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 April 1, 2025.

Fresh herbs

You can now use your cash value benefit for fruits and vegetables to buy fresh herbs such as cilantro, mint, parsley, and more.

Ripple Kids pea protein milk

Available for children 1 to 5 years. 

Sunflower seed butter

You can get sunflower seed butter with your “beans or peanut butter” benefits. Choose any brand in a 16 oz. to 18 oz. container.

Breakfast Cereal

Choose any size from 8 oz. to 36 oz. 

New breakfast cereals include:

  • Bluey Cereal
  • Grain Berry Cinnamon Frosted Shredded Wheat
  • Kashi Blueberry Clusters
  • Kashi Cocoa Clusters
  • Quaker Oatmeal Squares - Brown Sugar 
  • Quaker Oatmeal Squares - Honey Nut 
  • Special K Protein
  • Wheaties Protein - Honey Pecan
  • Wheaties Protein - Maple Almond

Check the shopping guide on the myWIC app to see all the brands that are WIC-approved.

Yogurt

Women and children 2-5 years old get low-fat or nonfat yogurt and one-year-old children get whole milk yogurt.

New low-fat and nonfat yogurts (32 oz.) include: 

  • Mija Greek low-fat mango, strawberry and strawberry banana

New whole milk yogurts (32 oz.) include: 

  • Bettergoods Greek whole milk plain
  • H-E-B Greek whole milk plain 
  • Mija Greek whole milk strawberry

Check the shopping guide on the myWIC app to see all the brands and flavors that are WIC-approved.

Baby food fruit and vegetable containers

Two-packs of 2-oz. containers are now available. Check your shopping guide for more information on shopping for infant food.

More baby food options for fruits and vegetables

Infants 6-11 months can get a cash value benefit (CVB) for fruits and vegetables instead of half or all of their jarred baby food fruits and vegetables. WIC staff need to go over some information with you before they can make this change on your WIC card, so ask at your next visit or call your WIC office to make an appointment.

 

Fruit and Vegetable Benefit

The temporary increase in fruit and vegetable dollar amounts are now permanent! 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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