC.
Su agencia de WIC
Family Name:
Your WIC Agency crecen sanas
Número de Identificación de la Familia
Family ID Number:
to shop with WIC checks.
Familias
Nombre del Participante/Padre/Guardian
Alternate Signature/Firma del Suplente
Family Name:
con WIC.
crecen sanas
the store.
Familias
Alternate Signature/Firma del Suplente
you. Teach your alternate how
healthy with WIC.
Alternate Signature/Firma del Suplente
healthy
Families grow
with to WIC.
youwith
Alternate Signature/Firma del Suplente
Alternate Signature/Firma del Suplente
Folder before they shop for
Firma de Participante/Padre/Guardian
Participant/Parent/Caretaker Signature
Foldergrow
IDFamilies where to shop.
válido sin firma
a signature/No es
Not valid without
Alternate Signature/Firma del Suplente WIC must sign your WIC ID
Sobre de Identificación
signed WIC WIC logo to know
Time/Hora Date/Fecha
su agencia de WIC que aparece en la portada.
ID Folder Bienvenidos a WIC
the front of this WIC ID Folder. Para cambiar su cita, llame a
10 2 1
To change your appointment, call your WIC agency listed on
Your alternate on file with WIC
Take your Look for the
Firma de Participante/Padre/Guardian to
California WIC
Sus Citas de WIC
Your WIC Appointments
Participant/Parent/Caretaker Signature Welcome
válido sin firma
a signature/No es
Not valid without
Sobre de Identificación
Time/Hora Date/Fecha
Using Your WIC Checks
su agencia de WIC que aparece en la portada.
ID Folder Bienvenidos a WIC
the front of this WIC ID Folder. Para cambiar su cita, llame a
To change your appointment, call your WIC agency listed on to WIC
If You Have Problems at the No Added Sugars – Shopping Tips
Grocery Store
Added sugars are not allowed in some WIC foods, such as
• Ask to speak with the store manager. juice, canned fruits, frozen fruits and vegetables, and dried
• If you are not satisfied, contact your local WIC agency at fruits. Foods lower in sugars help prevent obesity, diabetes,
the number listed on the front of your WIC ID Folder, or some cancers, and tooth decay.
• Contact the State WIC Program at 1-800-852-5770 or Sugar has many names. Some other names include:
wicabuse@cdph.ca.gov.
• Agave or • Evaporated • Maltose
• Save your store receipt.
agave syrup cane juice • Maple sugar
• Report the following information: • Barley malt • Fructose • Molasses
- date, • Brown sugar • Glucose • Powdered sugar
- time, • Cane syrup • High-fructose • Raw sugar
- store name, • Corn sugar corn syrup • Sucrose
- names of the store staff involved, and • Corn syrup • Honey
- details of the situation. • Dextrose • Maltodextrin
Artificial, reduced-calorie, and no-calorie sweeteners are
also NOT allowed. Some names for them are:
Smart Shopping Tips
• Acesulfame • Monk fruit • Stevia
Here are some recommended
potassium • Nectresse • Sucralose
tips for stretching your WIC
• Aspartame • NutraSweet • Truvia
checks and food dollars:
• Malitol • Sorbitol • Xylitol
• Check store ads and • Maltitol • Splenda
websites for sales.
• Create a weekly meal plan
Check the ingredients for added sugars or sweeteners.
based on food prices.
See example of labels for canned pineapple below.
• Make a shopping list.
• Use grocery store club cards. CAN BUY CANNOT BUY
• Use coupons.
Nutrition Facts Nutrition Facts
• Buy store or generic brands. Serving Size 1/2 Cup (122g) Serving Size 1/2 Cup (123g)
Amount Per Serving
• Take advantage of “buy one, Amount Per Serving
Calories 70 Calories from Fat 0 Calories 110 Calories from Fat 0
get one free” specials. % Daily Value*
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0% Total Fat 0g 0%
• Buy fresh fruits and Saturated Fat 0g 0% Saturated Fat 0g 0%
vegetables that are in season. Trans Fat 0g 0% Trans Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0%
• Pay attention as foods are Sodium 0mg 0% Sodium 0mg 0%
scanned to make sure you Potassium 150mg 4% Potassium 95mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 5% Total Carbohydrate 26g 9%
are charged the correct Dietary Fiber 1g 4% Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
shelf price. Sugars 15g Sugars 25g
Protein less than 1g Protein 0g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 25% Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 20%
Calcium 0% Iron 2% Calcium 0% Iron 0%
INGREDIENTS: PINEAPPLE,
PINEAPPLE JUICE, CITRIC ACID, INGREDIENTS: PINEAPPLE, WATER,
ASCORBIC ACID SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID
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MILK CHEESE
CAN BUY CAN BUY
Any brand, one (1) gallon size, plain fluid cow’s milk. Any brand in 16 oz package of made in the USA cheese
Pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized: in the varieties listed below. Regular, low sodium, low
fat, reduced fat, or nonfat.
