Benefits of WIC

What Are The Benefits of Louisiana WIC?

How Louisiana WIC Supports Families

Mobile Apps
Healthy Food
Nutrition Resources & Education
Breastfeeding Resources

Mobile Apps

Louisiana WIC offers phone apps and websites at no charge to participants to help make your WIC journey easy. Our apps (myWIC, Pacify, and WICShopper) can be downloaded on the Apple Store or Google Play, and are available in English and Spanish.

Apps & Technology
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Healthy Food

WIC offers so many great foods to enjoy. Cereals, milk, yogurt, dried or canned beans, juice, fruits, vegetables, seafood, bread, cheese – you’ll never get bored! You can eat the foods you love while getting the best nutrition for you and your family.

WIC Approved Foods
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Nutrition Resources & Education

WIC provides access to highly trained Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and other nutrition and breastfeeding experts, along with opportunities for you and your family to learn more about healthy eating, including in-person or virtual nutrition education classes.

Nutrition Education
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Breastfeeding Resources

Louisiana WIC provides additional resources and education for women who chose to breastfeed. No matter where you are in your infant feeding decision, WIC is here to help.

Breastfeeding
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How Louisiana WIC Supports Families

WIC is healthy food, breastfeeding support, nutrition education and help with keeping YOUR family healthy! WIC can even link you to other health and social services. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is open to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have already delivered. Infants and children under 5 years old may also receive benefits.

How Louisiana WIC Supports Families

WIC is healthy food, breastfeeding support, nutrition education and help with keeping YOUR family healthy! WIC can even link you to other health and social services. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is open to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have already delivered. Infants and children under 5 years old may also receive benefits.

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An adult lifts a smiling young boy wearing a grey shirt and jeans outdoors in front of leafy green trees.
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WIC Foods

Louisiana WIC offers tailored food packages with lots of healthy options for you and your infant or child. Some of the foods include:

  • Milk
  • Juice
  • Cheese
  • Eggs
  • Yogurt
  • Beans
  • Whole wheat bread
  • Cereals
  • Fresh fruits and vegetables
  • Infant cereal
  • Infant fruits and vegetables
  • Infant formula
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Check out this video to learn how to make shopping with your WIC EBT card easier!

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¡Mira este video para aprender cómo hacer compras más fáciles con tu tarjeta WIC EBT!

Referrals

Louisiana WIC offers referrals to a number of community programs, health care programs, and social services. For a list of referral services, check out our Additional Resources page here.  

Louisiana WIC benefits are redeemed using a WIC electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card. WIC families can buy as few or as many WIC foods as they want at a time. Some WIC grocery stores allow participants to use self-checkout lanes.

Redeeming WIC at Self-Checkout