Guam WIC Program WIC-Approved Foods List (for Authorized WIC Vendors)

Food Category Exclusions Food Category Exclusions - Only approved brands FLUID MILK (Chilled or Shelf Stable) - - Cheese food * DEVONDALE (Whole, 1% (Low ) - Filled milk - 16 oz. block (not two, 8 oz. blocks. - Cheese spread or non-fat) - Pint size 8 oz. blocks allowed only if - cheese or Parmesan cheese - Gallon - shelf stable - Raw (unpasteurized) Milk specified on WIC check) - Pasteurized process cheese - Quart - shelf stable - Non- substitutes - Any brand of the following: - Deli purchases - Sweetened - Cheddar - Extra Sharp (Cheddar) cheese * FOREMOST - - Mozzarella - Organic cheese (Whole, 1% (Low Fat), or non-fat) - ’s milk - Monterey Jack - Diced, grated, sliced, or shredded - Quart – shelf stable - - Colby cheese - - Cheese blends of the above are - Cheese with added hot peppers or * DARIGOLD (Whole, 1% (Low Fat) - Whole milk only for children 12 to also approved spices or non-fat) 23 months - Mozzarella string style (only 16 oz. - 1/2 gallon – chilled - 8 fl. oz. – shelf stable (Only if package) specified on WIC check) * CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE (Whole, - 1% (Low Fat), or non-fat milk only 1% (Low Fat) or non-fat) for women and children 24 months - ½ gallon – chilled and up - 32 oz. ( Plain Quart size only) * REAL FRESH (Whole, or 1% (Low Fat) Note: Skim Milk is the same as non- - Only if specified on WIC Check - Flavored not allowed - Quart - shelf stable fat milk; 2 % Milk only allowed if - Only 1% (Low Fat) or non-fat yogurt - 8 fl. oz. (Only if specified on WIC specified on WIC check Any of the following brands: allowed for children over 2 years of check) - Brown Cow age and women - Mountain High - Only whole fat yogurt allowed for * HERSHEY’S (Whole,1% (Low Fat), - Nancy’s children less than 2 years of age or non-fat) - Western Family (Only if specified on WIC check) - Quart - shelf stable - Stoney Field - Gallon – shelf stable - Yoplait

* (Whole or non-fat) - Gallon - shelf stable EGGS - Quart - shelf stable - U.S. grade A or AA * DARIGOLD or LACTAID (Reduced - Any brand - Extra large or jumbo size lactose milk, whole, 1% (Low Fat) - One (1) dozen white or brown eggs - Powdered or liquid eggs or non-fat). (Only if specified on - Small, medium, or large size - Egg substitutes WIC check) - Specialty eggs such as organic, etc. - ½ gallon – chilled

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Food Category Exclusions Food Category Exclusions

