FL Wic
FL Wic
FL Wic
July 2023
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from
discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for
prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication
to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that
administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which
can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by
writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged
discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights
violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
(3) email: Program.Intake@usda.gov
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. DH 150-712, 7/23
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Whole Grains Whole Grains ANY
BRAND
Oatmeal
100% Whole Wheat Bread & Buns Oatmeal or Oats
16 oz. (1 lb.) loaf or ANY BRAND Instant, Quick, Old Fashioned, or Rolled
package only 16 oz. (1 lb.) OR 32 oz. (2 lb.) bag, box, or container
Allowed brands include: n Avelina n Bob’s Red Mill
Allowed brands: n El Sabor n Finest Brand n Goya n Granvita n Hodgson Mill n Iberia
n Arnold “Sliced Buns” and n JCS n Lakay n Madame Gougousse n McCann’s n Molinera
“Sliced Hot Dog Buns” n Mom’s Best n N’ap boule n Ti Machan’n n Vitarroz n Yummy
n Lewis Bake Shop
Note: 16 oz. and 32 oz. Oatmeal or Oats may be purchased as Whole Grains
“100% Whole Wheat”
while 9.8 oz. and 23.7 oz. Quaker or 11.8 oz. Ralston and store brands of
and “Healthy Life Instant Oatmeal Original/Regular may be purchased as Breakfast Cereal.
100% Whole Wheat”
n Nature’s Own “Sugar Bulgur or Cracked Wheat ANY
ANY
Free” and “with Honey”
n Pepperidge Farm
ANY BRAND 16 oz. (1 lb.) OR 32 oz. (2 lb.) bag, BRAND
BRAND
box, or container Bulgur
BULGUR
“Swirl,” “Light Style,”
and “Very Thin”
n Sara Lee 100% Fruit Juice
n Wonder “Small”
Children receive juice in 64 fl. oz. bottles (btl), cartons, or jugs.
n Any store brand
A gallon size (128 fl. oz.) bottle of juice will count as 2 (two) 64 fl. oz. bottles.
“100% Whole A 16 fl. oz. can of juice concentrate can be bought instead of a 64 fl. oz.
Wheat” bottle.
Women receive juice in 48 fl. oz. bottles (btl) or 6-pack of
8 fl. oz. cartons. A 96 fl. oz. bottle of juice will count as 2 (two) 48 fl. oz.
bottles. An 11.5 or 12 fl. oz. can of juice concentrate can be bought instead
100% Whole Wheat Pasta of a 48 fl. oz. bottle.
16 oz. (1 lb.) size only Apple, Grape, Pineapple, White Grape, Pear, Cherry, and Juice Blends
must be labeled as 72 mg (80%) or more vitamin C per 8 fl. oz. serving
ANY BRAND, ANY SHAPE OR 120% or more vitamin C per 8 fl. oz. serving when mg of vitamin
100% whole wheat pasta (macaroni C are not listed on label. May buy juice that has added calcium or
product). vitamin D.
“Whole wheat flour” and/or “whole durum No added sugar or syrup. No juice drinks, beverages, cocktails, or
wheat flour” must be the only flours listed in “light” juice. No Apple Cider or Natural Apple Juice. No Kedem.
the ingredient list.
Refrigerated Plastic Jugs or Cartons
No added vegetables, sugars, fats, oils,
or salt (sodium).
14 to 16 oz. bag or box = 1 lb. BRAND n Apple n Grape n Orange n Pineapple n White n Grapefruit
Brown Grape
28 to 32 oz. bag or box = 2 lb. Rice
100%
n Juice Blend - GRAPE
Any flavor 100% Fruit Juice
JUICE
n 100% Pear Juice n 100% Cherry Juice
Regular, Instant, Boil-in-Bag, 100%
APPLE
Basmati, Jasmine, Short Grain, and Instant
Long Grain are allowed. Whole Grain
JUICE
Concentrate (frozen or shelf-stable)
Brown ANY BRAND 11.5, 12, and 16 fl. oz. sizes
No white rice or wild rice. No added Rice
ingredients such as seasonings. n Apple n Grape n Orange n Pineapple n White n Grapefruit
Grape
No rice in jars. No frozen rice. n Juice Blend - Any flavor 100% Fruit Juice
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Breakfast Cereal
9 to 36 oz. box or bag Allowed items are only those listed. Cereals with contain 51% or more whole grain. GF = Gluten Free
No other sizes, flavors, or varieties are allowed.
