WIC Approved Food List

WOMEN,WIC INFANTS & CHILDREN APPROVED FOOD LIST

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2019 Brands, types, or sizes are subject to change. CONTENTS

Shopping with eWIC ...... 4 WICShopper App ...... 5 Milk ...... 6 Cheese & Eggs ...... 7 Soymilk & Tofu ...... 8 Yogurt...... 9 Whole Grains ...... 10-11 Juice ...... 12-13 Before You Shop Fruits & Vegetables ...... 14-17 • Take your WIC ID folder to the store. Cereal ...... 18-20 • Teach your second authorized representative how to shop with WIC checks. Peanut Butter, Dry & Canned Beans ...... 21 • Have your second authorized representative sign Infant Foods ...... 22-23 your WIC ID folder before he or she goes to the store to shop for you. Canned Fish ...... 24 • Use the WICShopper app, or look inside your WIC folder or on the WIC website to find the current list of stores Breastfeeding Support & Information...... 25 that accept WIC checks. Not all WIC participants receive all foods listed in the food list. Foods assigned to each participant can be different Shopping with WIC Checks depending on age, category and special needs. Please ask • Separate WIC foods from the other items you are buying. staff if you have questions about your WIC food package. • Use the WIC Food List or WICShopper app to choose WIC approved foods and correct package sizes. Hawaii WIC is moving from paper checks to an electronic At the Checkout Stand card. During this time, some WIC families will have paper • Group your WIC foods by each check. checks and others will have a WIC Card. This WIC Approved • Tell the cashier before the sale begins that you are Food List can be used by all WIC families. Information on using WIC checks. how to shop with the WIC Card will be provided separately. • Show ID folder to the cashier. • There is no change given from any WIC transaction. • After the cashier writes the price and date of use on If you have a smartphone, the check, sign it in black ink in front of the cashier. use the FREE WICShopper app! Do not sign your checks before you go to the store. Use the app to scan items at the store to • You will be asked to review and sign the receipt. find out if they are Hawaii WIC approved and, if you have a WIC card, If you have questions at the store, talk to the store manager. access your balance. Be sure If the manager was not able to answer your question, to register your eWIC card with call the WIC Vendor Management Unit at (808) 586-4776. the app so you can check your benefits from your phone. 2 Hawaii WIC Program ewic WIC MOBILE app

Shopping with eWIC WICshopper Know your WIC food balance when you go to the store. Mobile App There are several ways to check your balance: Simplify your WIC Shopping. • Look at your benefits list • Review the remaining food balance printed on your last Download the Free WIC shopping receipt WIC Shopper App! • Log on to health.hawaii.gov/wic/eWIC (Be sure to register your card number) • Use the WICShopper app “My Benefits” option • Call the number The free WICShopper app lets you review available food on the back of benefits, scan products to identify WIC-approved foods, your eWIC card find WIC clinics and WIC-approved stores, and view Select your recipes on your smartphone. WIC approved items. Use the WICShopper App or Approved Food • Install “WICShopper“ from your List to help you app store. choose WIC foods. • Select Hawaii as your WIC Agency. • Register using the 16 digit number on your eWIC card. • Scan product bar codes to identify At Check-Out WIC-approved foods as you shop. Use your eWIC Card first. If you are purchasing both WIC • View your current benefits, and non-WIC foods, always use your eWIC card as your Approved Food List, recipes, first form of payment. and more right from the app! 1. Notify the cashier. Let the cashier know you will be paying with an eWIC card before they start scanning your purchases. 2. Pay close attention! If an item doesn’t ring up as a WIC food, you can put it back or purchase it with another form of payment. 3. Got coupons? Give the cashier your store loyalty card and any coupons you may have. 4. Swipe your eWIC card. Remember—swipe your eWIC card before other forms of payment if WIC and non-WIC items are rung up together. 5. Get a receipt. Check that your WIC purchase is correct. 6. Be sure to keep your receipt! It lists your remaining eWIC balance and expiration of benefits. It can also help your WIC office if issues arise. 4 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 5 MILK CHEESE & EGGS

