The specific foods that you can buy and that are loaded onto your WIC card will depend on your food package. Check the myWIC app for what is available on your card or see the various food packages here
Infant (6-12 Months)
Caregivers of infants 6-11 months can choose to receive fruit and vegetable cash value benefit (CVB) in place of half or all of the infant jar foods.
Allowed Types
- Organic allowed in the brands below
- Single or blended fruit/vegetable combinations are allowed
- Texture may range from strained through diced
Not Allowed
- No mixtures of fruits/vegetables with cereals, added sugars, starches, salt, artificial sweetener
Infant Fruits and Vegetables
4 oz. container, multipacks allowed
Beech-Nut
Stage 1 and Stage 2,
Organic Stage 1 and Stage 2
Earth’s Best Organic
Gerber
1st and 2nd Foods
Gerber Organic
1st Foods
Happy Baby Organics
O Organics
Stage 1 and 2
Parent’s Choice
Tippy Toes
Wild Harvest
Infant Meats
2.5 oz. container, multipacks allowed
Beech-Nut
Stage 1
Earth’s Best Organic
Gerber
2nd Foods
O Organics
Tippy Toes
Stage 2
Infant Cereal
8 oz. container
- Rice, Oatmeal, Multigrain
Earth’s Best Organic
Gerber
Milk
Children younger than 2 years old must receive whole milk. Children 2 to 5 years old and women may only receive 1% or skim milk.
Gallon, Half Gallon, and Quart
- Homogenized
- Fat content specified on shopping list
- Cow’s milk only
Authorized Brands
- Always Save
- Best Choice
- Best Yet
- Borden Dairy
- Coburn Farms
- Dairy Belle
- Essential Everyday
- Food Club
- Fresh Harvest
- Great Value
- Hiland
- IGA
- Kirkland
- Kleinpeter
- Kroger
- Lucerne
- Market Pantry
- Oak Farms
- Parade
- Parmalat
- Plains Dairy
- Poinsettia
- Prairie Farms
- Pure Value
- Ralph’s Market
- Rouses
- Save A Lo
- SE Grocers
- Shoppers Value
- Simple Truth
- Springdale
- Texas Blue Bonnet
- That’s Smart
- Value Corner
- Valutime
Not Allowed
- Flavored milk or buttermilk
Soy Beverage and Lactose Free Milk
Lactose-free or lactose reduced must be on the WIC shopping list to be allowed
Soy Authorized Brands
8th Continent
Original and Vanilla
Silk
Original and Original Aseptic (Shelf Stable)
BetterGoods Soy Milk
Original
Lactose-Free Authorized Brands
Best Choice
Brookshires
Dairy Pure
Essential Everyday
Food Club
Great Value
Know Love
Kroger
Lactaid
Lucerne
Prairie Farms
Whole Milk
Prairie Farms
1% Lowfat Milk
SE Grocers
Simple Truth Organic
Eggs
Dozen
- Any size egg, white or brown
- Cage free and organic are acceptable
Authorized Brands
- Best Choice
- Best Yet
- Brookshires
- Coburn Farms
- Crystal Spring
- Eggland’s Best
- Essential Everyday
- Food Club
- Good Nature
- Great Value
- Hickman’s
- IGA
- Kroger
- Lucerne
- Market Pantry
- Parade
- Rouses
- Simple Truth
- Sunny Meadow
- Sunups
- Jordan’s
- Shurfine
- Know & Love
- Marketside
- Dutch Farms
- O’ Organics
- Clearly Organic
- Full Circle
- Pete & Gerry’s
- Nellie’s
- Happy Egg Co
Cheese
8 oz. or 16 oz.