• 1% Lowfat (light) • Nonfat (fat free, skim)
Block or round:
The following are allowed if printed on the check:
• Half gallons Cheddar cheese Marbled or blends of
• Orange or white authorized cheeses,
• Whole milk
• Mild, medium, sharp, such as Colby-Jack or
• Lactose free milk
• Evaporated milk in 12 oz cans or longhorn Cheddarella
• Powdered dry milk in 9.6 oz or 25.6 oz containers Colby cheese Mozzarella cheese
• 2% Reduced fat milk
Jack cheese
Individually wrapped sticks:
CANNOT BUY Mozzarella string cheese
• Any other type, flavor, • Milk with added DHA
or size of milk • Pint size or glass bottles
•
•
Acidophilus milk
Buttermilk
•
•
Raw (unpasteurized) milk
Sweetened condensed
CANNOT BUY
• Calcium-fortified milk or filled milk • Any other variety, size, • Cheese purchased from or
• Flavored milk, such as • Ultra Heat Treated or texture of cheese sliced at the deli
chocolate (UHT) shelf-stable milk • Diced, grated, sliced, • Cheese with added
• Goat’s or soy milk • Organic milk crumbled, or shredded ingredients, such as hot
• Non-dairy substitutes cheese peppers or spices
• Organic cheese
Nutrition Tip
Milk is a good source EGGS
of calcium, protein,
and vitamin D for you
and your family. CAN BUY
Any brand, dozen size carton:
Chicken Eggs
• White
• Large
CANNOT BUY
• Any other size, type, or • Specialty eggs, such
color of eggs as cage-free, organic,
Helpful Hint • Powdered or liquid eggs vitamin-enriched,
pastured, low cholesterol,
To get the most milk, buy fluid cow’s milk. or DHA-enriched
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YOGURT YOGURT
CAN BUY
Brands, flavors (plain, vanilla, or strawberry), and
fat levels of cow’s milk yogurt listed below and on
the next page in 32 oz or quart container: Market Pantry Mountain High
Plain (Nonfat)
• Original Plain (Whole)
•
• Plain (Fat Free, Lowfat)
• Original Strawberry (Whole)
• Original Vanilla (Whole)
• Vanilla (Fat Free, Lowfat)
Alta Dena Coburn Farms
• Plain (Nonfat, Lowfat, Plain (Lowfat)
•
or Whole) • Vanilla (Lowfat)
• Strawberry (Lowfat)
• Vanilla (Lowfat)
Springfield Stater Bros.
• Premium Plain (Lowfat) Plain (Fat Free, Low fat)
•
• Blended Strawberry • Blended Strawberry (Lowfat)
(Lowfat) • Blended Vanilla (Lowfat)
PMS 485 Red
Black
Dannon Food Club
• All Natural Plain (Nonfat, • Plain (Fat Free)
Lowfat, or Whole)
• Strawberry (Nonfat)
• All Natural Vanilla
Tillamook Western Family
(Lowfat) • Plain & Simple (Lowfat) • Plain (Non-Fat, Low-Fat)
• Strawberry (Low-Fat)
TM
Great Value Kroger Yoplait
• Plain (Nonfat) • Blended Plain (Lowfat) • Plain (Nonfat)
• Strawberry (Lowfat) • Plain (Nonfat) • Original Strawberry (Low Fat)
• Vanilla (Lowfat) • Original Vanilla (Low Fat)
CANNOT BUY
• Any other brand, size, or • Drinkable yogurts
flavor of yogurt • Fat level not printed
Lucerne • Any other type of yogurt, on check
LALA • Plain (Fat Free)
such as Greek yogurt, lactose • Yogurt with artificial,
• Plain (Lowfat) • Strawberry (Lowfat)
free yogurt, soy yogurt, and reduced-calorie, or
• Vanilla (Lowfat)
goat’s milk yogurt no-calorie sweeteners
• Yogurt with mix-in • Organic yogurt
