EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021 THRU SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 PENNSYLVANIA WIC FOOD LIST & SHOPPING GUIDE Index At Checkout: Cheese ......................................................... 2 1 Foods being purchased with your eWIC card must be included on your WIC benefit balance. Yogurt ....................................................... 3-4 Soy Products/Milk .................................. 5-6 2 Before any foods are scanned, tell the cashier you are using an eWIC card. Juice for Children and Women ............. 7-8 Fruits/Vegetables .................................. 9-10 3 Insert your card into the card reader and follow the directions. The system will ask you to enter your Cereals .................................................11-12 PIN. Whole Grains .......................................13-15 4 The cashier scans items to confirm they are WIC- Legumes (Beans)/Canned Fish ..............16 approved and are included within your family’s benefits. Infant Foods...............................................17 Eggs/Peanut Butter ..................................18 5 You must review and approve what you want to purchase before the sale is final. The cashier should have you review the utilization receipt before you approve the purchase. 6 The foods that you purchase will be removed from your eWIC card and you will get a benefit balance receipt that shows what is remaining. WIC SALES STEPS Shopping Tips with Your eWIC Card 7 Always keep your benefit balance receipt. If shows your family’s available foods and the last day to • Know your benefit balance. The best way to know your spend your current benefits. balance is to KEEP YOUR LAST RECEIPT! • Your benefits become available on the Benefit Start Date at 12:01 AM and end at 11:59 PM on the Benefit End Date. • You do not have to buy all your foods at one time. Buy what you need when you need it. • Coupons and store promotions (“buy one, get one free”) may be used with your eWIC card. • Benefits that have not been spent DO NOT carry over to the next benefit period. Cheese 8 OR 16 OUNCE PACKAGES ONLY ANY BRAND FORMS ALLOWED: • American Cheese • Block (Pasteurized Process) • Sliced • Cheddar • Shredded • Cheddarella • Stick eWIC Card Security • Colby (Longhorn) • String • Cojack • Monterey Jack • Protect your card. Keep it safe! • Mozzarella • Muenster • Memorize your PIN. • Provolone • Swiss • Do NOT give your PIN to These may be regular, reduced fat, lowfat or fat free, low cholesterol, lactose free, low sodium, or anyone other than your trained calcium fortified. WIC Proxy. Cheese must be marked with weight, type and cost. Kosher cheese must be on your WIC benefit balance. • Do NOT throw your eWIC card CANNOT BUY: CHEESE away when you have used all • Cubed • Imitation cheese your benefits. • Individually wrapped • Smoked cheese slices • Cheese products or spreads • If your card is lost or stolen • Imported • Organic cheese • Deli service • Cheese with added ingredients or does not work at the store, • Cheese foods • Cheese packed in water contact your local WIC clinic. 1 POUND 1/2 1/2 OF CHEESE POUND POUND (16 oz) (8 oz) (8 oz) NUTRITION FACT Calcium and vitamin D work together to protect your bones. Calcium helps build and maintain bones, while 1 vitamin D helps your body effectively absorb calcium. 2 Yogurt 32 OUNCE CONTAINERS ONLY TYPE SPECIFIED ON WIC BENEFIT BALANCE - WHOLE FAT, LOWFAT OR NONFAT WHOLE FAT NONFAT All Natural Plain, Plain Plain Plain Plain Plain Plain Plain, Vanilla Strawberry, Vanilla Probiotic Plain Plain, Vanilla Plain Plain, Vanilla Plain, Vanilla LOWFAT Vanilla Plain, Vanilla Plain, Vanilla Plain, Vanilla Plain, Strawberry, Vanilla, Blueberry YOGURT Plain Peach, Strawberry, Plain, Vanilla Plain, Vanilla CANNOT BUY: Strawberry Banana, • Greek • Yogurts with mix-in ingredients Vanilla • Organic such as: • Drinkable yogurts - Granola • Yogurts with - Candy pieces Blended Blueberry, Plain, Peach, non-nutritive - Honey Plain, Strawberry, Strawberry, sweeteners Vanilla Blueberry - Nuts Harvest Peach, Strawberry, Strawberry Banana, Vanilla, Blueberry 3 4 Soy Products Milk MUST BE LISTED ON WIC BENEFIT BALANCE GALLONS OR HALF GALLONS SOY BEVERAGES ANY BRAND 32 OR 64 OUNCE CONTAINERS • Low fat (1% or 1/2%) or Skim, unless Whole milk or Reduced Fat (2%) is on your WIC benefit balance. Acidophilus milk is allowed. Kefir is allowed only if you have a quart listed on your WIC Benefit Balance. • Lactose free, kosher, evaporated or dry milk can be purchased if it is on your WIC benefit balance. CANNOT BUY: Pacific - Ultra Soy 8th Continent Silk Great Value Original or Vanilla Original or Vanilla Original Original Shelf Stable Refrigerated Refrigerated Refrigerated • Flavored Milk Section Section Section • Buttermilk • Goat’s Milk