- American, mild cheddar, medium cheddar, natural cheddar, mozzarella (part skim or whole), Swiss, pasteurized Processed American, colby, monterey jack, muenster, provolone
- Block, brick, or sliced (not individually wrapped)
Authorized Brands
- Best Choice
- Best Yet
- Brookshires
- Coburn Farms
- Crystal Farms
- Essential Everyday
- Food Club
- Freedoms Choice
- Galbani
- Great Lake
- Great Value
- Hy-Top
- IGA
- Kraft
- Kroger
- Lucerne
- Market Pantry
- Parade
- Primo Taglio
- Private Selection
- Rouses
- Sargento
- SE Grocers
- Tillamonk
- Green Acres
- Borden
- Cabot Creamery
Not Allowed
- Cheese products, spreads or foods, deli-purchased (sliced or weighed to order), individually wrapped, grated, or shredded
Yogurt
32 oz. Brands
- Non-fat, lowfat, and whole fat as stated on shopping list
Not Allowed
- Mix-in ingredients such as granola, candy pieces, honey, nuts, and similar ingredients
Non-fat and Lowfat
Children 2-5 years old and women
Best Choice
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Best Yet
- Plain
- Vanilla
Coburn Farms
- Plain
- Vanilla
Dannon
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Dannon Lift + Fit
- Greek Plain
- Greek Strawberry
- Greek Vanilla
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Essential Everyday
- Blueberry
- Greek Plain
- Greek Strawberry
- Greek Vanilla
- Peach
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Food Club
- Greek Plain
- Peach
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Great Value
- Peach
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Strawberry-Banana
- Vanilla
Kroger
- Greek Plain
- Greek Vanilla
- Plain
- Vanilla
Lucerne Dairy Farms
- Greek Plain
- Greek Vanilla
- Peach
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Market Pantry
- Plain
- Vanilla
Mountain High
- Plain
- Vanilla
Nostimo
- Greek Plain
- Greek Strawberry
Oikos
- Greek Plain
- Greek Strawberry
- Greek Vanilla
Open Nature
- Greek Plain
- Greek Strawberry
- Greek Vanilla
Simple Truth
• Greek Plain
• Greek Plain (Organic)
• Greek Vanilla
• Greek Vanilla (Organic)
• Plain (Organic)
• Vanilla
Simply Balanced
- Greek Plain
- Greek Vanilla
SE Grocers
- Greek Plain
- Greek Strawberry
- Greek Vanilla
- Plain
- Vanilla
Stoneyfield Organic
- Plain (nonfat/ lowfat/whole milk probiotic/greek nonfat)
- Vanilla (nonfat/ lowfat/whole milk probiotic)
- Strawberry (whole milk probiotic)
Two Good
- Plain
- Vanilla
Winn Dixie
- Greek Plain
- Plain
- Vanilla
Yoplait
- Blueberry
- Greek Plain
- Greek Vanilla
- Peach
- Strawberry
- StrawberryBanana
- Strawberry/Berry
- Strawberry/ Blueberry
- Vanilla
- Wild Berry Cotton Candy
Non-fat/Lowfat Multi Pack
Activia
Activia & Activia Light
4 pack of 4 oz. containers
- Black Cherry
- Blueberry
- Blueberry/ Blackberry
- Mango
- Mixed Berry
- Peach
- Pineapple/Coconut
- Prune
- Strawberry
- Strawberry/Banana
- Strawberry/ Raspberry
- Vanilla
GoGurt
16 pack of 2 oz. tubes
- Banana/ Raspberry
- Berry/Cherry
- Cotton Candy/ Melon
- Redberry/Blue Raspberry
- Strawberry
- Strawberry/ Cotton Candy
- Strawberry/ Mixed Berry
- Strawberry/ Watermelon
Stoney Field Organic
8 pack of 2 oz. tubes
- Cherry/Berry lowfat
- Strawberry lowfat
16 pack of 2 oz. tubes
- Strawberry/Mix Berry lowfat
Whole Fat
*Children under 2 years old
Dannon
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Essential Everyday
- Greek Plain
- Plain
Food Club
- Greek Vanilla
Great Value
- Plain
Horizon Organic
- Plain
Kroger
- Plain
- Vanilla
Lucerne Dairy Farms
- Plain
Mountain High
- Plain
- Strawberry
- Vanilla
Oikos
- Plain
O Organics
- Greek Plain
- Plain
- Vanilla
Simply Balanced
- Greek Plain
SE Grocers
- Greek Plain
- Greek Vanilla
- Plain
Brookshire's
- Plain
Chobani
- Greek Plain
Stonyfield Organic
Peanut & Seed Butter
- 16-18 oz. container
- Creamy, crunchy, or smooth
Authorized Brands
- Any Brand!
