Special WIC Food Updates

Texas WIC has temporarily added more options for the milk, bread, rice, pasta and eggs that you can buy at the grocery store.

Special WIC Food Updates

 

Changes to WIC Foods

 

Attention WIC Shoppers. Check out what’s new with WIC foods.

New WIC Foods

Texas WIC now offers more choices than ever before. Here are some new foods that are available starting May 1, 2023. 

Yogurt

  • Yoplait Kids multi-pack 8- pack of 4 oz. cups (32 oz. or 1 quart) are available as a low-fat yogurt option.
  • Women and children 2-5 years old get low-fat or nonfat yogurt and one-year-old children get whole milk yogurt.
  • Check your shopping guide to see which brands and flavors are WIC-approved.

Breakfast Cereal

  • More sizes available – 8 oz. to 36 oz. packages
  • Check your shopping guide to see which brands are WIC-approved.

Lactose-free Milk

  • New size available – 96 oz. container
  • Women and children 2-5 years old get skim or 1% milk and one-year-old children get whole milk.
  • Tell staff at your WIC office if you would like lactose-free milk instead of regular milk, then choose any brand.

 

These foods became available on October 1, 2022.

Yogurt

  • New 32 oz. (1 quart) Greek yogurt options are available.
  • Women and children 2-5 years old get low-fat or nonfat yogurt and one-year-old children get whole milk yogurt.
  • Check your shopping guide to see which brands and flavors are WIC-approved.

Eggs

  • Brown and organic eggs in dozen-sized cartons are now available.
  • Choose any brand of eggs.

Peanut Butter

  • Organic peanut butter in 16 to 18 oz. jars is now available.
  • Choose any brand of peanut butter.
  • Make sure it is labeled peanut butter and not peanut butter spread, as spreads are not WIC-eligible.

Whole Wheat Pasta

  • You can now choose any brand of whole wheat pasta in 16 oz. packages.

Tortillas

  • You can now choose any brand of whole wheat or corn tortillas in 16 oz. packages

Infant Cereal

  • Additional brands of infant cereal are now available in 8 oz. or 16 oz. containers.
  • Choose from Beech-Nut, Earth’s Best or Gerber.
  • Items with added ingredients, such as fruit, are not WIC-approved.

Instant Oatmeal Packets

  • Quaker Instant Oatmeal Packets are now available and count as breakfast cereal benefits.
  • 16 oz. cannisters of oatmeal are still available as a choice for your whole grain benefit.

Fully breastfeeding women get canned fish from WIC, and there will be even more to choose from starting August 1, 2022.

Chunk Light Tuna

  • Choose any brand in a 2.5 to 12 oz. can or pouch
  • Packed in water, oil or vegetable broth

Pink Salmon

  • Choose any brand in a 2.5 to 14.75 oz. can or pouch
  • Packed in water or oil

Sardines

  • Choose any brand in a 4 to 15 oz. can
  • Packed in water, oil, tomato sauce, hot sauce, mustard or with lemon

Mackerel (Atlantic, Pacific Chub or Jack)

  • Choose any brand in a 4 to 15 oz. can
  • Packed in water, oil or with lemon

Not WIC Approved

  • Flavored, albacore, tongol, yellowfin or wild skipjack tuna.
  • Flavored, smoked, sockeye or red salmon.
  • King mackerel.
  • Premium brands or items with olives, peppers or jalapeños.

Fruit and Vegetable Benefit

The temporary fruit and vegetable dollar amount increase is extended through September 30, 2024. This extension has different dollar amounts based on your category. Eligible clients will receive the following:

myWIC App

Download the myWIC app on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. With myWIC you can schedule appointments, upload documents, view the shopping guide, check your benefits and more. 


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