Buy the type and container size listed on the check Cheese Can Buy Can Buy • Least Expensive Brand only (LEB) • 8 or 16 ounces (1 pound) ball, block, stick, string, shredded, • Fat-free (skim), low-fat (1%) any combination of these types. Can Buy only if listed • Cheddar, Colby, Monterey on the check Jack, Mozzarella, Swiss, any • Whole milk – LEB combination of these types • Reduced-fat (2%) – LEB • Regular, reduced or fat-free • Lactose-reduced or • Made in U.S.A. only lactose-free milk • Dry (powdered) milk • Evaporated milk Cannot Buy • Shelf-stable liquid • Organic milk (Hershey’s and • Sliced, cube, or deli Parmalat brands only) • Cheese with peppers, herbs or flavors

Cannot Buy • Organic Eggs • Rice milk • Buttermilk Can Buy • Goat’s milk • Packages of one dozen medium or large • Flavored milk • Least Expensive Brand • White, grade A or AA chicken eggs only Tips • Whole milk is issued only for children under the age Cannot Buy of 2 years. • Organic • Women and children over • Other size, type the age of 2 are issued or color of egg low-fat or fat-free milk. • Specialty eggs such as This also applies to lactose- fertilized, free range, reduced or lactose-free milk. or omega added • Pick up only the container • Powdered, liquid, size listed on your check – cooked or frozen quart, half gallon, or gallon.

6 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 7 soyMILK & tofu YOGURT

Soymilk Can Buy Can Buy only if listed Can Buy on the check Can Buy only if listed • 32-ounce on the check containers only • Pacific Ultra Soy (Plain • Low-fat or Nonfat in quarts only) • Mountain High, Yoplait, Lucerne, Dannon • Westsoy Organic Plus and Great Value brands only Soymilk (Plain, Vanilla • Plain, Vanilla, Peach, Strawberry and Strawberry in quarts only) Banana flavors only • 8th Continent Soymilk (Original, Vanilla in half-gallon only) • Silk (Original in half-gallon only) Cannot Buy • Other brands or flavors • DHA/ARA

Tofu Can Buy • 16 ounce block in silken, medium firm, firm or extra firm • Azumaya, House, O Organics and Mountain Apple brands only

Can Buy only if listed on the check • 12.3 ounce Mori-Nu Silken shelf-stable in firm or extra firm Cannot Buy • Organic Cannot Buy • Greek style • Soft • Products with • Product with flavoring or with seasonings toppings or add-ins • Cooked 8 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 9 WHOLE GRAINS

Tortillas Bread Can Buy Can Buy • 16 ounces (1 pound) • 16 ounces • Whole wheat (1 pound) loaf • White or yellow corn • 100% whole wheat • Big Island Mexican, • Home Maid, Love’s, Oroweat Don Pancho, La Burrita, and Sara Lee brands only Mission, Guerrero, Sinaloa brands only Can Buy only if listed on the check Can Buy only if • 24 ounces (1 ½ pound) loaf listed on the check (Love’s Hawaii Hearth or • 24 ounces (1 ½ pound) Roman Meal brands only) 11 ounces or larger to add up to 24 ounces Cannot Buy Cannot Buy • Organic • Organic • Fried, flavored or seasoned Brown Rice Pasta Can Buy • 16 ounces (1 pound) Can Buy • Short or long grain • 16 ounces (1 pound) • Instant, quick or • Whole wheat regular cooking time • Barilla, Great Value, Hodgson Mill, Pagasa, or Simply Balanced Cannot Buy brands only • Organic • Organic: Simply • Boil in a bag or ready Balanced brand only to serve

10 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 11 JUICE for children juice for women