CEREAL WHOLE GRAIN PRODUCTS 1. 100% Whole Wheat or Whole - Meets USDA requirement of 28 mg 1. 100% Whole Wheat Bread Grain Bread iron/100 g dry cereal, less than - 16 oz. loaf (Franz, Light 21g Sugar/100gm cereal and has an Oroweat, Wonder Soft, - Whole wheat flour or bromated additional requirement of 2g fiber Pepperidge Farm whole wheat flour must be the only per serving. Maximum sodium 100% Whole Wheat Bread; flours in the ingredient list 250mg/serving - 24 oz. loaf (Franz, Light - Whole grain must be the primary - Boxes or bags allowed Oroweat, Franz Whole Grains- ingredient by weight in all whole 1. Hot Cereals 7 Grains, Country Grain Stone grain products and must meet FDA 1. Hot cereals Ground - 100% Whole Wheat labeling requirements for making a - 12 oz. min. size container up to - Boxes, bags, or containers smaller Bread, Western Farms – 100% health claim as a “whole grain food 36 oz. than 12 oz. Whole Wheat Bread, Holsum with moderate fat content” - Plain Oatmeal less than 28mg/100g Stone Ground ;100% Whole Whole Grain hot cereals Iron Wheat Bread 2. Other Whole Grain Options - Wheat Hearts (Gen. Mills) - Hot cereal brands not approved by - Maypo Oatmeal - regular or the Guam WIC Program 2. Other Whole Wheat/Whole Grain - Seasoned or wild rice quick (Homestead Farms LTD) - Products that contain more than 21g Options: - Brown rice mixtures (i.e. wild rice, Sugar/100g cereal or less than 2g white rice or any other type of rice Other hot cereals fiber per serving * Up to 16 oz. Options (12-16 oz. such as Jasmine) - Original Malt-O -Meal (Malt-O- - Products that contain more than size): Meal Co.) 250 mg/serving of sodium - Brown Rice – 16 oz. package; - Whole grains (brown rice, bulgur, - Cream of Wheat - regular, instant, Any brand oats, and whole grain barley) are or quick (B&G Foods, Inc.) - Alexia Whole Wheat and Whole authorized Grain Rolls 2. Cold Cereals 2. Cold Cereals - Oroweat 100% Whole Wheat - Whole grain pasta, whole wheat - 12 oz. min. size container up to Hot Dog Buns rolls, hamburger and hot dog buns 36 oz. - Boxes, bags, or containers smaller - Essential Everyday Whole allowed than 12 oz. Wheat (Spaghetti, Elbow Whole Grain cold cereals - Cold cereal brands not approved by Macaroni, Rotini) - Whole wheat pasta (i.e. spaghetti, - Cheerios, Whole Grain or the Guam WIC Program - Ronzoni Healthy Harvest 100% macaroni, rotini, and other shapes) Multigrain (General Mills) - Iron content less than 28mg/100g Whole Grain (Rotini, Lasagna) that meet the FDA standard of - Wheat Bran Flakes (Western Dry cereal - Eden Kamut Spirals 100% identity for whole wheat macaroni Family) - Products that contain more than 21g Whole Grain (pasta) products are authorized - Total, Whole Grain (General sugar/100g cereal or less than 2g - Bionature 100% Whole Wheat Mills) fiber per serving. Rigatoni - Kix, Whole Grain (General Mills) - Products that contain more than - Western Family Spaghetti - Wheaties (General Mills) 250 mg/serving of sodium “made - Kellogg’s All Bran Complete with 100% whole wheat” (16 oz. Wheat Flakes only) - Kellogg’s Mini Wheats - Western Family Penne Rigate - Kellogg’s Mini Wheats Bite Size “made with 100% whole wheat” - Kellogg’s Mini Wheats Unfrosted (16 oz. only)

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Other cold cereals - English Muffins, bagels are not * Up to 24 oz. Options (12-24oz. authorized - Grape Nut Flakes (Post) Size or two 12 oz. from listing - Grape Nuts (16 oz., Post) Above is allowed): - Other whole grain products unless - Bran Flakes (Post) approved by the Guam WIC - Life (Quaker) - Oroweat (100% Whole Wheat Program - Oatmeal Squares (Quaker) Hamburger Buns) - Quaker Essentials - Crunch Corn - No added sugars, , oils, or Bran (Quaker) Note: Allowed to combine two 12 sodium - Blueberry Mini Spooners (18 oz., oz. allowable options to provide 24 Malt-O-Meal) oz. option - Strawberry Cream Mini Spooners (18 oz., Malt-O-Meal)

DRY BEANS - Food items covered under cash * 16 oz. minimum package (not two, 8 value vouchers oz. packages). Any brand; - Dry and canned mature legumes - Black beans authorized under the legume category - Garbanzo beans (Chick Peas) (dry beans, peas, or lentils in dry- - Kidney beans packaged or canned forms) can only - Lentils be purchased with food instrument - Mongo/Mung beans (green or yellow) - Canned baked beans (with no added - Pinto beans sugars, fats, oil or meat is allowed) - Split Peas (green or yellow) - Canned refried beans (with no added - Canned beans, any brand, (Only if sugars, fats, oil or meat is allowed) specified on WIC check) - Canned green peas (allowed) - Canned organic beans (allowed) - Frozen beans, peas, or Lentils (allowed) - No soups, stews, mixed with meat or added sugar; - Frozen beans and ANY other kind of bean NOT authorized under the legume category can be purchased with cash-value vouchers only;