ingredients, such as granola,
Helpful Hint: Must buy yogurt fat level printed on check. candy pieces, honey, or nuts
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SOY TOFU
CAN BUY (if printed on the check) CAN BUY (if printed on the check)
Brands, types, and sizes listed below, organic and Brands and textures of plain tofu listed below in
twin-packs allowed: 16 oz package, organic allowed:
Azumaya House
• Silken • Premium Medium Firm
• Firm • Premium Firm
• Extra Firm • Premium Extra Firm
8th Continent Soymilk Pacific Ultra Soy Original
Original • Shelf-Stable
• Refrigerated • Quart size
• Half gallon size
Wo Chong
Nasoya O Organics • Silken
• Organic Silken • Organic Sprouted • Soft
WESTSOY Organic Plus Super Firm • Firm
Silk Soymilk Original Soymilk Plain
• Shelf-Stable
• Refrigerated
• Half gallon and
Half gallon and Quart size
•
Quart size CANNOT BUY
• Any other brand, size, or texture of tofu
• Tofu with added fats, sugars, sweeteners (artificial,
reduced-calorie, or no-calorie), oils, sodium, flavoring,
CANNOT BUY or seasoning
• Any other brand, type, size, or flavor of soy • Cubed, dried, baked, or fried tofu
• Light, lowfat, fat free, or nonfat soy • Tofu in bulk, not pre-packaged
Helpful Hint Nutrition Tip
If you are interested in Soy and tofu are
having soy and/or tofu, vegetarian sources of
talk with WIC staff. calcium and protein.
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CANNED FISH WHOLE GRAINS
CAN BUY (if printed on the check) CAN5 OBUY
Z
Any brand, regular or low sodium: Whole Wheat Bread | Any brand in 16 oz package:
Chunk Light Tuna Mackerel • Loaves, buns, or rolls • Store bakery bread
• 5 oz can • 15 oz can that have “100% Whole is allowed, if labeled
• Packed in water • Packed in water or Wheat” on the front label appropriately
• Plain tomato sauce
Pink Salmon
• 5 oz, 6 oz, or 14.75 oz can
Sardines
• 15 oz can
CAN BUY
• Packed in water • Packed in water, mustard, Any brand in 16 oz package or bulk, plain:
• Plain or tomato sauce Brown Rice Oatmeal or Oats
• Short, medium, • Old fashioned
or long grain • Rolled, cut, or steel cut
• Regular, quick, or instant • Regular, quick, or instant
• Basmati Brown • Crystal Wedding
• Jasmine Brown
Bulgur
Whole Grain Barley • Organic is allowed
• Organic is allowed
CANNOT BUY
• Any other flavor, variety, • Canned fish packed in oil CANNOT BUY
size, or type of fish • Canned mackerel or
Refer to the Cannot Buy section at the bottom of page 17
• Solid white, albacore sardines packed in any
for a full listing of cannot buys for Whole Grains.
tuna, or prime fillet fish other sauce, such as chili
• Specialty salmon, such or hot sauce
as smoked, wild sockeye, • Tuna or salmon kits
blue back salmon, or • Fish packed in pouches or
red salmon plastic containers
Nutrition Tip
• Organic canned fish or • Canned king mackerel
canned fish in organic Eating whole grains
sauce will increase your daily
fiber intake, which may
help reduce your risk
of developing some
Helpful Hint: To buy the full 30 oz of fish: health problems, such
as diabetes, obesity, and
heart disease.