Not Allowed
- Peanut Butter spread, peanut butter, or seed butter with added ingredients like jelly, honey, chocolate, marshmallow, or other mixtures
Seed Butter
16 oz containers
Sunflower seed and almond butter available for families with peanut allergies
Sunflower seed and almond butter available for families with peanut allergies
Sunbutter
Original, No Sugar Added, Organic, or Creamy
Once Again
Creamy Sunflower Seed Butter
Almond Butter
Field Day
Non-GMO Almond Butter NS (creamy or crunchy)
Woodstock
Almond Butter NS (crunchy or smooth, lightly toasted, organic lightly toasted)
Crazy Richards
Creamy Natural Almond Butter
Octonuts
California Vanilla Almond Butter
Full Circle
Organic Almond Butter
Canned and Dried Beans/Peas
Different ways to buy Beans/Peas/Lentils
Canned Beans, Peas, and Lentils
15-16 oz. can
Authorized Types, Any Brand
- Baby Lima Beans
- Black Beans
- Blackeye Peas
- Cannelini Beans
- Crowder Peas
- Field Peas
- Garbanzo Beans
- Kidney Beans
- Lentils
- Lima Beans
- Navy Beans
- Pinto Beans
- Purple Hull Peas
- Red Beans
- White Beans
Not Allowed
- Green Beans
- Sweet Peas
- Wax Beans
Dried Beans, Peas, and Lentils
16 oz. package
Authorized Brands
- Any Variety
Not Allowed
- Beans with added seasonings or flavorings
- Bean soup mixes
Canned Fish
WIC Approved Fish must be on the WIC shopping list to be allowed.
Authorized Brands: Any Variety
Authorized Brands: Any Variety
Pink Salmon packed in oil or water
5 oz., 6 oz., 7.5 oz., or 14.75 oz. can or foil pouch
Tuna packed in oil or water
5 oz. or 6 oz. can or foil pouch
Sardines packed in oil or water
3.75 oz. or 15 oz. can or pack
Fruits and Vegetables
Allowed Types
- Any Brand
- Fresh
- Frozen
- Canned (Most Brands)
- Fresh cut herbs
Not Allowed
- Bagged greens (e.g., lettuce, spinach, spring green mixes, etc.) that contain other ingredients, such as croutons or dressing
- Party trays or fruit baskets
- Decorative blossoms, flowers, or ornamental fruits and vegetables (e.g., gourds, garlic on a string, etc.)
- Salad bar items
- Dried fruit and nut mixtures
- Nuts including peanuts
- Spices, dried herbs, seeds and potted plants
- Fruits with added sugars or canned in syrup
- Vegetables with added ingredients such as sauces, noodles, rice, nuts or breading
Whole Grains
Only quantities and package sizes on your WIC shopping list are allowed.
100% Whole Wheat Bread
16 oz. package
Not Allowed
- White or wheat blends
- Rolls or bagels
- Frozen dough
- Organic varieties
Arnold
Best Choice
Nature's Own
• Life 100% Whole Grain Sugar Free
• 100% Whole Wheat with Honey
Ozark Hearth
Pepperidge Farm
Sara Lee
Shoppers Value
Wonder
Kroger
100% Whole Wheat Bread - 24 oz. package
Only for women fully breastfeeding multiples
Arnold
Whole Grains 12 Grains
Essential Everyday
Oroweat
Pepperidge Farm
Private Selection
100% Whole Wheat Wide Pan
100% Whole Wheat Sugar Free
Rouses
Signature Select
Tortillas
16 oz. package
100% corn or whole wheat
100% corn or whole wheat
Not Allowed
• White flour tortillas or tostadas
Authorized Brands
Best Choice
Brookshire’s
Celia’s
Chi-Chi’s
Essential Everyday
Food Club
Great Value
Guerrero
IGA
Kroger
Mi Casa
Mission
Ortega
Tio Santi
Santa Fe
Whole Wheat Pasta
16 oz. package
Any Variety
Any Variety
Barilla
Best Choice
Clearly Organic
Essential Everyday
Food Club
Full Circle
Great Value
Kroger
O Organics
Racconto
Ronzoni
Rouses
Signature Select
Simple Truth
Allegra
Wild Harvest
Know and Love
Brown/ Wild Rice
16 oz. bag/box
Not Allowed
• Instant, white, or flavored
• Organic varieties
Authorized Brands
Ben's Original
Best Yet
Best Choice
Brookshires
Essential Everyday
Food Club
Kroger
Mahatma
Parade
Riceland
Rouses
SE Grocers
Signature Select
Winn Dixie
Wild Harvest Minnesota Wild Rice
Other Whole Grains
Barley
16 oz.
Goya
Signature Select
Quaker
Quinoa
white and tri-colored
16 oz.
16 oz.
Simple Truth
O Organics
Kroger
Great Value
Bulgur
fine, course, and whole grain red
24 oz
24 oz
Goya Foods
Bobs Red Mill
Millet
16 oz.