General Mills CheeriosGF Avelina
Cheerios Oat Crunch Berry Instant Rolled OatsGF
Cheerios Vanilla SpiceGF
MultiGrain CheeriosGF
Berry Berry Kix
Honey Kix
Kix
Total
Wheaties
Blueberry Chex GF Broadus
Cinnamon Chex GF
Corn Chex GF
Foods
Snoop Frosted
Rice Chex GF
Wheat Chex Drizzlerz
Great Grains: Grape-Nuts Grape-Nuts Honey Bunches of Oats: Hot Wheat Original Farina Original
Banana Nut Crunchy Flakes Honey with Cinnamon Vanilla Maple &
Pecan Roasted Almonds Bunches Pecans
Frosted Mini
Quaker Spooners
Strawberry
Cream Mini
Spooners
Any Store Brand or Ralston Foods Brand of the following: Cream of Rice & Cream of Wheat
Bran Flakes MultiGrain Flakes
Corn Flakes MultiGrain Medley, Tasteeos, Spins, or Toasted Cereal
Corn Squares, Biscuits, Crisps, or Bites Nutty Nuggets/Crunchy Nuggets/Crunchy Wheat
Crisp Rice/Crispy Rice Oat Crunch/Oat Wise/Oat Squares/Lively Oats
Crispy Hexagons (Corn & Rice) Oats & More with Almonds/Almonds & Oats
Essentially You/Toasted Rice Oats & More with Honey/Honey & Oats
Frosted Shredded Wheat/Frosted Wheat Rice Squares, Biscuits, Crisps, or Pockets Cream of Rice: Cream of Wheat:
Instant Grits – Original/Regular Toasted Oats/Tasteeos/Toasted Oat Spins/Happy O’s Stove Top & Whole Grain 2½ minute, 1 minute &
Instant Oatmeal – Original/Regular Wheat Flakes Instant GF Stove Top & Instant
Strawberry Frosted Shredded Wheat Wheat Squares, Biscuits, or Crisps Instant
Keep track of the cereal balance left on your WIC EBT card. Plan your cereal purchase so you are able to use all of the ounces (oz.)
for the month. If you buy 12, 18, 24, and 36 oz. sizes of cereals, you will be more likely to use all of your cereal ounces.
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2% Reduced Fat Milk (under special circumstances for Canned (also includes plastic or glass containers)
women and children)
n ANY BRAND, variety, size, or mixture of canned fruits and
Refrigerated Milk vegetables with no added sugar, syrup, artificial sweeteners, stevia,
nGallon = gal n Half gallon = hgl n Quart = qt fat, oil, or meat.
n2 pack of gallon size = 2 gal n Canned fruit must be packed in water or fruit juice and may not
The following types of milk may only be have added salt.
purchased when listed on the shopping list: n Canned vegetables may be with or without salt and may have
are allowed.
All types of fresh, frozen, and canned potatoes are allowed as long as
Soy Milk or Soy Beverage they have no added sugar, syrup, artificial sweeteners, fat, oil or meat.
Allowed refrigerated brands:
n 8th Continent Original - 1/2 gallon
No items from the salad bar, party trays, or fruit baskets.
n 8th Continent Vanilla - 1/2 gallon
No decorative fruits or vegetables, painted pumpkins, or gourds.
n Great Value Original - 1/2 gallon
No herbs and spices. No minced garlic in jars. No ginger root.
n Silk Original - 64 fl. oz. or 32 fl. oz.
No edible blossoms, flowers, or plants.
No dried or dehydrated fruits or vegetables.
32 fl. oz. allowed shelf-stable No baby and toddler fruits and vegetables.
brands: n Silk Original Tofu ANY BRAND No pouches of fruit purees or fruit pulps. No frozen fruit bars.
n Pacific Foods Ultra Soy Original No beverages such as fruit juice, tomato juice, and vegetable juice.
including organic brands
14 to 16 oz. package No nuts, coconuts, or fruit-nut mixtures.
n 64 fl. oz. or 2 quarts = 1 hgl
No added fats, sugars, oils, or No ketchup, relishes, pickles, olives, sauerkraut, or mustard.
n 2 pack of half gallon size = 2 hgl
sodium. No jelly, jams, fruit preserves, or apple butter.
n 1 quart (32 fl. oz.) = 0.5 hgl
No dry or canned beans/peas that are allowed in Beans category.