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Food Category Exclusions Food Category Exclusions - Honey roasted PEANUT - Peanut butter spreads FRUITS & VEGETABLES (For Cash - Mixtures with marshmallows, honey, Value Vouchers Only!) - All textures allowed jelly, chocolate or similar ingredients - Smooth to super crunchy - Organic peanut butter - Cash value up to the amount Fresh fruits & vegetables - 16 to 18 oz. containers - Any other size container indicated on cash voucher - Salad bar fruits or vegetables - Any brand - Peanut butter with additives such as - Children $8, Pregnant & Post partum - Nuts (including peanuts) Omega 3 fatty acids Non-breast feeding Women, Partially - Fruit & nut mixes Breast Feeding Women $11, and - Spices or herbs (Ginger Root is allowed) Exclusively Breast Feeding Women - Dry beans

$11; $16.50 for Breast Feeding JUICE Women with multiple infants, i.e. twins Frozen/Canned fruits & vegetables

- Added noodles, sauces or butter 1. Frozen Juice (Note: WIC Vendors are not to issue - Seasoning or flavored 1. Frozen Juice cash change to a WIC client for - Breaded products - Fruit Punch purchases less than the total value of a - Added sugar or artificial sweeteners * 100% Juice, greater than or equal to - Juice drinks cash value voucher. However, the WIC (Note: small amounts of sugar for 120% Vitamin C. No minimum - Mixed juices unless noted client may use his/her own funds for processing purposes is allowed, i.e. sweet Vitamin C requirement on citrus juices - Other brands unless approved by the purchases in excess of the monetary limit peas & sweet corn is allowed) (i.e. orange and grapefruit juices); Guam WIC Program for his/her cash value voucher). - French fries - Juice items that do not state “100 % - Hash browns * Added calcium & Vitamin D allowed Juice & 120% Vitamin C” (Except for Fresh fruits & vegetables - Tater tots or other processed white * 11.5 to 16 fl. oz. , concentrate citrus juices, no minimum Vitamin C potato product requirement); - Local grown - Mixtures with rice or pasta, or meat, - Apple juice (Seneca Red, Springfield, - Organic juice - Any brand imported or any other ingredient Western Family, IGA, Treetop, Old - Sugar added -Organic Fresh fruits & vegetables are - Single serving packages (Only if Orchard) - Other flavors, types, or sizes allowed specified on WIC check)

-Potatoes are allowed (Effective March 1, - Grape juice (Welch’s, Western Family, -Frozen beans and ANY other kind of 2015) Old Orchard) bean NOT authorized under the

2. Shelf Stable legume category can be purchased Frozen fruits & vegetables - Pineapple juice (Dole) with cash-value vouchers only

- Fruit Punch - Any brand - Orange juice (any brand) - Juice drinks Dried fruits & vegetables - Combinations of fruits or vegetables - Mixed juices unless noted - Dried fruits or vegetables (without added allowed - Other brands unless approved by the sugars, fats, oils, or sodium is allowed) - Frozen beans and any other kind of 2. Shelf Stable Guam WIC Program frozen bean not authorized under the - Juice items that do not state “100 % legume category * 100% Juice, greater than or equal to Juice & 120% Vitamin C” (Except for 120% Vitamin C. No minimum Vitamin citrus juices, no minimum Vitamin C -Potatoes are allowed (Effective March 1, 2015) C requirement on citrus juices (i.e. requirement)

orange and grapefruit juices; - Organic juice Canned fruits & vegetables * Added calcium & Vitamin D allowed - Sugar added