Can Buy Can Buy 100% juice, with no sugar 100% juice, with no added and have at least sugar added and have 80% Daily Value for vitamin C at least 80% Daily • 64 ounce plastic bottles, any flavor Value for vitamin C • Best Yet, Essential Everyday, • Calcium fortified Hansen’s Natural, Juicy Juice, with Vitamin D Langers, Motts, Northland, • 48 ounce bottles Signature Select, Tree Top Juicy Juice (any flavor) Can Buy only if listed brands only • 46 ounce bottles V8 (origi- on the check nal and low sodium only) • Juicy Juice pack of 8-4.23 Can Buy only if listed ounce boxes and pack on the check • 11.5 to 12 ounce frozen concentrate: of 8-6.75 ounce boxes • Juicy Juice pack of 8-4.23 ounce (any flavor) – Apple: Treetop (green boxes and pack of 8-6.75 ounce label), Seneca (red label), • Dole pineapple juice boxes (any flavor) Best Yet, Signature Select, 6 pack of 6 ounce cans • Dole pineapple juice 6 pack of 6 ounce cans or Old Orchard • Motts apple juice 6 pack • Motts apple juice 6 pack of 8 ounce plastic bottles – White or Purple Grape: of 8 ounce bottles Welch’s (yellow pull tab) or Old Orchard Cannot Buy – Orange: Any brand Cannot Buy • Organic – Pineapple: Dole or • Organic • Products that are labeled juice beverage, Old Orchard • Products that are labeled cocktail, drink, punch, nectar or ade – Blends: Old Orchard juice beverage, cocktail, drink, punch, nectar or ade Tips • Ways to buy 128 ounces (if individual juice box, Tips • Up to 144 ounces: bottles, or cans are listed on your check) • Ways to buy 96 or 144 ounces (if individual juice • Up to 128 ounces: box, bottles or cans are listed on your check) 4-6 pack 6oz. cans (total = 144oz.) + • Up to 96 ounces: or 2-8 packs 4.23oz. + 1-8 pack 6.75oz. (total = 121.68oz.) + or + 1-8 packs 6.75oz. + 2-8 packs 6.75oz. + 1-6 pack 6oz. (total = 90oz.) 1-6 pack 6oz. (total = 144oz.) + or or

2–6 packs of 6 oz. + 1–6 pack of 8 oz. (total = 120 oz.) + + +

2-6 packs of 8 oz. (total = 96 oz.) 3-6 packs of 8 oz. (total = 144 oz.)

12 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 13 FRUITS

Fresh Fruits Can Buy • Organic • Whole, pre-cut or packaged

Cannot Buy • Salad bar items/party trays Canned Fruits • Dried or powdered • Decorative or ornamental • Products with added flavor, • Baked goods with fruit spices, dressing or dip • Fruit roll-ups or leather Can Buy Cannot • Organic Buy • Any brand or variety, packed • Products packed in water or juice without in syrup, such Frozen Fruits added sugars as heavy, light, • Applesauce – or extra light Can Buy “no sugar added” • Cranberry sauce, • Organic or “unsweetened” pie filling varieties only • Whole, pre-cut or packaged • Products with • Products added sugars in cans, or artificial, jars, or reduced-calorie, Cannot Buy plastic or no-calorie • Products with added ingredients, containers sweeteners sauce, sugar or artificial sweeteners • Products with added herbs or nuts 14 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 15 VEGETABLES

Fresh Vegetables Can Buy • Organic • Whole, pre-cut, shredded or packaged

Cannot Buy • Salad bar items or party trays • Decorative or ornamental • Products with cheese • Products with added flavor, herbs, spices, dressing or dip • Dried or powdered • Herbs or spices

Canned Vegetables Can Buy • Organic Frozen Vegetables • Products in cans, jars, or plastic containers • Any brand, variety, regular or low sodium/salt • Poi Can Buy • Plain tomatoes or tomato products • Organic (paste, puree, whole, crushed, diced, sauce) • Whole, pre-cut, shredded or packaged

Cannot Buy Cannot Buy • Products with added sugars, fats, oils, and meats • Products with added ingredients, sauce, nuts or cream • Products with added mature beans, including • Products with added flavor, herbs, spices, dressing or dip baked beans, pork and beans • Products with added rice, pasta, meat or noodles • Products that are pickled, or with added • French fries, hash browns, tater tots or Potatoes O’Brien cream or sauce • Breaded or battered vegetables • Soups, ketchup, relishes, olives, or salsa

16 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 17 Cereals with this symbol are made with whole grains BREAKFAST CEREAL and are a good source of fiber.