CANNOT BUY: Any other brand or flavor of soy Floatbeverage 10/9/02 1:57 PM Page 1 • Organic Milk te d ote d • Ultra High Temperature (UHT) Vo V sting Tasting st-Ta est- Be urger B s Burger less B atles TOFU Meat Me processed milk 16 OUNCE CONTAINERS ONLY • Milk in glass bottles • Milk with added: Logo sent with weird inner Blue glow - Calcium - Protein Our logo resaved with the correct colors - Plant sterols - Vitamin C Azumaya House Foods Nasoya Soy Boy Extra Firm, Firm, Premium Silken Firm - Omega-3s Silken Medium Firm, Firm, PRODUCTS/MILK SOY Extra Firm CANNOT BUY: Any other brand or type of tofu 2 HALF ONE GALLONS GALLON NUTRITION FACT Soy is a nutrient-rich food that contains EXCEPTION: You may buy a single quart complete protein, carbohydrates, fiber, healthy of milk only if it is listed on your WIC benefit fats, vitamins and minerals important to good health. If you choose soy products, balance. you may need other sources of calcium and vitamin D in your diet. NUTRITION FACT Serve fat free or lowfat (1%) milk, cheese or yogurt at meals and 5 snacks. They’re packed with vitamins, minerals and protein for 6 strong bones, teeth and muscles. Juice Juice FOR CHILDREN FOR WOMEN 64 OUNCE BOTTLES OR CARTONS ONLY 11.5-12 OUNCES FROZEN CONCENTRATE 100% PASTEURIZED JUICE 100% PASTEURIZED JUICE STORE BRANDS APPLE GRAPE All flavors Apple Best Yet with green pull tabs Essential Everyday Apple All Flavors Pineapple Apple Food Club Giant Great Value Hy-Top All flavors IGA with yellow pull tabs Parade Tomato, Low Sodium Apple, Apple Cherry, All flavors except Apple, Grape, White Shoprite Tomato, Low Sodium Apple Mango, Apple premium flavors Grape, Grapefruit ANY BRAND ORANGE JUICE Shurfine V8, V8 White Grape Tipton Grove ANY BRAND Vitamin D & Calcium are okay. Tops ORANGE JUICE Weis Vitamin D & 48 OUNCE BOTTLES Calcium are okay. 100% PASTEURIZED JUICE 100% Juices, Sesame Cranberry, Cranberry Purple, Red or White Street Flavors Grape, Cranberry Grape Juice, White and Natural Style Raspberry, Cranberry Grape Peach, Super Apple Juice. Blackberry, Cranberry Berry Not allowed: Pomegranate, Apple, Cranberry All flavors Apple “Cranberry Juice Blueberry Blackberry, Blend, Cranberry Apple and More” items Cranberry Mango or Cranberry Raspberry JUICE FOR WOMEN and “Fruitables” STORE BRANDS APPLE GRAPE WHITE GRAPE CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE VEGETABLE TOMATO Best Yet Essential Everyday Traditional Cranberry Apple Harvest Apple, Apple, Apple, Concord Giant Grape, Concord Grape, Cranberry Giant Eagle Grape, Apple Blackberry; SHELF STABLE CONCENTRATE Great Value Cranberry, Apple Cranberry Cherry, 100% PASTEURIZED JUICE Grape, Apple Orange Cranberry Concord IGA Pineapple, Apple Grape, Cranberry Price Rite Berry Cherry, Apple Mango, Cranberry Shop Rite All flavors with yellow trim Kiwi Strawberry, Pineapple, Cranberry Tipton Grove Apple Peach Mango, Pomegranate, Weis Pineapple, Berry Cranberry Raspberry CALCIUM AND VITAMINS C AND D ARE OKAY. No other added vitamins or minerals are allowed. CANNOT BUY: APPLIES TO ALL JUICE • Ciders • Juices with: - Beta-carotene - Carbonation - Vitamin E - DHA 7 • Cocktails - Non-nutritive - Food colorings - Omega-3s - Alcohol - ARA 8 • Organic juice sweeteners - Added sugars - Vitamin A - Fiber Fruits & Vegetables Organic is OK Any Brand FRESH BUY: DO NOT BUY: Loose or pre-packaged Salad bar items, party platters or fruit baskets Whole or cut Herbs, nuts or peanuts Salad kits with nuts, croutons or dressing Fruits or vegetables with dips Dried fruit, fruit leathers or fruit snacks FROZEN BUY: DO NOT BUY: Plain With sugar, breading, butter, sauce, fat or oil Bag or box With meat, rice or pasta Low sodium OK Fries or tater tots Soup CANNED BUY: DO NOT BUY: Water or juice pack only With added meat, fat, oil, rice or pasta FRUIT/VEGETABLES Metal, glass or plastic With added sugar or in syrup container With non-nutritive sweetener Low sodium OK Pickled vegetables, sauerkraut or olives Cranberry sauce or pie filling Soup Jarred salsa or pasta sauce Infant or toddler foods or squeezable pouches Anything with maraschino cherries Relishes and ketchup Organic fruits and vegetables can be purchased but tend to be more expensive. You will get more food with non-organic items. 9 10 Cereals 12 OUNCE PACKAGES OR LARGER CANNOT BUY: Any other brand, type of cereal or organic cereals. Hot Wheat Original, Butter, Instant, Original Instant-Original, Cinnamon, Brown Banana Nut Crunch, Cheddar Cheese 1 or 2.5, Whole Grain Sugar, Honey Nut, Crunchy Pecan Golden Maple Original or Flakes Almonds, Vanilla, Regular or Corn, Rice, Regular, Honey, Whole Honey Roasted Multigrain Wheat, Cinnamon, Berry Berry Grain Blueberry, Vanilla WHOLE GRAIN CEREALS MAKE HALF YOUR CEREALS GRAINS WHOLE! Honey Wheat Flakes Regular Original and Clusters Strawberry