Now Real Foods
Juice for Children
64 oz. Plastic Bottles
Allowed Types
- 100% juice
- Apple, cranberry, cranberry-apple, cranberry-grape, cranberryraspberry, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pineapple-orange, purple grape, tomato, vegetable, and white grape
Not Allowed
- Added sugar
Always Save
- Apple
- Purple or Red Grape
Apple & Eve
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Apple
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Raspberry
Best Choice
- Apple
- Grapefruit
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Best Yet
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Brookshires
- Apple
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Campbell’s
- Tomato (Low Sodium)
- Tomato (Regular)
Essential Everyday
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato (Low Sodium)
- Tomato (Regular)
- Vegetable (Low Sodium)
- Vegetable (Regular)
- White Grape
Food Club
- Apple
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Great Value
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Peach Grape
- Pineapple
- Pomegranate
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato
- Vegetable (Low Sodium)
- Vegetable (Regular)
- White Grape
IGA
- Apple
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Juicy Juice
- Apple
- Apple Raspberry
- Berry • Cherry
- Fruit Punch
- Kiwi Strawberry
- Mango
- Orange Tangerine
- Peach Apple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Strawberry Mango
- Strawberry Watermelon
- Tropical
- White Grape
Kroger
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Apple
- Grapefruit
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Vegetable (Low Sodium)
- Vegetable (Regular)
- White Grape
Mott's
- Apple
- Cranberry Apple
Northland
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Raspberry
Langers
- Apple
- Apple Cranberry
- Apple Peach Mango
- Berry
- Berry Cherry
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Acai
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Raspberry
- Fruit Punch
- Grape (Red and White)
- Grapefruit
- Kiwi Strawberry
- Orange
- Orange Pineapple
- Pineapple
- Pineapple Orange
- Prune Juice
- Tomato
- Vegetable (Low Sodium)
- Vegetable (Regular)
Old Orchard
- Apple
- Apple Cranberry
- Berry Blend
- Black Cherry Cranberry
- Blueberry Pomegranate
- Cranberry Apple
- Cranberry Pomegranate
- Kiwi Strawberry
- Orange
- Peach Mango
- Purple or Red Grape
- Raspberry
- Strawberry Watermelon
- Super Fruit
- Tropical Fruit
- Wild Cherry
- White Grape
Rouses
- Apple
Ruby Kist
- Apple
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Vegetable
- White Grape
SE Grocers
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Purple or Red Grape
- Vegetable
- White Grape
V8
- Vegetable (Low Sodium)
- Vegetable (Regular)
Welch’s
- Grape Cherry
- Grape Peach
- Purple or Red Grape
- Purple or Red Grape (with calcium)
- White Grape
Seneca
- Apple
Sesame Street
- Apple
- White Grape
Signature Select
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Raspberry
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Tipton Grove
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Pomegranate
- Purple or Red Grape
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Valutime
• Purple or Red Grape
Ocean Spray
• 100% Cranberry Juice
Libby's
• Pineapple Juice
Juice for Women
11.5 – 12 oz. Frozen Concentrate
Allowed Types
• 100% juice
• Apple, cranberry, cranberry-apple, cranberry-raspberry, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pineapple-orange, purple grape, and white grape
Not Allowed
• Added sugar
Always Save
- Apple
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Pineapple Orange
- Purple
- Red Grape
Best Choice
- Apple
- Orange
Best Yet
- Apple
- Orange
- Purple or Red Grape
Clear Value
• Orange
Essential Everyday
- Apple
- Orange
- Purple or Red Grape
Food Club
- Apple
- Orange
- Purple or Red Grape
Great Value
- Apple
- Orange
- Purple or Red Grape
IGA
- Apple
- Orange
Kroger
- Apple
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Pineapple Orange
- Purple
- Red Grape
Langers
- Apple
- Autumn Blend
- Grape
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Spring Blend
- Summer Blend
- Winter Blend
Old Orchard
- Apple
- Apple Cherry
- Apple Peach Mango
- Apple Raspberry
- Apple Strawberry
- Apple Strawberry
- Banana
- Apple Strawberry Kiwi
- Berry Blend
- Black Cherry Cranberry
- Blueberry Pomegranate
- Cherry
- Cherry Pomegranate