Cold Cereal Can Buy Tips • 12 ounce or • Ways to buy 36 ounces of larger package cereal (or as close as possible Malt-O-Meal Malt-O-Meal Malt-O-Meal Best Yet without going over) F. Mini Spooners – F. Mini Spooners – Frosted Mini F. Shredded Wheat Blueberry Strawberry Spooners – Plain – Bite Size Cannot Buy 12oz. 12oz. 12oz. 18oz. 18oz. • Organic • Other brands, type, size or flavor 24oz. 36oz. 21oz. 15oz. 12oz. Allowed brands and Ralston General Mills General Mills General Mills types listed below: Frosted Shredded Kix – Regular Kix – Berry Kix – Honey Wheat

Best Yet Signature Select Malt-O-Meal Quaker Post General Mills Signature Select Signature Select Crispy Rice Crispy Rice Crispy Rice Oatmeal Squares Great Grains – Fiber One – Oats & More Oats & More with Brown Sugar Banana Nut Honey Cluster with Honey with Almonds

Best Yet Signature General Mills General Mills Post Post Quaker General Mills Toasted Oats Select Cheerios – Cheerios – Honey Bunches Vanilla Bunches Life Wheat Chex Toasted Oats Regular Multigrain of Oats of Oats

Best Yet Signature Select General Mills Kellogg’s General Mills Signature Select General Mills Signature Select Corn Flakes Corn Flakes Total Frosted Shredded Rice Chex Rice Pockets Corn Chex Corn Pockets Wheat 18 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 19 BEANS & BREAKFAST CEREAL PEANUT BUTTER

Hot Cereal Peanut Butter Can Buy Can Buy Cannot Buy • 11.8 ounce or larger package • 16-18 ounce container • Organic • Plain, creamy, • Powdered, reduced-fat chunky, crunchy, or spreads Cannot Buy extra crunchy, • Added chocolate, flavors, • Organic natural or smooth honey, jam or jelly • Other brands, type, size or flavor • FIFTY50 and PB2 brands • Grits • Products with added fruits, nuts or sugars Dry Beans, Canned Allowed brands and types listed below: Peas & Beans Lentils Can Buy Can Buy only if listed Can Buy on the check • 8 ounces or larger to • Can sizes 15-30 oz. only equal up to 16 ounces • Any type, including: Malt-O-Meal Malt-O-Meal Best Yet • Mix or single type Blackeye peas, Lima, Hot Wheat Original Hot Wheat Chocolate Original Instant Oatmeal • Any brand Garbanzo, Kidney and Pinto beans • Nonorganic: Best Yet, Cannot Buy Bush’s Best, Essential • Organic Everyday, Great Value, • Added grains, Market Pantry, and Sig- spices, flavors or nature Select brands only seasoning packets • Organic: Cadia, Organic Great Value, O Organics, Quaker Essential Everyday • Hokkaido (azuki and Original Instant Original Instant black soy beans) Simply Balanced, Oatmeal Oatmeal and Wild Harvest brands only Cereals with this symbol are made with whole grains and are a good source of fiber. Tips Ways to buy 64 ounces of Canned Beans: Cannot Buy • 4 cans, 15-16 oz. size • Refried beans or • Green (sweet) peas • 2 cans, 27-30 oz. size • Products with added sugars, fats, oils or meat 20 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 21 INFANT FOODS

Meats Can Buy Cannot Buy • 2.5 ounce • Organic container • Products with DHA/ARA, for meat prebiotics or probiotics • Products that • Products labeled as contain broth or gravy dinners, soups or stews • Gerber® or Beech-Nut® • Products with added rice, brands only noodles or other pastas