15 oz 15 oz 15 oz 5 oz 5 oz 5 oz
6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz 6 oz
5 oz 5 oz 5 oz 5 oz 5 oz 5 oz
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WHOLE GRAINS WHOLE GRAINS
CAN BUY CAN BUY
Whole Wheat Tortillas | Brands listed below in 16 oz package: Corn Tortillas: Soft corn, yellow or white | Brands listed
below in 16 oz package:
• Acapulco Tortilleria • La Reina — Whole Wheat
Mexicatessen — Whole Flour Tortillas • Acapulco Tortilleria • La Rosa — Yellow Corn
Wheat Flour Tortillas • La Rosa — 100% Whole
Mexicatessen — King Tortillas La Grande
• Carlita —100% Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas Size White Corn Tortillas • La Tapatia — Premium
Wheat Flour Tortillas • La Victoria — Whole • Carlita — Corn Tortillas Corn Tortillas
• Chi-Chi’s — Whole Wheat Wheat Tortillas Soft Taco Soft Taco Style • La Tapatia — White Corn
Tortillas Fajita Style • Mi Casa — Wheat Tortillas • Chi-Chi’s — White Corn Tortillas/Tortillas Blancas
• Don Pancho — Whole • Mi-Rancho Tortillas
Taco Style Tortillas • Marcela Valladolid —
Wheat Tortillas Soft Taco — Whole Wheat Flour • Don Pancho — White White Corn Tortillas
& Wraps Style Tortillas Corn Tortillas • Mi Rancho — Mama’s
• Early On — Whole Wheat • Mission —100% Whole • Early On — White Corn White Corn Tortillas
Tortillas Wheat Flour Tortillas Tortillas • Mi-Rancho Tortillas —
• El Comal — 100% Whole Medium-Soft Taco • Early On — Yellow Corn Soft White Corn Tortillas
Wheat Flour Tortillas • Ortega — Whole Wheat
Tortillas • Mission — Yellow Corn
• Esperanza’s Tortilleria Tortillas • El Comal — Corn Tortillas Extra Thin
— Whole Wheat Flour • Ozuna — Whole Wheat
Tortillas • Northgate Gonzalez
Tortillas Tortillas • Fiesta — Corn Tortillas Market — White Corn
• Fiesta — Whole Wheat • Romero’s — 100% Whole • Guerrero — Tortillas de Tortillas de Maiz
Tortillas Wheat Grain Flour Maiz Blanco • Northgate Gonzalez
• Food Club — Whole Wheat Tortillas • Herdez — White Corn Market — Yellow Corn
Tortillas Fajita Style • Romero’s — 100% Whole
Tortillas Soft Taco Size Tortillas de Maiz
• Frestillas —100% Whole Wheat Grain Flour • La Banderita — Corn • Ozuna — Corn Tortillas
Wheat Tortillas Tortillas Regular/Soft Tortillas • Romero’s— Stone Ground
• Guerrero — Tortillas de Taco Size • La Banderita — Grande Corn Tortillas Large
Harina Integral • Santa Fe Tortilla
Corn Tortillas King Size
• Herdez — Whole Wheat Company — Whole • La Burrita — Corn • Romero’s — Whole Grain
Tortillas Fajita Style Wheat Tortillas Tortillas Corn Tortillas
• Kroger — Soft Taco • Tortilleria Santacruz — • La Fe Tortilleria — Corn • Santa Fe Tortilla
Sized 100% Whole Wheat 100% Whole Wheat Tortillas King Size Company — White Corn
Tortillas Flour Tortillas • La Mexicana — Corn Tortillas
• La Banderita — 100% • Vallarta Supermarkets —
Tortillas • Santa Fe Tortilla
Whole Wheat Flour 100% Whole Wheat • La Perla Mexicana — Company — Yellow Corn
Tortillas Soft Taco Tortillas King Size White Corn Tortillas
• La Banderita — Whole • Vallarta Supermarkets —
Tortillas • Sol De Oro — Premium
Wheat Flour Tortillas Fajita Tortilla de Trigo/Whole • La Perla Mexicana — Corn Tortillas
• La Perla Mexicana — Wheat Flour Tortillas King Size Yellow Corn • Vallarta Supermarkets —
Whole Wheat Tortillas Tortillas Vallarta Tortilla de Maiz
• La Rosa — Corn Tortillas • Vallarta Supermarkets —
La Grande Vallarta Tortilla de Maiz
Amaril
CANNOT BUY CANNOT BUY
Refer to the Cannot Buy section at the bottom of page 17 Refer to the Cannot Buy section at the bottom of page 17
for a full listing of cannot buys for Whole Grains. for a full listing of cannot buys for Whole Grains.
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WHOLE GRAINS WHOLE GRAINS
CAN BUY
Whole Wheat Pasta | Brands in 16 oz package, organic
allowed, as listed below and on the next page: Racconto
• Whole Wheat Capellini • Whole Wheat Penne Rigate
• Whole Wheat Elbows • Whole Wheat Rigatoni
• Whole Wheat Farfalle • Whole Wheat Rotini
• Whole Wheat Linguine • Whole Wheat Spaghetti
Allegra Barilla Bella Terra
• Whole Wheat • Whole Grain Penne Organic
Spaghetti • Whole Grain • Organic Whole
Spaghetti Wheat Capellini
• Organic Whole Ronzoni Healthy Harvest
FULL CIRCLE LOGO FOR ALL NON-ORGANIC
Wheat Spaghetti
NOTE: follow the drop shadow
formulas for the Full Circle Logo
on page 2.