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Apple
- Cranberry Raspberry
- Orange
- Orange Banana
- Pineapple
- Pineapple Banana Orange
- Pineapple Orange
- Purple or Red Grape
- Raspberry
- Strawberry Banana
- White Grape
SE Grocers
- Apple
- Grape
- Orange
Seneca
• Apple
Signature Select
- Apple
- Orange
Tipton Grove
- Apple
- Orange
Tropicana
• Orange
Welch’s
- Apple
- Purple or Red Grape
- White Grape
Winn Dixie
• Orange
48 oz. Plastic Bottles
48 oz juice must be on the WIC shopping list to be allowed
Allowed Types
- 100% juice
- Apple, cranberry, cranberry-apple, cranberry-grape, cranberryraspberry, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, pineapple-orange, purple grape, tomato, vegetable, and white grape
Not Allowed
• Added sugar
Apple & Eve
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Apple
- Cranberry Raspberry
Best Yet
- Apple
- Pineapple
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Brookshires
- Apple
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Pineapple Orange
Essential Everyday
- Grapefruit
- Orange
Food Club
- Apple
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Pineapple Orange
Freedom’s Choice
- Apple
- Purple or Red Grape
Juicy Juice
- Apple
- Cherry
- Fruit Punch
- Kiwi Strawberry
- Purple or Red Grape
Northland
• Cranberry
Ruby Kist
- Apple
- Purple or Red Grape
SE Grocers
- Apple
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
Seneca
• Apple
Welch’s
- Purple or Red Grape
- White Grape
Always Save
- Apple
- Purple or Red Grape
Apple & Eve
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Apple
- Cranberry Grape
- Cranberry Raspberry
Best Choice
- Apple
- Grapefruit
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Best Yet
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Grape
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Brookshires
- Apple
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato
- Vegetable
- White Grape
Campbell’s
- Tomato (Low Sodium)
- Tomato (Regular)
Essential Everyday
- Apple
- Cranberry
- Grapefruit
- Orange
- Pineapple
- Purple or Red Grape
- Tomato (Low Sodium)
- Tomato (Regular)
- Vegetable (Low Sodium)
- Vegetable (Regular) White Grape
- White Grape
Cold Cereal
For a complete list of approved breakfast cereals, refer to the myWIC app or louisianawic.org
*Indicates a whole grain cereal
Follow the guide to obtain exactly 36 oz. of breakfast cereal.
Ways to buy up to 36oz. of Cereal:
three 12oz boxes
a 15, 12, and 9oz box
16oz box and two 10oz boxes
18oz box and two 9oz boxes
Two 18oz boxes
21oz and 15oz
23oz and 13oz
24oz and a 12oz box
One 36oz Box
General Mills
Cheerios*
Corn Chex*
Rice Chex*
Cheerios Vanilla* Spice
Cheerios Veggie* Blends Apple Strawberry
Cheerios Veggie Blends Blueberry Banana*
Multi Grain Cheerios*
KIX*
Blueberry Chex*
Cinnamon Chex*
Bluey Cereal*
Total Whole Grain*
Wheaties Original*
Wheaties Protein* Maple Almond
Fiber One Honey Clusters*
Kelloggs
All-Bran Complete Wheat Flakes*
Frosted Mini Wheats Blueberry Muffin*
Frosted Mini Wheats Original*
Frosted Mini Wheats Cocoa*
Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites*
Frosted Mini Wheats Pumpkin Spice*
Frosted Mini Wheats Strawberry*
Corn Flakes
Crispix
Rice Krispies
Special K Original*
Special K Protein Touch of Cinnamon*
Special K Triple Berry*
Post
Grape-Nuts Flakes*
Grape Nuts*
Honey Bunches of Oats Honey Roasted
Honey Bunches of Oats Cinnamon Bunches
Honey Bunches of Oats Maple and Pecans
Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds
Honey Bunches of Oats Vanilla
Post Bran Flakes*
Great Grains Banana Nut Crunch*
Great Grains Crunchy Pecan*
Wheat n Bran Shredded Wheat*
Quaker
Life Multigrain*
Mighty Life Mixed Berry*
Mighty Life Very Vanilla*
Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar*
Oatmeal Squares Honey Nut*
Grain Berry
Cinnamon Frosted Shredded Wheat*
Kashi
Kashi Hearts and Os Honey Toasted*
Kashi Hearts and Os Warm Cinnamon*
Malt O Meal
Mini Spooners Frosted*
Mini Spooners Strawberry Cream*
Essential Everyday
Strawberry Cream Frosted Shredded Wheat*
Hot Cereal
Oatmeal, Original Flavor
9-12 oz. Individual Packets Only
All oatmeal options are whole grain
All oatmeal options are whole grain
Best Choice
Brookshires
Essential Everyday
Food Club
Great Value
Kroger
Quaker
Signature Select
Instant Grits Original
9-12 oz. Individual Packets Only
Great Value
Quaker
Cream of Wheat
Original
Instant Original
Last updated: December 2025