Office of Nutrition Services


WV WIC Approved Food List

WEST VIRGINIA WIC APPROVED FOOD LIST - MAY 1, 2005

ONLY THESE FOODS IN AMOUNTS ON DRAFTS ARE ALLOWED

FORMULA: Formula must be the brand, form, and size written on the draft ONLY.
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INFANT CEREAL:
Must be in 8-oz. BOXES ONLY. Must be the brand written on the draft ONLY.
NOT ALLOWED: Glass jars, organic, cereal with added fruit, formula, or bran, Tender Harvest.
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INFANT JUICE:
Must be 100% fruit juice in 4-oz. containers ONLY. Must be the brand written on the draft ONLY.  Any flavor including fruit blends.
NOT ALLOWED: Vegetable juice or vegetable/juice blends, juice with added yogurt, organic
juice, Tender Harvest.
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JUICE - ADULT/ CHILD: Must be unsweetened 100% juice:
46-oz. CONTAINERS
- Can, Plastic or Glass
      APPLE - Lucky Leaf, Musselman, Seneca, or White House
      GRAPE - Welch.s 100%
ONLY
      GRAPEFRUIT - any brand   
      J
UICY JUICE - any flavor
      ORANGE - any brand; with/without calcium
      PINEAPPLE - any brand
      TOMATO - DelMonte or Campbell.s
ONLY
      V-8 VEGETABLE - any flavor except Splash

11.5 or 12 -OZ. CONCENTRATE

      APPLE - Lucky Leaf, Old Orchard,Seneca, Musselman or Minute Maid
      GRAPE - Welch.s 100% or JuiceMakers
      GRAPEFRUIT - any brand
      ORANGE - any brand; with/without calcium
      PINEAPPLE - any brand
      JUICY JUICE - any flavor

NOT ALLOWED: Sweetened, carbonated, drinks, blends,organic.
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EGGS: Must be CARTON of 12 ONLY. Any size, including Jumbo, any grade, either white or brown eggs.
NOT ALLOWED: Low cholesterol, Eggland.s Best, Kroger Private Selection, Full Spectrum, organic.
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DRY BEANS OR DRY PEAS: Any 1-pound BAG.
NOT ALLOWED: Mixtures of bean/pea varieties, flavoring packets, organic.
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PEANUT BUTTER: Must be in 18-oz. JARS ONLY.
Any brand. Smooth, crunchy, chunky, or low sodium.

NOT ALLOWED: Low fat, reduced fat, whipped, soybean, organic or any combinations such as jelly or marshmallow.
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CHEESE: Must be in 8 Or 16-oz. PACKAGES ONLY. Block or sliced. Any combination including fat free, low fat, reduced fat, low cholesterol, low sodium, lactose reduced.
           
American             Colby                   Muenster
           
Brick                   Monterey Jack        Provolone
            Cheddar               Mozzarella             Swiss

NOT ALLOWED: Kroger Private Selection, individually wrapped slices, cubed, string or shredded, imported, gourmet, cheese from the deli, cheese with added ingredients (i.e. peppers, pimentos, or bacon), cheese food, product, spread, imitation, substitute, organic or alternative cheese.
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CEREAL -ADULT/CHILD: Selection cannot exceed total ounces written on the draft.
General Mills

      Cheerios - regular or multi-grain plus
ONLY
      Chex - corn, multi-bran, rice or wheat
                No frosted varieties
      Country Corn Flakes
      Kix - regular
ONLY
      Total - whole grain
ONLY
      Wheaties - regular
ONLY
Kellogg.s

      Complete Bran Flakes - wheat or oat
      Corn Flakes - regular
ONLY
      Crispix - regular
ONLY
      Mini-Wheats - original big bite/bite-size
ONLY
      Product 19
      Special K - regular
ONLY
Little Crow Foods

      CoCo Wheats - no individual packets

Nabisco

      Cream of Wheat - any cook time - no individual packets

Post

      Banana Nut Crunch
      Grape Nut Flakes
      Grape Nuts
      Honey Bunches of Oats - Honey Roasted or with Almonds
ONLY
      Premium Bran Flakes

Quaker

      Instant Grits - original
ONLY
      Instant Oatmeal - regular flavor
ONLY
      King Vitaman
      Life - regular
ONLY
      Quaker Squares - regular
ONLY
NOT ALLOWED: Any cereal not listed above, including generic, organic or store brands, no cereal with added fruit.
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MILK - White or Chocolate (Participants. Choice): in ONE GALLON containers unless other size is written on draft.
Must purchase specified fat content if written on draft.
      Whole - Least expensive brand available.
      2% - Least expensive brand available.
      1% - Least expensive brand available.
      Skim - Least expensive brand available.
      Non-Fat Dry Milk - Must be 25.6 oz. package
ONLY.
      Evaporated Milk - Must be in 12-oz. cans
ONLY, whole or skim
      Lactose Reduced or Lactose Free Milk - Allowed when written on draft
ONLY. May
      be purchased in any size; not subject to least expensive brand policy.

NOT ALLOWED: Sweetened, condensed, UHT, filled evaporated, buttermilk, goat.s milk, sweet acidophilus, soy milk, organic, Vitamite, or milk drinks.
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TUNA: Chunk tuna MUST be in 6-oz. CAN ONLY.
NOT ALLOWED: Albacore, white, low sodium, select, fancy, solid, diet, fillet, gourmet, organic, foil packets.
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CARROTS: Prepackaged, whole, raw carrots in 1-pound or 2 - pound BAGS ONLY.
NOT ALLOWED: Baby, canned, cooked, frozen, loose, organic or peeled.