• 100% Whole Grain Linguine Simply Balanced
• 100% Whole Grain • Organic Whole Wheat Farfalle
Penne Rigate • Organic Whole Wheat Fusilli
• 100% Whole Grain Rotini • Organic Whole Wheat
• 100% Whole Grain Spaghetti Penne Rigate
• 100% Whole Grain Thin • Organic Whole Wheat
Spaghetti Spaghetti
Essential Everyday Full Circle PMS 485 Red
Black
• Whole Wheat Elbow Macaroni • Organic Whole Wheat
• Whole Wheat Penne Rigate Angel Hair
Page 3
• Whole Wheat Rotini • Organic Whole Wheat
• Whole Wheat Spaghetti Spaghetti
• Whole Wheat Thin Spaghetti
Simple Truth Organic Western Family
• Whole Wheat Penne Rigate 100% Whole Wheat
•
• Whole Wheat Rotini Penne Rigate
• Whole Wheat Spaghetti • 100% Whole Wheat Spaghetti
Great Value Hodgson Mill CANNOT BUY
• Whole Wheat • Whole Wheat Angel Hair • Any other type, brand, • Ready-to-serve rice
Spaghetti • Whole Wheat Elbows
or size of corn tortillas, • Brown rice mixed with
• Whole Wheat Spaghetti
whole wheat tortillas, or any other type of rice
• Whole Wheat Spirals
whole wheat pasta • Individual or flavored
• Whole Wheat Thin Spaghetti • Any other type, size, or oatmeal packets
variety of whole wheat • Pearled barley
bread, brown rice, whole • Organic bread, tortillas,
grain barley, oatmeal or oatmeal, or brown rice
oats, or bulgur • Cannot mix and match
• Whole grains with added bulk brown rice, oatmeal,
Kroger ingredients, such as oats, whole grain barley,
O Organics fruits, nuts, or spices and bulgur
• 100% Whole Grain Penne Rigate • Organic Whole Wheat
• 100% Whole Grain Rotini
• Refrigerated or frozen • Homemade whole grains
Penne Rigate bread, dough, mixes, • Whole grains with
• 100% Whole Grain Spaghetti
• Organic Whole Wheat tortillas, rice, oats, artificial, reduced-calorie,
• 100% Whole Grain Thin
Spaghetti or pasta or no-calorie sweeteners
Spaghetti
16 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 17
BREAKFAST CEREAL BREAKFAST CEREAL
CAN BUY Brands in 12 oz – 36 oz box or bag of cereal
listed below and on the next page:
OTHER CEREALS – Less than 51% whole grain.
Kellogg’s Quaker
= 50% or more folic = 5 or more grams
acid per serving of fiber per serving
WHOLE GRAIN CEREALS – 51% or more whole grain.
General Mills
Corn Flakes Special K – Original Corn Bran Crunch
Post /Malt-O-Meal
Cheerios MultiGrain Cheerios Honey Kix Kix Total Whole Grain
Kellogg’s Quaker
Honey Bunches of Malt-O-Meal Oat Blenders
Oats – Honey Roasted Hot Cereal – Original with Honey
Crisp(y) Rice:
• Best Yet • Kroger • Signature
Frosted Frosted Life – Original Oatmeal Oatmeal • First Street • Malt-O-Meal Kitchens
Mini Wheats Mini Wheats Squares – Squares –
• Food Club • Market Pantry • Springfield
Original Little Bites Brown Sugar Cinnamon
• Great Value • Mill Select Early On* • Stater Bros.
• Hospitality • Parade • Sunny Select
Post B&G Foods Mill Select Early On • HY-TOP • Raley’s • Valu Time
• Hy-Vee • Ralston Foods • Western Family
• IGA • Red & White • WinCo Foods
• Kiggins • Shurfine
* Cereal is 51% or more whole grain
Grape-Nuts Bran Flakes Cream of Wheat Puffed Wheat
Whole Grain
CANNOT BUY
Instant Oatmeal or Instant Oats | Brands listed below in • Any other brand, • Hot breakfast cereal with
11.8 oz – 12 oz containers of individual serving packets,
type, size, or flavor of added fruits, nuts, sugars, or
old fashioned, classic, regular, or original flavor:
breakfast cereal sweeteners (artificial, reduced-
Best Yet
• Grits calorie, or no-calorie)
• • IGA • Shurfine • Sunny Select
• Early On • Kroger • Signature • Western
• First Street • Raley’s Kitchens Family
• Food Club • Ralston • Special Value • WinCo Foods Helpful Hint: To buy the full 36 oz of cereal:
• Great Value Foods • Springfield
• Hy-Vee • Red & • Stater Bros.