If the total price of the allowed fruits and vegetables selected
Cheese by the WIC customer is more than the dollar limit of Fruits and
Vegetables, the customer can choose to pay the difference in cash
ANY BRAND
or another form of acceptable payment at check-out time. Or, the
8 oz. or 16 oz. (1 lb.) package slices, shredded, block, round, WIC customer can remove some of the fruits and vegetables from
string, or cubes of cheeses listed below. Whole milk, part skim, the purchase so that the cost is less than or equal to the dollar limit.
reduced fat, lowfat, and any blends of the cheeses listed below If the dollar amount of the purchase is less than the dollar limit, no
are allowed. Non-smoked and smoked cheeses are allowed. change is to be given to the WIC customer.
n American Deluxe n Monterey Jack n Muenster
n Cheddar - mild, medium, sharp & extra sharp n Provolone
Organic products are not allowed with any WIC
n Colby n Mozzarella n Swiss
n Colby Jack n Mozzarella Cheddar
purchases except when buying
n Cheddar Jack n Mozzarella Provolone Fruits and Vegetables, Baby Foods, and Tofu.
No cheese product or cheese food. No individually-wrapped slices. When added sugar or syrup is not allowed, this includes: sugar, sucrose, corn syrup,
No other sizes, flavors, or varieties. No cheese with added ingredients high-fructose corn syrup, maltose, dextrose, honey, and maple syrup. When added artificial
such as Pepper Jack. No imported cheese. No fat free cheese. sweeteners are not allowed, they include: Splenda®, NutraSweet®, Equal®, aspartame,
saccharin, sucralose, and acesulfame-K.
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Baby Meats
For breastfed babies who receive no formula from WIC.
Beans
2.5 oz jar May buy 10 and 30 oz. packages.
n Beef & Beef Broth/Gravy
For each bag of beans on your EBT card, you can buy either a
n Chicken & Chicken Broth/Gravy
16 oz. bag of dry beans OR 4 (four) 15 to 16 oz. cans of beans.
n Ham & Ham Gravy
Each can of beans counts as 0.25 bag.
n Turkey & Turkey Broth/Gravy
1.00 bag = 4 cans 0.50 bag = 2 cans
0.75 bag = 3 cans 0.25 bag = 1 can
No meat sticks.
Examples of beans include, but are not limited to: black beans, blackeye
Yogurt peas, cannellini beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), great northern beans,
kidney beans, lentils, lima beans, navy beans, pink beans, pinto beans,
ANY BRAND, ANY FLAVOR including Greek Yogurt pigeon peas, red beans, soybeans, split peas, and white beans.
Whole Milk Yogurt (for children 1 year of age) Dry Beans 16 oz. (1 lb.) bag only
Nonfat or Lowfat Yogurt (0 to 2% fat) (for women and ANY BRAND is allowed.
children 2 years of age and older) No smaller sizes. No flavored, seasoned,
For each “tub” on shopping list, these sizes may be purchased: gourmet, or soup mixes.
n one 32 oz. (2 lb.) tub
n one 32 oz. (2 lb.) package with 8 - 4 oz. servings or 16 - 2 oz. tubes Canned Beans
n two 16 oz. (1 lb.) packages with 4 - 4 oz. servings or 8 - 2 oz. tubes 15 to 16 oz. can only
ANY BRAND is allowed. May be with salt or reduced
No yogurt with more than 40 grams total sugars per 1 cup sodium. May have added sugar, syrup, or dextrose.
(8 oz.) serving, 30 grams total sugars per 3/4 cup (6 oz.) serving,
20 grams total sugars per 4 oz. serving, or 10 grams total sugars per No canned green peas, green beans, wax beans, or snap beans.
2 oz. serving. No yogurt with artificial sweeteners or stevia—many of No soups. No chili beans, seasoned beans, refried beans, or baked
these yogurts are called “LIGHT” yogurt. No smoothies. beans. No added meat, fat, oil, or artificial sweeteners.
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