Infant and Child Nutrition

Support Your Child’s Growth with Proper Nutrition

Deciding how to feed your infant is a choice that should be made by a mom and her family. 

Human breast milk is the gold standard of infant nutrition! However, you may choose infant formula instead of breast milk or a combination of breast milk and infant formula.  WIC supports your decision on how you will feed your baby!  

Louisiana WIC offers several infant standard formulas available to caregivers without a prescription from their doctor. All WIC formulas are nutritionally complete and contain iron.

Can of Similac Advance infant formula, 12.4 oz, offering essential infant nutrition with benefits like brain nourishment, eye health, and growth support—crafted without palm olein oil for your child's well-being.

Similac Advance

A can of Similac Sensitive infant formula, 12.5 oz, designed for infants with fussiness and gas due to lactose sensitivity, featuring OptiGRO nutrients for balanced nutrition.

Similac Sensitive

Similac Soy Isomil infant formula, 12.4 oz, with OptiGRO is expertly designed for infant nutrition, targeting fussiness and gas while providing essential brain, eye, and growth nutrients.

Similac Soy Isomil

A can of Similac Total Comfort infant formula, weighing 12.6 oz, offers essential benefits like brain nourishment and eye health, making it a great choice for infant nutrition.

Similac Total Comfort

Both the powder and concentrate forms are available. 

WIC Note: WIC only offers the ready-to-feed form when certain conditions are met.  

Exempt or Special Formulas

Sometimes your baby or child may need a special formula. WIC is here for you, and offers special formulas for many different situations, for example if your baby was born premature or has allergies. Discuss with your doctor if a special formula would be better for your baby. These formulas require a prescription (WIC-48) from the doctor. 

Some children may also need  special formulas or nutritionals. These are also available from WIC and require a medical condition and a prescription (WIC-48) from the doctor. 

A young child enjoys a strawberry slice with creamy dip, promoting child nutrition, while sitting on a striped blanket outdoors.

Food Packages 

WIC offers several food packages for infants and children and prenatal and postpartum women designed to meet their nutritional needs. Visit our WIC Foods Packages page for a complete list. Your monthly food benefits will also be listed on the shopping list your WIC clinic will give to you at your appointment and you can view your benefits and benefit balances on the myWIC app.

Infant Food Package

When your baby is 6 months old, infant cereal and infant food may be added to your WIC EBT card.

Child Food Package includes: 

  • Cereal
  • Whole grains
  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Juice
  • Milk
  • Yogurt
  • Cheese
  • Eggs
  • Beans or peanut butter

Children over 1 year old get whole milk and yogurt. Children aged 2 up to their 5th birthday receive low fat (1%) or fat free (skim) milk and yogurt. 

Check out our Louisiana WIC Food Packages page to see what kind of foods are WIC eligible for you and your child.