White 21oz 24oz
12oz 12oz 12oz 18oz 18oz 15 oz 12oz
18 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 19PEANUT BUTTER DRY BEANS, PEAS or LENTILS
CAN BUY CAN BUY
Any brand in 16 oz – 18 oz container. Any brand or variety in 16 oz package or bulk, organic
Plain, regular, low sodium, or low sugar: allowed. Varieties including, but not limited to:
• Any texture, such • Old fashioned or natural • Black • Kidney • Pink
as creamy, smooth, is allowed • Black-eyed peas • Lentils • Pinto
crunchy, chunky, super • Garbanzo (Chickpeas) • Lima • Red
crunchy, or super chunky • Great Northern • Mixed • Split peas
• Navy
CANNOT BUY CANNOT BUY
• Any other size, type, or • Peanut butter with added • Canned or frozen beans, • Dry beans, peas, or
flavor of peanut butter ingredients, such as peas, or lentils lentils with artificial,
• Honey nut roasted jams, jellies, chocolate, • Dry beans, peas, or lentils reduced-calorie, or no-
peanut butter marshmallows, or honey with added sugars, fats, calorie sweeteners
• “Grind your own” • Peanut butter with added oils, vegetables, fruits, • Dry beans with flavors
peanut butter supplements, such as or meat or spices or bean soup
• Peanut butter spread omega-3-fatty acids • Soy nuts mixes with flavoring
• Lowfat or reduced • Peanut butter with packets or spices
fat peanut butter artificial, reduced-calorie,
or no-calorie sweeteners
Organic peanut butter
CANNED MATURE BEANS
•
CAN BUY (if printed on the check)
Any brand, type, or variety in 15 oz – 16 oz can.
Plain, regular or low sodium. Varieties including,
but not limited to:
• Black • Great • Lentils • Pink
• Black-eyed peas Northern • Lima • Pinto
• Garbanzo (Chickpeas) • Kidney • Mixed • Red
• Navy
CANNOT BUY
• Dry or frozen beans, peas, • Canned baked or refried
or lentils beans
• Canned immature peas, • Flavored lentils or beans,
such as green peas, green such as Cajun, bbq, or
beans, or wax beans ranch style beans
• Canned lentils or beans • Canned organic lentils
with added sugars, fats, oils, or beans
vegetables, fruits, or meat
Helpful Hint • Canned lentils or beans with
artificial, reduced-calorie, or Helpful Hint
To get the most peanut
no-calorie sweeteners To get the most canned
butter, purchase 18 oz
beans, buy 16 oz cans.
containers.
20 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 21BOTTLED JUICE and
CONCENTRATE JUICE FRUITS and VEGETABLES
CAN BUY CAN BUY
Any brand pasteurized juice in authorized flavors, sizes, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Nutrition Tip
and forms listed below. Must have “100% Juice” and Any brand, type, or Children need 2 – 3 cups
“120% Vitamin C” (or more) on the front label. Added combination, organic and women need 4 – 4.5
Calcium and/or Vitamin D are allowed: allowed: cups of vegetables and
• 64 oz bottled (ready to drink) containers or fruits every day.
• Any variety of whole or cut
• 11.5 oz, 12 oz, or 16 oz concentrate (frozen or fruits and vegetables
non-frozen) containers • Bagged fruits and
vegetables • Garlic, onion, ginger,
Apple Tomato • Bagged or packaged salad jalapeños, peppers,
• Regular, low sodium,
Cranberry mixtures and chilies are allowed
or spicy
Grape
Vegetable
• Red, Purple, or White
• Regular, low sodium, CANNOT BUY
Grapefruit or spicy
• Ruby Red, Pink,
• Any food or product from ingredients, such as
Juice Blends the salad bar or deli, party dressing, croutons, cheese,
or White*
• Juice that is named as two trays, fruit baskets, or dips, or sauces
Orange* or more authorized flavors decorative vegetables and • Dried vegetables
Pineapple on the front label, such fruits, such as chilies or • Herbs and spices, such as
Prune as Cranberry-Grape, garlic on a string or parsley, basil, cilantro,
Apple-Grape, or painted pumpkins or mint
Cran-Apple • Nuts or fruit-nut mixtures • Fruits and vegetables with
• Edible blossoms, such added fats, oils, or sugars
* Orange juice and White Grapefruit juice are not required as squash blossoms • Fruits and vegetables with
to have “120% Vitamin C” on the front label. • Bagged salad or vegetable artificial, reduced-calorie,
or fruit kits with added or no-calorie sweeteners
CANNOT BUY
• Any other flavor, type, or • Juice with added CAN BUY (if printed on the check)
size of juice ingredients or Dried Fruits
• Juice not labeled as listed supplements, such Any brand, size, and type of
above as caffeine, carnitine, container or bulk, organic allowed:
• Refrigerated juice chromium, DHA,
• Diet, light, or lite juice echinacea, ginkgo biloba, • Any variety of dried and apricots
• Organic juice ginseng, guarana, fruits without added fats, • Freeze-dried is allowed
• Cider St. John’s wort, taurine, sugars, or oils, such as • Pitted or with pits
or wheatgrass raisins, prunes and/or are allowed
dried plums, figs, dates,
Helpful Hint CANNOT BUY
To get the most juice: • Dried fruits with added artificial or natural flavors,
fats, oils, or sugars including essences
• For children, choose 64 oz bottles or 16 oz • Dried fruits with artificial, • Dried or freeze-dried
frozen containers.