* 64 and 46 fl. oz. container - Other flavors, types, or sizes - Any brand (Only if specified on WIC

check) - Apple juice (W/F, Langers, Motts, -Potatoes are allowed (Effective March 1, Treetop, IGA, Hansen’s, Seneca Red, 2015) Ruby Kist, Juicy Juice (Nestle),

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- Grape juice (Welch’s (concord grapes), Dried fruits & vegetables IGA & Welch’s (Red or White Grape), Welch’s Grape, W/F, Hansen’s, -Any brand (without added sugars, fats, Langers,Ruby Kist, Donald Duck, Juicy oils, or sodium is allowed) Juice (Nestle),Springfield) -Potatoes are allowed (Effective March 1, 2015) - Grapefruit juice (Flavorite, W/F, Ruby Kist, Donald Duck) – No minimum Vitamin C requirement;

- Vegetable juice (V8, W/F, IGA, Springfield,)

- Pineapple juice (W/F, IGA, Langers, Dole, Hansen’s, Springfield);

- Tomato juice (Campbell’s, IGA, W/F, Red Gold);

- Orange juice (Flavorite, Tropicana, Hansen’s, Ruby Kist, W/F, Texsun, Cal- Maid, Langers) - No minimum Vitamin C Requirement;

* Up to 7 fl. oz. -Only if specified on WIC check

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CANNED FISH INFANT FORMULA - Fish packed in pouches not allowed - Any ready to feed formula (Unless - Minimum can size is 5 oz. – 15 oz.; - King mackerel, red salmon wild - 13 fl.oz. Concentrate Similac specifically indicated on WIC - Fish may contain skin and bones; sockeye, blue back salmon not Advance with Iron check) allowed - 12.4 oz. Powdered Similac Advance - Other brand formula(s) (Unless Tuna - Prime filet not allowed with Iron specifically indicated on the WIC - 5 to 6.5 oz. can; check) - Water packed only; - Any chunk light brand; INFANT FOODS - Mixtures of meat and vegetables Pink Salmon - Added sugar or salt - 5 to 15 oz. can Pink Salmon; - Single food only - Dinners - Packed in water or natural oil; - Packages of any brand of multiple - Jar infant cereals (Dry cereals only) - Any brand; containers - Desserts - 2.5 oz. of meat - Puddings Sardine - 4 oz. or 2-pk of 3.5 4 oz. (net wt. 7 8 - Organic - 5 to 15 oz. can Sardine ozs.) of fruit or vegetable. - Water packed or natural oil (Brands -Gerber, Beech Nut, and - Any brand Nature’s Goodness); - 3.75 oz. can. Only if specified on WIC check) - 8 oz. box Infant cereal; Dry single grain; No fruit added; (Gerber Mackerel brand, barley, oatmeal, rice or wheat grains allowed; Beach Nut - 5 to 15 oz. can Mackerel brand, barley, oatmeal, or rice - Packed in water or natural oil allowed); - Any brand - Fresh Banana substitution/option * 3.75 – 5 oz. – Only if specified on allowed (Only if specified on WIC WIC check. check)

Note: - Jack mackerel is allowed - Canned fish with added sauces and flavorings (e.g. tomato sauce, mustard, and lemon) are allowed

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SOY BEVERAGE (only if specified on WIC check)

1. 8th Continent-Original (Only) - ½ gallon size container. Approved brand must meet nutrition specifications; - Chilled or shelf stable;

2. Pacific Ultra Soy (Plain or vanilla) - Quart size container. - Approved brand must meet nutrition specifications; - Chilled or shelf stable;

3. Kikkoman Pearl Organic Soymilk - Smart Creamy Vanilla or Smart Chocolate. - 8.25 fl. oz. container; - Approved brand must meet nutrition specifications; - Chilled or shelf stable; - Only if specified on WIC check.

Any problems or inquiries call the WIC Vendor Management office at 475-0291/0300, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Closed on GovGuam holidays.

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