Fruits & Vegetables Can Buy • 4 ounce container of Gerber® ® Gerber or Beech-Nut brand Oatmeal Cereal • Two pack of 4 ounce containers of Gerber® brand Cereals • Single variety or combination • Organic: Happy Baby® brand Can Buy in 4 ounce jars only • 8 ounce container • Beech-Nut® and Gerber® brands Cannot Buy • Products with DHA/ARA, prebiotics or probiotics • Oatmeal, multigrain, Beech Nut whole wheat and barley Multigrain Cereal • Products with added formula, milk, yogurt, nuts or sugars • Pouches Cannot Buy • Organic Bananas for Babies • Rice cereal • Products with DHA/ARA, prebiotics or probiotics Can Buy Cannot • Products with added formula, milk, fruit or yogurt Can Buy only if listed on the check Buy • Jars, cans or single serving packages • 2 single fresh bananas • Plantains, red or cooking bananas

22 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 23 canned fish BREASTFEEDING Support and Information Any brand of the Breastfeeding is a great way to support the growth of types listed below, your child while nurturing a bond that will last a lifetime. sizes for each type Mother’s milk has all a baby needs to grow of fish specified below: and stay healthy. Did you know that giving breastmilk: Pink • Reduces the risk of ear infections, SIDS, childhood leukemia, obesity, allergic reactions, and stomach Salmon Sardines problems (less gas, constipation, and diarrhea) • Helps prevent chronic diseases including diabetes, Can Buy Can Buy asthma, heart disease and cancer • Pink salmon • Sardines in any sauce • Is easy to digest in its own juice • 3.75 ounce can only • Lowers the risk of postpartum depression • 7.5 ounce can only • Saves money in formula and healthcare costs • Protects mom against cancer (less risk of breast, Cannot Buy ovarian, and uterine cancer) Cannot Buy • Organic • Is convenient and makes traveling easier • Organic • King Oscar or – no bottles or mixing required. • Red, sockeye or Crown Prince brands blueback • Promotes brain growth • Products that are flavored, boneless What Some Moms Say: or skinless Tuna • Products in pouches “Cherish every moment.” or snack packs Chunk “I’m glad I kept trying.” Light “We struggled for one month. Now Jack Can Buy it’s comfortable and easy.” Mackerel • Chunk light tuna in water “Completely Can Buy • 5 ounce can only worth it.” • Jack mackerel in any sauce Cannot Buy Do you have questions or • 15 ounce can only • Organic need help? • Albacore or fancy tuna Call WIC! • Products in pouches Cannot Buy or snack packs • Organic • Products with added • King Mackerel flavors and spices

24 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 25 WIC Fraud or Abuse Help Hawaii WIC serve as many families as possible with our budget Fraud or abuse in the WIC Program takes away food and services from all WIC participants. Buying, selling, attempting to sell or giving away WIC checks or benefits is against program rules. You may be required to repay APPOINTMENTS WIC for benefits received and may face civil and criminal Date Time Appt Type Notes prosecution under State and Federal law. Refer to the “Making WIC Work for You: Your Rights and Responsibilities” brochure in your WIC folder. If you need another copy please ask WIC staff or refer to the Hawaii WIC website. Help put a stop to WIC fraud. If you suspect a WIC client or grocer is committing fraud, call the State WIC Agency at (808) 586-8175 or if calling from the neighbor islands, call the toll-free number at 1-888-820-6425. Or you can report suspected abuse to USDA hotline at 1-800-424-9121 or visit www.usda.gov/oig/ hotline.htm. You may report your concerns anonymously.

Please bring to your next appointment on: ______¨ Your Child(ren): ______¨ Proof of (Circle One): Identity Income Residency QUEST/SNAP/TANF ¨ Shot Record: ______¨ Blood Test Results (Hgb/Hct) ______¨ Other: ______

26 Hawaii WIC Program www.health.hawaii.gov/wic 27 Hawaii WIC Program Changes sometimes happen before we can reprint a new list. Use the FREE WICShopper app to access the current Approved Food List. A current copy can also be found and downloaded from the Hawaii WIC website at: health.hawaii.gov/wic (or scan the QR code at right)

Hard copies of the current version can also be requested at your local WIC agency.

For information on Oahu, call (808) 586-8175 or toll free for Neighbor Islands 1-888-820-6425.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Printed August 2019