reduced-calorie, or no- vegetables
• For women, choose 11.5 oz or 12 oz frozen calorie sweeteners • Fruit snacks or fruit bites
or non-frozen containers. • Dried fruits with added • Trail mix
22 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 23FRUITS and VEGETABLES FRUITS and VEGETABLES
CAN BUY CAN BUY
Canned Fruits Frozen Fruits
Any brand, size, and type of container, organic allowed: Any brand, size, and type of container, organic allowed:
• Any variety of canned fruits, packed in water or juice • Any variety of frozen fruits
without added sugars without added sugars
• Natural or unsweetened applesauce is allowed • Combinations of
• Combinations of canned fruits and canned frozen fruits and frozen
vegetables are allowed vegetables are allowed
CANNOT BUY
• Canned fruits packed • Canned fruits with CANNOT BUY
in syrup, such as heavy, artificial, reduced-calorie, • Frozen fruits with added ingredients, oils, salt, or sugars
light, or extra light or no-calorie sweeteners • Frozen fruits with artificial, reduced-calorie, or no-calorie
• Fruit cocktail, mixed fruit • Canned fruits that do sweeteners
with cherries, cranberry not list a fruit as the first • Frozen fruits that do not list a fruit as the first ingredient
sauce, or pie filling ingredient
• Canned fruits with added • Home-canned or home-
sugars, salt, fats, or oils preserved fruits
CAN BUY
CAN BUY Frozen Vegetables
Canned Vegetables Any brand, size, and type
Any brand, size, and type of container, of container, organic allowed.
organic allowed. Regular or low sodium: Regular or low sodium:
• Any variety of canned • Combinations of canned • Any variety of frozen • Frozen beans of any kind
vegetables vegetables and canned vegetables are allowed, such as
• Sweet potatoes or yams fruits are allowed • Sweet potatoes or yams green beans, wax beans,
without added sugars • Tomatoes or tomato without added sugars black-eyed peas, black
or syrup are allowed products are allowed, or syrup are allowed beans, or pinto beans
such as whole, strained, • Combinations of frozen
crushed, diced, paste, vegetables and frozen
or purees fruits are allowed
CANNOT BUY
• Canned vegetables with • Soups, ketchup, relishes, CANNOT BUY
added fats or oils olives, salsa, stewed • Breaded or flavored • Frozen vegetables with
• Canned vegetable mixtures tomatoes, or tomato
frozen vegetables sauce, such as cheese,
with mature beans sauces (tomato, pizza, • French fries, tater tots, butter, or teriyaki sauce
• Pickled, creamed, or spaghetti)
hash browns, or mashed • Frozen vegetables with
sauced canned vegetables • Canned mature beans,
potatoes added sugars, sweeteners
• Canned tomato products such as black-eyed peas, • Frozen vegetables that do (artificial, reduced-calorie,
with added sugars, fats, kidney beans, or pinto
not list a vegetable as the or no-calorie), oils, fats,
oils, or sweeteners (artificial, beans
first ingredient pasta, rice, or any other
reduced-calorie, or no- • Canned vegetables that do
ingredient
calorie) not list a vegetable as the
• Home-canned or home- first ingredient
preserved vegetables
24 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 25INFANT CEREAL INFANT CEREAL
CAN BUY
Brands and types listed below
in 8 oz or 16 oz container,
organic allowed:
Tippy Toes Up & Up
• Rice • Rice
• Oatmeal • Oatmeal
CANNOT BUY
• Any other brand, type, or size of infant cereal
• Infant cereal with added ingredients, such as DHA,
Baby Basics Beech-Nut Comforts probiotics, formula, milk, fruits, vegetables, sugars, or
• Rice • Single Grain Rice for Baby sweeteners (artificial, reduced-calorie, or no-calorie)
• Oatmeal • Single Grain • Rice
Oatmeal • Oatmeal
• Multigrain
Infant
Feeding Tips
• Most babies are ready
Early On Earth’s Best Organic
for baby food around
• Rice • Whole Grain Rice
6 months old.
