MONTANA WIC PROGRAM APPROVED FOOD LIST Updated 2/16/2021 No organic unless specified MILK – PASTEURIZED AND FORTIFIED CHEESE – DOMESTIC Milk Benefit Issued Types You Can Buy Forms You Can Buy Block, Shredded, Sliced or String Cheese: regular, low-fat or reduced fat •Regular Cow’s Milk 8, 16, or 32 oz. packages Lowfat (1%) •Fluid-Refrigerated Store Brand, Cache Valley, Crystal Farms, Darigold, Dutch Farms, Frigo, •Lactose Free Cow’s Milk Joseph Farms, Kraft, Premium (Idaho), Sargento, Springfield or Tillamook Non-fat (Skim) •Evaporated/Canned •Meyenberg Goat’s Milk Cheddar Colby-Monterey Jack Colby •Dried/Powdered Monterey Jack Mozzarella Swiss •Regular Cow’s Milk May choose any combination of the choices listed above (i.e. Cheddar Jack) Reduced Fat (2%)* No flavor added or •Lactose Free Cow’s Milk No cheese foods, products, spread, cubed, flavor added (i.e. Pepper Jack), enhanced milk imported, service deli, or imitation cheese products •Regular Cow’s Milk *Reduced fat (2%) can •Lactose Free Cow’s Milk YOGURT Whole Milk only be purchased if Buy only the fat type specified on benefit •Meyenberg Goat’s Milk assigned on your 32 oz. containers (quart) benefit. Chobani, Dannon, Darigold, Essential Everyday, Food Club, Great Value, Organic Milk- These brands ONLY No grass-fed or high-protein style Kroger, Lucerne, Mountain High, Oikos, Open Nature Our Family, Stonyfield, Great Value Organic, Horizon, O Organics, Organic Valley, Simple Truth Organic Tillamook, WinCo, Yami, Yoplait or Zoi eWIC Conversion Plain, Strawberry, Vanilla, French Vanilla or Vanilla Bean Gallon 1 gallon No other flavors Half gallon 0.5 gallons Greek-style approved Quart 0.25 gallons SOY BEVERAGE 12 oz. evaporated/canned 0.185 gallons (5 cans/gallon) Quart or half gallon carton or aseptic container 9.6 oz. dry/powdered 0.75 gallons (4 boxes for 3 gallons) 8th Continent or Silk Soy Milk Pacific Natural Foods Ultra Soy 25.6 oz. dry/powdered 2 gallons Beverage Beverage 0.75 gallons (4 cans for 3 gallons) 12 oz. powdered goats milk Original flavor only Plain only BREAKFAST CEREALS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INFANT FORMULA COLD CEREAL Only brand, type and size specified on benefit No substitutions at store Specified Brands Only Our Family 8-68 oz containers Corn Flakes, Corn Biscuits, Crispy Rice, Toasted Rice INFANT CEREAL Regular flavor unless specified Flakes, Frosted Shredded Wheat*, High Fiber Bran Oatmeal, Rice, Whole Wheat, Mixed/Multi Grain Essential Everyday Flakes*, Rice Biscuits, Toasted Oats*, or Wheat 8 and 16 oz. containers Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Corn Squares, Crispy Rice, Biscuits* Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best, Gerber, or Happy Baby Frosted Shredded Wheat*, Rice Squares, or Toasted Post Plain varieties Oats* Grape Nuts* or Honey Bunches of Oats (Honey May be organic Food Club Roasted) No added formula, flavoring, or fruit Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Corn Squares, Crisp Rice, Signature Kitchens No squeezes, pouches, jars or packs Frosted Shredded Wheat*, Multigrain Toasted Oats*, Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Corn Pockets, Crispy Rice, No enhancements like DHA, prebiotics or probiotics Rice Squares, Toasted Oats*, Wheat Squares* Frosted Mini Wheats*, Nutty Nuggets*, Rice General Mills Pockets, or Toasted Oats* Cheerios* (Plain or Multigrain), Cinnamon Chex, Corn WinCo INFANT MEATS Chex, Kix*, Fiber One Honey Clusters, Rice Chex, Total Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Crispy Rice, Frosted Original*, Vanilla Chex, Wheat Chex*, or Wheaties Shredded Wheat*, or Toasted Oats* Available to fully breastfed infants only Original* No dried fruit Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best or Gerber Great Value No fruit filled or flavored frosting 2.5 oz. jars Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Corn Squares, Crisp Rice, No plain shredded wheat biscuits Single variety meats only Crunchy Honey Oats, Crunchy Nuggets*, Frosted Mini- No individual servings May have added broth or gravy Wheats*, Rice Squares, or Toasted Oats* May be organic IGA HOT CEREAL No squeezes or pouches Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Corn Squares, Crispy Corn Specified Brands Only No dinners or meat sticks and Rice, Frosted Shredded Wheat*, Nutty Nuggets*, 12-28 oz containers (except instant oatmeal) No enhancements like DHA Rice Squares, or Toasted Oats/Tasteeos* Farina – Food Club or Great Value Kellogg’s INFANT VEGETABLES/FRUITS All Bran Complete Wheat Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Cream of Rice Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best, Gerber, Happy Baby, or Crispix, Rice Krispies, or Frosted Mini Wheats* Cream of Wheat Regular Wild Harvest Kroger Cream of Wheat Whole Grain* 2, 2.5, 4, or 5 oz. containers, jars, twin packs or Bran Flakes*, Corn Flakes, Crisp Rice, Frosted Shredded Malt-O-Meal Original bulk packaging of acceptable sizes Wheat*, Oat Squares, Rice Bitz, or Toasted Oats* Vegetables and Fruit – single or mixed varieties, all Malt-O-Meal Instant oatmeal* – Food Club, IGA, Our Family, stages Crispy Rice, or Frosted Mini Spooners Kroger, Quaker, or Signature Select Regular or plain May be organic 11-12 oz. box of individual packets only No squeezes or pouches No dinners, desserts, or added cereal No enhancements like DHA Whole grain cereals are marked with *