• Oatmeal • Whole Grain Oatmeal
• Multi Grain • Whole Grain Multi-Grain • Start with small
amounts of foods,
such as infant cereal
mixed with breastmilk
or formula.
• Please talk with
your WIC staff about
starting foods with
your baby.
Gerber Healthy Times
•Rice and Organic Rice Special Nourish Organic
• Oatmeal and Organic • Rice and Brown Rice
Oatmeal • Oatmeal
• Whole Wheat • Barley
• MultiGrain • Mixed Grain
26 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 27INFANT FRUITS and VEGETABLES INFANT FRUITS and VEGETABLES
CAN BUY
Any product made by the brands listed below in
3.5 oz or 4 oz container, organic allowed:
• Plain fruits, plain vegetables,
or combinations of two
or more plain fruits and
vegetables
• Multi-packs are allowed
CANNOT BUY
• Any other size or brand • Infant fruits and vegetables
of infant fruits and mixed with cereal, meat,
vegetables pasta, or rice
FULL CIRCLE LOGO FOR ALL NON-ORGANIC
NOTE: follow the drop shadow
formulas for the Full Circle Logo
on page 2.
• Infant fruits and • Infant fruits and vegetables
vegetables in pouches with added sugars, salt,
• Cannot mix and match spices, starch, fiber, or DHA
3.5 oz with 4 oz containers • Infant fruits and vegetables
• Infant desserts, puddings, with artificial, reduced-
or smoothies calorie, or no-calorie
• Infant juice sweeteners
• Infant dinners • Infant fruits and vegetables
• Graduates or toddler that do not list a fruit or
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infant food vegetable as the first
• Dried or powdered infant ingredient
fruits and vegetables
Helpful Hints: (1) To get the most infant fruits and
vegetables, buy 4 oz containers. (2) Single containers
and multi-packs can be mixed and matched. A multi-
pack has 2 or more containers.
2
Containers
28 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 29INFANT MEATS FRESH BANANAS
CAN BUY (if printed on the check) CAN BUY CANNOT BUY
Any product made by the brands listed below in 2.5 oz Fresh Yellow Bananas • Any other type of banana,
container, organic allowed: • 2 or 4 bananas as printed such as plantains, red, mini,
on the check or fingerling
• Added broth or gravy • Multi-packs are allowed • Organic is allowed
is allowed
FULL CIRCLE LOGO FOR ALL NON-ORGANIC
NOTE: follow the drop shadow
formulas for the Full Circle Logo
on page 2.
INFANT FORMULA
CAN BUY CANNOT BUY
Must buy the brand, type, • Any other brand, type, or
size, and number of cans size of infant formula not
printed on the check. printed on check
• Low iron or no iron formula
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Your Breastmilk
is all your newborn
baby needs!
• All babies have tiny tummies.
• You can make just the
right amount of milk your
baby needs.
• The more often you
nurse, the more milk you
will make for your baby.
CANNOT BUY • WIC is here to help
• Any other size or brand of • Infant meats with added you meet your
infant meats sugars, salt, spices, fiber, breastfeeding goals.
• Infant dinners or infant or DHA • Call your WIC office for
meats mixed with veggies, • Infant meats with artificial, breastfeeding support
fruits, cereal, pasta, or rice reduced-calorie, or and feeding tips.
• Graduates or toddler no-calorie sweeteners
infant food • Infant meats in pouches
30 March 28, 2016 March 28, 2016 31California Department of Public Health,
California WIC Program
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
1-800-852-5770 #910282 03/16
This document is intended
for educational purposes only and
does not create any rights, obligations,
affirmative duties, and does not replace
or supersede the WIC Bulletin Regulations.
A complete copy of the regulations
summarized in this document
can be found at
www.wicworks.ca.gov.You can also read