WHOLE GRAIN CHOICES WHOLE WHEAT PASTA TOFU 100% Whole Wheat--16 oz. only Azumaya (extra firm, firm and silken), House (medium, 100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD firm, extra-firm) Barilla, Essential Everyday, Food Club, Gia Russa, Great Value, Hodgson Mill, Italian Chef, Kroger, Our Family, House Foods (medium, firm, extra-firm) 16, 20, or 24 oz. loaf Racconto, Ronzoni, Signature Select, or WinCo 16 oz. calcium set blocks Essential Everyday, Franz, Great Value, Kroger, All shapes allowed Montana’s Sweetheart, Our Family, Private Selection, No enhancements like DHA or omega-3 added CANNED TUNA Signature Kitchens, Sara Lee Classic, Smith’s, Village Hearth, Wheat Montana, or Winco Available to fully breastfeeding women only LEGUME CHOICES Light Tuna – water packed only, light (solid or chunk) WHOLE GRAIN BREAD Pink Salmon – water packed, may PEANUT BUTTER contain bones and skin Only the choices listed below may be purchased Unflavored regular or natural – smooth or chunky; 5 – 6, 7.5, 12, 14.75, and 20 oz. cans 16, 20, or 24 oz. loaf salted or unsalted (low sodium) Any brand Montana’s Sweetheart: 12-Grain Bread, Multigrain Plain only with Flax Bread, or Whole Grain Bread 16 – 18 oz. jar Store Brand, Adams, Peter Pan, Jif or Skippy No “diet” pack Sara Lee Classic: Delightful Healthy Multi-Grain Bread No jelly, honey, honey roasted, chocolate or No white, albacore, or yellow fin tuna Wheat Montana: Big Sky 12-Grain, Big Sky Cracked marshmallow crème added No red salmon Wheat, Big Sky Honey Wheat, Healthy Loaf Cracked No peanut butter spread or reduced fat No “vacuum-sealed” packs 9-Grain, Healthy Loaf High Fiber Flax and Sunflower, No enhanced Healthy Loaf, Montana Multigrain, or Healthy Loaf 100% JUICE Seed Lovers BEANS, PEAS, AND LENTILS Children— 64 oz. containers or 16 oz. Frozen BROWN RICE Canned: 15- 16 oz. Concentrate Dry: 16 or 32 oz packages or bags Women – 11.5 – 12 oz. Frozen Concentrate Plain, box or bag Any brand Any flavor or blend Regular cooking: 16 or 32 oz. Includes split peas and lentils Apple and Eve, Campbell’s, Essential Everyday, Food Quick or instant cooking: 14 – 16 oz. No soup mixes, flavorings or meat added (pork & Club, Great Value, IGA, Juicy Juice, Kroger, Langers, Any brand beans, refried) Minute Maid, Motts, Northland, Old Orchard, Our No cans of green or yellow beans TORTILLAS – SOFT Family, Signature Kitchens, Tree Top, V-8, Welch’s, and

WinCo 8, 16, 20, 24, or 32 oz. EGGS These brands and their products have been found to Yellow Corn – Mission, La Burrita, or Our Family Large—One dozen white “AA” or “A” meet required levels of vitamin C White Corn – Don Pancho, Essential Everyday, Any Brand Must contain at least 80% vitamin C or 30 mg of vitamin Guerrero, Kroger, or Our Family No enhancements like DHA, omega 3s, or vitamin D C per milliliter Whole Wheat – Don Pancho, Essential Everyday, No brown eggs No sugar added (this includes other forms of sugars and Guerrero, IGA, Kroger, Mission or Our Family syrups) No juice drinks, cocktails or lite juice No Fusion (for example V-8) No DHA added

VEGETABLE AND FRUIT BENEFIT

May be any brand, size, or variety May be organic No sauces (like cheese), coatings, or packets of sauces and dressings May be packaged, pre-cut, sliced, or chopped No herbs (like basil, cilantro, parsley) Garlic and Sprouts are okay No spices (like vanilla beans or cinnamon sticks) No added fats, oils, or sugars (including syrups, sucrose, fructose and dextrose) Cannot be mixed with non-fruit/vegetable items (like nuts, peanuts, pasta, No dried vegetables or fruits rice, croutons, or wanton strips) No added salts to fruits

FRESH VEGETABLES & FRUITS CANNED VEGETABLES & FRUITS

Available to women, children and as a substitute Available to women and children only For 9 – 11 month old infants only May be water or juice packed No fresh salsa or guacamole May be regular or low sodium No party trays, fruit baskets, decorative vegetables and fruits, or items from Plain tomatoes may be diced, whole, crushed, puree, paste the salad bar Applesauce and Fruit Blends of Applesauce may be in glass jar or plastic container No tubes, squeezes, pouches, boxes, bags, cartons, glass or plastic (except FROZEN VEGETABLES & FRUITS applesauce) Available to women and children only No legumes (beans, peas, and lentils)* No vegetables mixed with legumes May be any package type *Canned or dry legumes can only be purchased as part of the Legume Choices Vegetables may be regular or low sodium benefit Vegetables may be mixed with legumes

Montana WIC Program - Approved Food List

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